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Apple Bitz XL w/ Brian Tong

iPhone 16e Is Officially Announced For...$599 - Is That Entry-Level? (Apple Bitz XL, Ep. 334)

Apple Bitz XL w/ Brian Tong

Apple Bitz XL Podcast w/ Brian Tong

Tech News, Technology, News

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Apple officially announces their new entry-level iPhone, the iPhone 16e. It's packed with a lot more tech including Apple's own C1 cellular modem for the first time ever. But is that $599 starting price point going to move consumers to buy it? We'll talk about what it has and what it doesn't have.

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0:00.0

All right, everybody, this just in Apple officially announced the new iPhone 16E, not the S.E.

0:07.6

The E.

0:08.3

And we're going to talk all about it.

0:09.8

So you know what time it is?

0:10.9

Hold on to your butts.

0:12.0

Let's get to the show.

0:25.7

What's up, everybody? Welcome to the show. It's the Apple Bits XL. Brian Tong here, your host,

0:32.0

doing the most for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple. Yes, we have great news because we have new news. Apple officially announced their new entry-level iPhone, the iPhone 16E, and we will tell you everything that it has

0:40.4

and the things it doesn't have and what you should consider, but this is their most jam-packed

0:46.0

entry-level phone from a technology standpoint, but I'm just going to get this out of the way.

0:49.7

It starts at $599.

0:52.3

So what does it have that makes that compelling or not? Or if you're in the

0:56.8

Apple ecosystem, you just end up buying the thing anyways. If that's where your price ranges, we will talk

1:02.2

all about it. But first, hey, let's just address a couple orders of business. If you want to be a part of

1:07.3

this show, we'd love to have you. I'd love to hear what you all think about this 16E once we all finish talking about the points going back and forth. All you got to do is

1:15.1

record a voice memo, send it into Applebits show at gmail.com. That's Applebits show with a Z.

1:22.4

Gmail.com recorded on your phone, your tablet, your computer, any platform, send it along, and we will talk

1:30.1

about it. Also, this show is brought to you by you. Patreon.com slash Brian Tong is how you support

1:36.5

this podcast. It's how you support all my content. It starts at $2 per month. It goes to $5,

1:42.0

which is like a cup of coffee. You got the $10, the $25, and the $100

1:45.5

platinum Apple level. What do you get? Early access to my content rewards at different

1:50.2

levels and a completely ad-free version of this podcast plus our monthly, almost monthly,

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