Apple’s new iPhone 16e arrived on my doorstep at a critical time in our personal tech world. Prices are higher, consumer demand is lower, and all the “incremental improvements” companies are pushing to get us to dole out the equivalent of a mortgage payment for the next new thing are,

Apple delivered its latest budget handset, the $599 iPhone 16e, without pomp. There was no big event in person, nor was there one online. No journalists

Apple’s latest product is the iPhone 16e, the most affordable Apple phone you can buy. It goes on sale on Friday, Feb. 28, for $599 from apple.com. Along with the headline features, there are some you may not know about.