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Apple Launches AI-Enhanced iPhone 16e Amid Sales Challenges

Apple unveils the iPhone 16e, a sleeker but pricier model integrating advanced AI features, aiming to expand its user base and revive declining sales.

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  3. Apple unveils souped up version of its cheapest iPhone

    Apple is also trying to balance its desire to offer a more affordable iPhone that will lure more people into its sphere of products against its interest in maximising its profits from selling higher price products.

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  4. iPhone 16e: Apple gambles on AI features at lower cost

    Apple has been struggling to find a new product that excites consumers - sales of iPhones dropped at the end of last year.

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  6. Apple's new $599 iPhone with AI is the Hail Mary it needs

    Apple just put its AI within reach of a lot more people.

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  7. Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest-priced iPhone

    Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the company has been hoping will revive demand for its most profitable product lineup.

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    Apple is also trying to balance its desire to offer a more affordable iPhone that will lure more people into its sphere of product against its self interest in maximizing its profits from selling higher price products.

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  10. Apple launches iPhone 16e and ditches home button

    Despite a sizable price hike over the outgoing iPhone SE, Apple will be hoping this beefed-up lower cost model can recapture some of the mid-range smartphone market and improve slumping sales in countries such as China.

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Apple has announced the iPhone 16e, a pricier and upgraded version of its entry-level model, featuring the A18 chip and various AI capabilities. Priced at $600, the phone is intended to broaden Apple's market reach while enhancing user experience with features like improved battery life, a 6.1-inch display, and a design that excludes the home button. Despite expectations, analysts warn the launch may face challenges in boosting overall sales, particularly given declines over the past holiday season and increased competition. Available for pre-order on February 21 and hitting stores on February 28, the iPhone 16e represents a strategic move to draw cost-conscious consumers into the Apple ecosystem.

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