iPhone 16E Review: For $599 It's Good but Also Kind of Odd
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8.5/ 10SCORE Apple iPhone 16E $599 at Best Buy Pros Does most of the Apple stuff I want Battery life is great so far Matte finish back The rear camera is good A18 chip performance Cons $599 price isn't cheap Odd value proposition Lacks MagSafe Screen is good, but wonder how it will age I'm holding the $599 iPhone 16E in the air -- think Statue of Liberty pose -- as I stand on the roof of CNET's six-story office building to test the new phone's Emergency SOS via Satellite feature. In a matter of seconds, the 16E is connected to a satellite despite being in the middle of downtown San Francisco. I can't think of any other $600 phone that can do this.Satellite connectivity isn't necessarily at the top of the list for what people want in their phone. Usually, it's good battery life (which the iPhone 16E has), a good camera (the 16E checks that off too) and a decent price (which the 16E just misses).Apple took a Taco Bell-like approach with the iPhone 16E, mixing and matching parts and featu...