The $599 iPhone 16e comes with Apple’s own cellular model, the C1, and Apple Intelligence. The sub-6 GHz modem promises to improve device performance and aid in cost savings, and the phone offers high-end features at a competitive price point.

Apple's new C1 modem in the iPhone 16e is just the "start," according to the company's chipmaking chief Johny Srouji. "C1

The company is installing its long-awaited cellular modem, called C1, a component that took years to develop, in its lowest-priced iPhone.