Apple's newest affordable phone includes a bunch of premium features and tools, but to hit a sub-$600 price, it also omits a number of things.

Apple just announced the long-rumored iPhone 16E. With a starting price of $599 (up from the $429 SE ), it’s now the most affordable smartphone in the iPhone lineup and offers the company’s latest A18 processor, Apple Intelligence software features, and a much better OLED display.

The iPhone 16e, announced Wednesday, has a powerful A18 chip and Apple C1, the first cellular modem designed by Apple, and it has foregone the home button in favor of face I.D. The new device also has the usual satellite features — including emergency SOS,