With the iPhone 16e replacing the iPhone SE, people are wondering how the sales are for the most affordable iPhone 16 variant. Despite all the criticisms people have on the iPhone 16E that include being more expensive than the iPhone SE series and the lack of MagSafe charging, Bloomberg reports that it is actually selling well. In fact, the sales of the iPhone 16E are 60% better than its predecessor.

Despite being around Php 10k more expensive than the last iPhone SE and still only having a single rear camera, some of the plausible reasons why there’s a demand for the iPhone 16E is its support for Apple Intelligence and being the first Apple device to use the tech giant’s in-house modem. Even if it has a display that’s from the iPhone 14 (and is relatively dated at this point), the good sales of the iPhone 16E are more because it is the lowest entry point for anyone who wants to be part of the Apple ecosystem.

There’s also the fact that the last iPhone SE is from 2022, and users think of the iPhone 16E as a suitable upgrade instead of going for something like the iPhone 15 that has no support for Apple Intelligence. Overall, people may hate on the iPhone 16E and even call it overpriced, but everything seems to be fine for Apple so far.