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Apple

From £420

Starting price: £420
Operating system: iOS
Screen: 6.1" OLED
Refresh rate: 60Hz
Processor: Apple A18
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 128GB
Main camera: 48MP
Telephoto: None
Battery: 4005 mAh
Charging: 20W
Weight: 167g
5G: Yes
eSIM: Yes

Our scores

Overall: 8.3
Camera: 7.9
Battery: 8.3
Performance: 8.9
Display: 7.6
Gaming: 8.5
AI features: 8.0
Software support: 9.4
Value: 8.0

Apple

From £676.55

Starting price: £676.55
Operating system: iOS
Screen: 6.3" OLED
Refresh rate: 120Hz
Processor: Apple A19
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 256GB
Main camera: 48MP
Telephoto: None
Battery: 3700 mAh
Charging: 30W
Weight: 177g
5G: Yes
eSIM: Yes

Our scores

Overall: Best here8.9
Camera: Best here8.8
Battery: Best here8.4
Performance: Best here9.3
Display: Best here9.0
Gaming: Best here9.1
AI features: Best here8.6
Software support: Best here9.5
Value: Best here8.2

Specification and score comparison
Specification	Apple iPhone 16e View phone	Apple iPhone 17 View phone
Starting price	£420	£676.55
Operating system	iOS	iOS
Screen	6.1" OLED	6.3" OLED
Refresh rate	60Hz	120Hz
Processor	Apple A18	Apple A19
RAM	8GB	8GB
Storage	128GB	256GB
Main camera	48MP	48MP
Telephoto	None	None
Battery	4005 mAh	3700 mAh
Charging	20W	30W
Weight	167g	177g
5G	Yes	Yes
eSIM	Yes	Yes
Overall score	8.3	8.9
Camera score	7.9	8.8
Battery score	8.3	8.4
Performance score	8.9	9.3
Display score	7.6	9.0
Gaming score	8.5	9.1
AI features score	8.0	8.6
Software support score	9.4	9.5
Value score	8.0	8.2

Scores are our own structured scores, not independent expert reviews. How we score

Which should you choose?

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Choose the iPhone 16e if…

• Price: the lowest current starting price of the phones compared

From £420

Choose the iPhone 17 if…

• Display: 9.0 vs 7.6
• Camera: 8.8 vs 7.9
• Gaming: 9.1 vs 8.5

From £676.55