After five years with the iPhone SE, there’s a new “budget” iPhone at the Apple Store today, the iPhone 16e. Not only did Apple completely shake up the low end of its lineup, it also bid farewell to several things that once defined the iPhone. Here are five things Apple killed now that the iPhone 16e is here:
Lightning port
Entering 2025, Apple sold three devices with female Lightning ports: the iPhone SE, the iPhone 14/14 Plus, and the PowerBeats Pro. With the launch of the iPhone 16E, Apple now sells none. The only evidence that the port ever existed is the 1st-gen Apple Pencil and its male Lightning connector.
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