Apple Unveils New Lower-Priced iPhone With A.I. Features

Less than a year after introducing its artificial intelligence capabilities, Apple is bringing the feature to its most affordable iPhone. On Wednesday, the company unveiled an iPhone that will cost $599 and feature an A.I. system it calls Apple Intelligence. The device brings A.I. features like notification summaries and writing recommendations in English to the company’s lowest-priced iPhone model as it prepares to expand those features to other languages in the coming months, including Chinese, Portuguese and localized English for India. The new phone, which Apple is calling the iPhone 16e, does not feature a home button or Touch ID, which have been phased out. Instead, the phone is unlocked with a facial recognition system, Face ID, which has been available on most iPhones since 2017. The iPhone 16e is the first update to the company’s lowest-priced smartphone line since 2022, replacing the company’s iPhone SE. The cheaper phones have helped Apple get its signature product into the pockets of price-sensitive customers, who often trade up for more expensive models the next time they buy a phone. Image