For a long time, the cheapest iPhones were basically just iPhones that were older than the current flagship, but last week’s release of the $600 iPhone 16e marks a big change in how Apple is ...

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I think the nail on the head here is "with carrier subsidies" it's a great cheap phone. I just bought got one for my kid as his first phone, and with carrier subsidies it cost me $30 activation fee.