Ookla analyzed the performance of the iPhone 16e from March 1st through March 12th, and compared it to the performance of iPhone 16, which has a similar design and the same 6.1” screen: https://www.ookla.com/
Some high-level takeaways include:
- iPhone 16 offers higher top-end performance than the iPhone 16e
- iPhone 16e outperforms on download speeds for AT&T and Verizon, but not T-Mobile
- Verizon’s download performance lags on both devices
- iPhone 16e beats the 16 among those in the 10th percentile
- iPhone 16e is higher in upload speeds
