Last chance! Save £150 on the iPhone 16e with this Black Friday-beating Cyber Monday deal

Apple came in for a lot of stick by pricing its ‘entry-level’ iPhone 16e at £599 earlier this year, but it’s finally available for a much more reasonable price thanks to this year’s slate of Cyber Monday iPhone deals.

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Specifically, Lebara is offering the iPhone 16e for a record-low £449 (was £599), which beats the Black Friday-turned-Cyber Monday deal prices at both Amazon (£499) and Laptops Direct (£479). Lebara is a mobile network operator whose SIM-free products are provided by AO and are subject to AO’s terms and conditions, so this is a totally legit offer on one of the best iPhones around.

Granted, the iPhone 16e is a world away from the iPhone 17 Pro, but with its powerful A18 chipset, iPhone 17-equaling 48MP rear camera, and future-proof software compatibility, it’s my go-to recommendation if you’re a casual iPhone user looking for a no-frills device to see you through the next three or four years.

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As for the phone’s other specs, the iPhone 16e has the same 6.1-inch display as the iPhone 14 (complete with the same notch and 60Hz refresh rate), but it benefits from 8GB of RAM and that aforementioned A18 chipset. That basically means it can run all of the latest apps and games with ease, as well as the full suite of Apple Intelligence tools.

The latter feature might not seem like a selling point now, but with Siri 2.0 on the horizon, you’ll be grateful for the iPhone 16e’s software compatibility in the very near future (this is also the main reason why I’d recommend the iPhone 16e over the still-excellent iPhone 15).