Worst Phone Of 2025 | iPhone 16e Review

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Reviewing Apple's iPhone 16e, the worst phone of 2025. Not merely the worst value phone, but the most horrible smartphone I've had to test this year. The camera tech is basic but okay, the battery life is actually great, but everything else on the iPhone 16e is mostly terrible. Even gaming on Genshin Impact was surprisingly juddery at times. Apple AI? Don't get me started on Apple AI! The design is okay, if bland and uninspiring, mostly because this is one of the few compact-ish phones of 2025. The Apple iPhone 16e of course brings back unwelcome archaic elements like the massive notch and lack of Always on Display, while iOS is far from improved with the AI changes. Siri is just as hopeless as ever - you may as well direct your queries at your cat. Likewise, the iPhone 16e is surprisingly shonky for gaming. Despite the cut-back A18, I found that frame rate regularly dipped when graphics were set to high, which wasn't expected. Battery life is thankfully a big improvement on the iPhone 16e, although charging speeds are sloooooow and there's no MagSafe. That camera is fine, if inflexible thanks to the lack of telephoto support which you'd expect for the price. If this was an Android phone, that is. I've been testing it for a couple of weeks and the results were exactly as expected. So that's my review of the Apple iPhone 16e, let us know how you've got on down below! Apple iPhone 16e Review Chapters: 0:00 - Brace yourself 0:54 - Design 3:06 - Features 5:45 - iOS 16 & Action Button 6:50 - Apple AI 11:17 - Siri 12:30 - Intermission 12:45 - Display 13:49 - Audio 14:39 - Performance & gaming 16:27 - Battery life 18:20 - Cameras 21:16 - We made it!