As anticipated, Apple revealed the long-awaited iPhone SE refresh Tuesday. The fourth-generation device arrives three years after the last major update to

I was amused during the iOS 18 and the iPhone 16 releases that the main visual indicator of Apple Intelligence -- the full-screen, color-at-the-edges Siri animation -- was noticeably missing. Apple even lit up the edges of the massive glass cube of its Apple Fifth Avenue Store in New York City like a Siri search.

Apple launched on Wednesday a budget-minded phone with artificial intelligence, the iPhone 16e, designed to win back mid-market customers at home and in crucial growth markets China and India.

The A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 excels in single-core performance, enabling precision-focused AI tasks like real-time summarization and advanced photo editing, while the Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Galaxy S25 dominates in multi-core performance, powering multitasking and generative AI features.

The Galaxy A36, A26 and A56 get display and camera upgrades and six years of OS and security updates that should help you stretch your dollar even further.