Apple's iPhone 16E, the replacement for the 2020 iPhone SE, has seen the company finally kill off multiple things in one go. From the home button to the Lightning port, Apple's new cheapest phone comes with big changes, but it also signals the death of small phones in the tech giant's lineup. And I think that's a shame.

The iPhone 16e combines the iPhone 14's design, notch and all, with some more modern elements, including, most notably, a shift to USB-C and Apple's A18 SoC. While it's not the exact configuration you'll find in Apple's more expensive iPhone 16,