$699 for a 128GB iPhone 16? I think you can score a better deal – here’s how

• Apple is now only selling the discounted iPhone 16 in a 128GB option
• The iPhone 16 Plus still has the 256GB model
• But I don't think either is a good deal…

Following the launch of the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, and the iPhone Air, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max – and it's discounted the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. There's a catch to this discount, though: you can only get the former in its base 128GB storage option.

The discontinuation of the older Pro Phones was basically pre-ordained, as Apple always does that when it launches new phones. As was the price drop of the standard and Plus iPhone 16 models.

But with the iPhone 16 dropping to $699 / £699 / AU$1,249 from a starting price of $799 / £799 / AU$1,399, and the ...