That was the same year they killed the iPhone's headphone jack, bundling in a Lightning adapter for everyone's 3.5mm earbuds. Even if you praise Apple for being forward-thinking in adopting USB-C ...
the iPhone 16e has no headphone jack. Given Apple has discontinued its Lighting to 3.5mm adapter — and that the iPhone 16e uses USB-C, not Lightning — that workaround is also out. But you will ...
Apple may have radicalized its product by eliminating the headphone jack ... The new iPhone boxes will include Lightning EarPods and a Lightning adapter dongle for an audio jack.