Does iPhone 16e support HDMI output?

If you compare the Technical Specifications for the various iPhone 16e models, it looks like Apple did, indeed, leave USB-C (DisplayPort) support off the iPhone 16e. USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode) is what devices like your UGREEN USB-C to HDMI adapter depend upon to function.

iPhone 16e

Charging

USB 2 (up to 480 Mb/s)

iPhone 16 and 16 Plus

Charging

DisplayPort

USB 2 (up to 480 Mb/s)

iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max

Charging

DisplayPort

USB 3 (up to 10 Gb/s)

I just found this out the hard way. The iPhone 16e doesn't support an external monitor via the USB C port. This is kind of a deal breaker for me. Most of the parts are iPhone 14 & 15 parts. To be fair, the C1 modem chip does give me better cell service.

Apple misrepresented the 16E. They do not tell the consumer it does not support HDMI. I’m out $700 and I’m done with Apple. Hello Galaxy!

Useless16e wrote:

Apple misrepresented the 16E. They do not tell the consumer it does not support HDMI. I’m out $700 and I’m done with Apple. Hello Galaxy!

They also didn't tell the customer that it doesn't work as a high-powered telescope. Tech specs (which you need to read) tell you what features a device has, not what it doesn't have. Apple didn't misrepresent anything.

Samsung makes a great product. And, they seem to have gotten the exploding phone problem under control.

I’m having the exact problem. Has Apple gotten back to you with an answer? Or a workaround? As a tech teacher I need my new 16e to be able to plug into the various TVs I teach on. Most of the TVs don’t have wireless mirroring capabilities and I need to be able to connect via HDMI cable. My iPad 10th gen connects perfectly fine via my Apple adapter, but my brand new 16e will not.

BookmDano wrote:

I’m having the exact problem. Has Apple gotten back to you with an answer? Or a workaround? As a tech teacher I need my new 16e to be able to plug into the various TVs I teach on. Most of the TVs don’t have wireless mirroring capabilities and I need to be able to connect via HDMI cable. My iPad 10th gen connects perfectly fine via my Apple adapter, but my brand new 16e will not.

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple isn't here except to moderate it.

I think it is pretty clear from the experiences of other posters who actually have an iPhone 16e, and from the Technical Specifications that I found, that the iPhone 16e does not support USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode). Without that, you can forget making direct HDMI cable connections. That's the answer – even if it is not the answer that you wanted to hear.

There are set-top boxes (e.g., Apple TV 4K) and streaming sticks (e.g., some Roku streaming sticks) that can receive wireless AirPlay video, and output it over HDMI for the benefit of a TV set that does not have AirPlay.

If that is not satisfactory, you may need a different iPhone than the iPhone 16e.

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

Trade-in (or switch to galaxy) are the only known cures.

VIcM123 wrote:

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

Trade-in (or switch to galaxy) are the only known cures.

Or for a different model of iPhone that does support it. When you buy the low-end model in any range of products, you can expect to get fewer features than the high end models.

BookmDano wrote:

I’m having the exact problem. Has Apple gotten back to you with an answer? Or a workaround? As a tech teacher I need my new 16e to be able to plug into the various TVs I teach on. Most of the TVs don’t have wireless mirroring capabilities and I need to be able to connect via HDMI cable. My iPad 10th gen connects perfectly fine via my Apple adapter, but my brand new 16e will not.

If that's a requirement, then you bought the wrong phone.

You should have checked to make sure it met your requirements before purchasing it.

If you purchased it directly from Apple, you have 14 days to return it for a refund.

I expect the reviewers to elucidate significant shortcomings and they did not!

VIcM123 wrote:

I expect the reviewers to elucidate significant shortcomings and they did not!

You expect random people on the internet to give you all the information you need to make an expensive purchase? That's not going to end well.

Reviewers review the things they care about and that interest them. If I were to write a review of an iPhone (any iPhone), it probably wouldn't say anything about HDMI out. I didn't even know any iPhones did that. Now that I know, I'll probably forget about it as I don't care whether they do or not.

If there are features that are important to you, read the specs. Contact Apple and ask. Go into an Apple Store and test as much as you can, and ask the folks in the Apple Stores. Take personal responsibility for spending your money.

Gwranne wrote:

So has the HDMI output facility been left off the 16e, as one of the sacrifices to bring the price down?

Bingo, you win the internet today, along with MagSafe charging.

You don’t have to scold me and state the obvious. Had I known I would not have purchased it. Every iPhone I’ve ever purchased has had this capability. Why would I not assume that this would be able to do the same thing like every other iPhone I’ve ever had?

BookmDano wrote:

Every iPhone I’ve ever purchased has had this capability.

Have you ever bought the lowest end phone before?

Why would I not assume that this would be able to do the same thing like every other iPhone I’ve ever had?

Because technology changes and changes rapidly. Never assume. Always verify.

Also, never assume that iOS updates will leave every feature you like unchanged.

You bought the "bargain" version of the iPhone 16...

Like the iPhone 5c, SE, and XR, they are designed to be more affordable versions of Apple's flagship products, meaning they lack some features and capabilities packed into they more expensive cousins.

You should "assume" that if you purchase a less expensive version of a product, it may be lacking some features of the more expensive version...

Caveat emptor.