Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16e is outpacing initial sales of the third-generation iPhone SE released a few years ago, but won’t be enough to reverse a China slide, according to analyst firm IDC.

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Apple (APPLE) iPhone 16e is outperforming the initial sales of the third-generation iPhone SE launched a few years ago, but isn’t enough to reverse the company’s sales decline in China, analyst firm IDC suggests.