Apple’s new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599
The iPhone 17e will support MagSafe, which was notably absent from the 16th.
Credit: Apple
The iPhone 17e will support MagSafe, which was notably absent from the 16th.
Credit: Apple
The 17e comes in three color options: black, white, and pastel pink. It still includes a USB-C port, a notched display rather than a Dynamic Island, an Action button, a 6.1-inch 60Hz OLED display without ProMotion or permanent support, and a single 48-megapixel rear camera (which is still capable of shooting 2x telephoto images by cropping a 24MP chunk to the middle of the image sensor).
The biggest problem with the iPhone 17e remains that it’s only $200 cheaper than the iPhone 17, which is an exceptionally powerful version of Apple’s default phone. That $200 gets you a better main camera, a wide-angle lens, a slightly larger 6.3-inch screen with ProMotion and Dynamic Island support, and slightly faster graphics performance. But the 17e’s 256GB storage upgrade and new chip make it more attractive than the $699 iPhone 16, which also doesn’t have a ProMotion display and only has 128GB of storage.
The new phone is part of a series of announcements Apple is planning in the run-up to a “special experience” event Wednesday morning. The company also announced a new iPad Air today with an M4 chip and is also expected to launch a new low-end iPad and a new MacBook that is significantly cheaper than the MacBook Air.
