After opening up the MacBook Neo a few days ago , iFixit is back with a full teardown of the new iPhone 17e, revealing a few surprising repair-friendly changes inside. Watch it below.
One of the biggest knocks against the iPhone 16e was its lack of MagSafe support.
Despite the widely circulated notion that this wouldn’t be a big issue for the device’s target audience, Apple did introduce MagSafe support with the iPhone 17e .
Today, iFixit of the iPhone 17
Apple has attempted for years to give us an entry-level and budget-minded iPhone. First, we had the iPhone 5c with all its vibrant colors, then we got the iPhone SE line, and then last year Apple introduced the iPhone 16e. But these iPhones always came with compromises that made them hard to recommend, like limited storage, key missing features like MagSafe, or outdated hardware. With the new iPhone 17e, I think Apple may have finally solved that problem. The iPhone
Early reviews of the iPhone 17e describe it as a solid refinement of Apple's $599 phone. Powered by the A19 chip with 256GB of storage, and the long-awaited addition of MagSafe. While some reviewers say it's still a bit pricey, most agree the 17e delivers a no-frills entry point into the Apple ecosystem.
Following early tests of the M4 iPad Air , the M5 Max chip , and the MacBook Neo, the first purported tests of the iPhone 17e ’s A19 chip are now up on Geekbench. Here’s how it did.
As 9to5Mac readers probably know, Geekbench results for unreleased products should always be taken with a grain of salt .
Over the past few days, we’ve seen purported results for many of the products Apple announced earlier this week, which will become
Apple’s has opened up pre-orders for the newest member of the iPhone 17 lineup. The iPhone 17e is after first being announced on Monday. Apple will officially release the latest iPhone on Wednesday, March 11.
Compared to iPhone 16e, the new iPhone 17e features faster performance with Apple’s A19 chip and C1X modem, next-generation portrait photography with Focus and Depth Control, 3x better scratch resistance with Ceramic Shield 2 front glass,
The new budget-priced iPhone “lacks competitiveness”, said IDC China research manager Guo Tianxiang, who pointed out that the handset “still uses outdated moulds, with the chip being the only major
iPhone 17e announcement day means a new Apple wallpaper has arrived. Fortunately, you don’t necessarily have to buy the new iPhone 17e if you just want to try Apple’s latest wallpaper on your iPhone.
Basic Apple Guy has managed to extract and upscale the new iPhone 17e marketing wallpapers that will only be officially available on the new hardware.
iPhone 17e comes in black, white, and a new soft pink color option, and there are specific wallpaper versions for each color
Apple’s newest iPhone is also the most affordable iPhone, but whether it’s the best value depends on which features you value. Apple still sells the iPhone 16 alongside the new iPhone 17e. Here’s how the two lowest-priced iPhones compare.
At $599, Apple’s new iPhone 17e has twice as much storage, faster performance, and longer battery life than the iPhone 16 that Apple sells for $699.
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