Apple quietly unveiled the affordable iPhone 17e globally, including India.
Design & Display:
The new iPhone 17e looks identical to the iPhone 14, with the broader front-facing notch. The new iPhone 17e will sport a smaller 6.1-inch OLED display. A new hardware button has been added to Apple’s iPhone 17 line.
On the back, the new iPhone 17e will feature a single camera with a glossy glass back. The new Camera Control button, with a capacitive area, lets you zoom in and out quickly and easily. Its aluminium chassis resembles that of an iPhone 5, giving it a premium look and feel.
The new iPhone 17e will feature a new Super Retina XDR display with a resolution of 2556x1179p and tougher protection on top of Corning’s latest Victus glass with Ceramic Shield 2. It also features Dolby Vision and HDR 10 support.
Processor:
The new iPhone 17e is powered by the world’s fastest Apple A19 SoC, built on the TSMC 3nm process, and delivers strong performance.
The new Apple A19 chip features a six-core CPU, four-core GPU, and sixteen-core Neural Engine for faster artificial intelligence performance. It also has a new memory subsystem to speed up data traffic.
Apple Intelligence:
New Apple Intelligence features will be rolled out gradually over time, including Genmoji and Image Playgrounds image generation, automatic notification priority, and next-generation Siri. In addition, Apple Intelligence will support more languages, starting with American English, more English dialects in December, and more languages next year.
Camera:
The iPhone 17e will have a single rear camera with a 48MP Wide primary sensor, f/1.6 aperture, OIS, and LED flash. The device will also get Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4, and improved Night Mode—the iPhone 16e ships with 12MP f/2.2 aperture selfie cameras with FaceID support.
Connectivity & Battery:
The connectivity options include 5G, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.3, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, USB-C port, and Dual SIM with 5G support. Apple will not include the charger and earphones with the new iPhone 16 series. It supports 20W fast charging and 7.5W Qi-Wireless charging. It runs on iOS 26 out of the box.
Pricing:
The iPhone 17e is available in Pink, black and white and costs 64,900 INR for 256GB, and Rs. 84,900 for 512 GB.
For Rs. 3900, you can purchase the iPhone 16e Silicone Case in five colours – winter blue, fuchsia, lake green, black, and white.
More than 59 countries and regions, including India, will be able to order it from Wed, March 4th, and it will be available on March 11th.
