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My iPhone 17E Review in Progress: The Appeal Is Magnetic (and Pink)
Apple's $599 iPhone 17e doubles base storage to 256GB, adds MagSafe charging, and uses the A19 chip aimed at budget buyers amid current economic conditions.
- Available for pre-order now, the iPhone 17e starts at $599 with doubled 256GB storage and features MagSafe, ahead of its March 11, 2026 store release by Apple.
- Amid current global economic pressures, Apple, technology company, designed the iPhone 17e to offer more value by refining its budget design and adding the Soft Pink, new color option.
- Benchmark testing shows the 17e mostly matches higher-tier iPhones, scoring 3,000 on single-core and 9,092 multi-core Geekbench 6 benchmarks, with an A19 chip having one fewer GPU core; battery tests indicated 22 hours and 2 minutes of streaming, with 50% recharge in 30 minutes.
- Engadget and other reviewers positioned the 17e as an economical pick, calling it 'the economical choice' for basic needs, while The Verge warned the $200 jump to the iPhone 17 is often worth it for upgraders.
- Technically, the 17e omits several higher-end radios and display features, keeping last year's Wi‑Fi 6 and a C1X modem without mmWave, plus a fixed 60Hz screen.
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Apple has been busy this past week, unveiling one new product after another. In addition to new laptops, there was also an improved iPad tablet and an affordable iPhone 17e smartphone. Let's take a look at everything the American technology giant has shown off in recent days.
iPhone 17e Reviews: Two Key Upgrades
The first reviews of the iPhone 17e were published today by selected publications and YouTube channels, ahead of the device launching on Wednesday. iPhone 17e features the same overall design as the iPhone 16e, but it gained Apple's A19 chip, MagSafe for magnetic wireless charging and magnetic accessories, and Apple's second-generation C1X cellular modem. In the U.S., the iPhone 17e starts at the same $599 as the iPhone 16e did, but it has a dou…
The new entry model of the iPhone 17 family comes with A19 chip, MagSafe and 256 GB of storage for 709 euros. It is a solid proposal but this year has an unexpected rival in his own home Read
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