Apple has taken the wraps off the iPhone 17E, its latest entry-level smartphone. The iPhone 17E starts at $599 for 256GB of storage, and is available in black, white, and pink. The company revealed the new device as part of a series of announcements that kicked off this week.
Similar to its predecessor, the iPhone 17E comes with a 6.1-inch display, but with a tougher Ceramic Shield 2 for better scratch resistance and reduced glare. The iPhone 17E adds MagSafe charging with Qi2 support as well, allowing for wireless charging at up to 15W.
It also has a C1X chip, the next-gen version of Apple’s in-house modem, which the company says is twice as fast. The iPhone 17E also offers a 48 megapixel “fusion” camera, enabling an “optical-quality” 2x telephoto.
The iPhone 17E’s reveal comes a little over a year after Apple debuted the iPhone 16E, a device equipped with a 6.1-inch OLED screen, an Action Button, USB-C charging port, and Apple’s first in-house modem.
