iPhone 17e: release date, specs, features and price

At a glance: What to expect from the iPhone 17e

• 6.1-inch OLED display with Dynamic Island.
• A19 chip.
• 48 MP single rear camera; 18MP front camera.
• C1 cellular modem.
• Black or white color options.

iPhone 17e: specifications

• A19 with one less GPU than iPhone 17.
• C1X modem possible.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the iPhone 17e will feature an A19 chip. If so, it will be the same A19 chip used by the iPhone 17. There may be a difference, however: Apple uses chips grouped into the “e” series. The A18 in the iPhone 16e has one fewer GPU core than the A18 in the standard iPhone 16; THE iPhone 17e’s A19 will likely have one fewer GPU core than iPhone 17.

In August 2025, a leaker named Digital Chat Station also reported that the iPhone 17e would feature an A19 chip.

Apple C1 Modem first appeared on the iPhone 16e and rumors suggest that the iPhone 17e will use the same modem. However, this might take the most recent C1X Modem as found in the iPhone 17 series which is apparently twice as fast as the C1 while using 30% less power.

iPhone 17e: Display

• Maybe have Dynamic Island instead of a notch.

The iPhone 17 has a 6.3-inch screen, larger than the iPhone 16 (6.1 inches). The iPhone 17e is not expected to have a larger screen. He will probably sport a 6.1-inch OLED display with a refresh rate of 60Hz, the same as the iPhone 16e. This was reported by Digital Chat Station in August, who also said the screen would have a Dynamic Islandwhich would change compared to the notch of the iPhone 16e.

iPhone 17e: cameras

• 18MP front camera possible.

The iPhone 17e will likely continue to have just one 48MP camera on the back and a 12MP camera on the frontjust like the iPhone 16e. This was reported by Digital Chat Station in August.

However, the other front cameras in the lineup have been updated to 18MP, so it’s possible that the iPhone 17e will see the same selfie camera update, perhaps even to include the same square sensor capable of taking photos in any orientation without requiring the user to rotate the phone.

The iPhone 16e is missing a few features from the iPhone 16, such as Camera Control and MagSafe. The iPhone 17e will likely continue to lack these features in order to entice the customer to purchase the higher-end iPhone 17 and 17 Pro.

iPhone 17e: design and colors

There have been no reports regarding the colors of the iPhone 17e. The iPhone 16e is available in black or whiteand we expect the same for the iPhone 17e.

No changes are expected to the design, although, as mentioned above, the new iPhone 17e could have a digital island instead of the notch at the top of the screen.

iPhone 17e: release date

Like the SE, Apple began shipping the iPhone 16e in early 2025, several months after the rest of the iPhone 16 lineup. Reportedly, the iPhone 17e has entered test production to prepare it for a spring 2026 version.

A report says that iPhone 16e sales are not doing as well as Apple would like. It’s unclear whether this will affect the release of the iPhone 17e.

iPhone 17e: Price

The iPhone 16e starts at $599 and Apple is expected to set the price iPhone 17e at $599 also, although no reports have been made so far. Increases in tariffs and production costs may affect the price, but since the “e” series is considered Apple’s cheapest iPhone, the price would not exceed that of the iPhone 17, which starts at $799, and the iPhone 16, which was reduced in price to start at $699.