The iPhone 16e and iPhone 17e share practically the same chassis and design, with Apple only having to give its newest iteration a chipset upgrade paired with MagSafe charging capabilities, which was a feature sorely missed on the company’s previous-generation low-cost offering. Fortunately, a new teardown video from iFixit shows how easy it is to add wireless charging to the older model. With sufficient practice and the right tools, this process takes mere minutes. New disassembly shows that the MagSafe charging coil is about the only prominent difference separating the iPhone 17e and iPhone 16e Apple has issued ‘day one’ manuals to […]

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Apple addressed several complaints from the iPhone 16e when it announced the iPhone 17e, with one of the biggest additions being MagSafe wireless charging. With this feature finally added to the company’s most affordable smartphone offering, the iPhone 17e can now be topped up to 15W using compatible accessories, and what better way to extend the device’s battery life than by investing in a MagSafe powerbank? Without wasting any precious time, we have included 10 options that won’t break the bank, so we highly recommend taking a look. Also, if you’ve yet to decide on whether the iPhone 17e is […]

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Apple's portfolio of affordable devices has exploded in recent years not only in volume but also in terms of the nebulous "value" metric, targeting nearly every possible cohort of consumers, so much so that now you can get the iPhone 17e, the MacBook Neo, the iPad 11, the Apple Watch SE 3, and the AirPods 4 for roughly the same price as the highest end iPhone 17 Pro Max, with some change to spare. Apple's ecosystem of affordability has expanded rapidly in recent years, unlocking tremendous value in the process The 2TB version of Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Max can […]

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Such is the relentless cadence of Apple's convoluted product launch cycles that the iPhone 17e has not even reached physical stores just yet, and already Apple has started beating the proverbial drums for the iPhone 18e, which is not expected to debut until the spring of 2027. Apple has broken ground on the preparatory work for the iPhone 18e The notable tipster, Fixed Focus Digital, has declared in a new Weibo post (translated below) that Apple has formally commenced development work on the iPhone 18e: "Confirmed. Although 17E has just been released, 18E has already been finalized." Do note that […]

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From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week.

The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which Apple says is twice the entry storage from the previous generation at the same starting price.

Apple made the iPhone 16e a highly attractive proposition for the masses wanting to step into the company’s hardware and software ecosystem by offering a $599 package that boasted the best battery life for any 6.1-inch iPhone launched at the time. Just comparing the iPhone 17e in pure endurance, the latest comparison shows that Apple might have ignored this bit about its latest release, making it the worst-performing model from the current-generation lineup. Even the iPhone Air, which wasn’t known for its battery prowess, ends up with better statistics than the iPhone 17e Unless the specifications bump for the same $599 price as […]

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Apple has taken the wraps off the iPhone 17e, and the first thing we did was dive into the specifications page of the iPhone 16e’s successor to find out if the A19 shared some similarities with the same silicon found in the base iPhone 17. It turns out that there’s just one difference, and it is the same one present in the iPhone 16e and the base iPhone 16. Like before, the iPhone 17e features a binned A19 with fewer GPU cores than the silicon running in the iPhone 17 Scrolling through the ‘Tech Specs’ section of the iPhone 17e, we […]

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In a development that falls largely in line with earlier rumors and tidbits, Apple has just announced its latest budget iPhone, the iPhone 17e, replete with the now-ancient notch, an upgraded processor, modem, and display, all for the same $599 price point. Behold Apple's iPhone 17e Physical features In what constitutes a disappointing departure from earlier rumors and tidbits, Apple's iPhone 17e does not, in fact, sport the Dynamic Island. Instead, the Cupertino giant's latest budget iPhone adheres to the same archaic notch-based display form factor that was first introduced with the iPhone X all the way back in 2017. […]

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As we've been noting ad nauseam over the past few days, the first week of March is shaping up to be one of Apple's most launch-heavy weeks of the year, with product announcements expected from Monday through Wednesday, culminating in the hands-on 'Apple Experience' event on March 04. Now, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is out with the scoop that Apple is expecting a veritable frenzy at its retail stores as a result of these product launches, and is making sure that those stores are able to handle the oncoming sales volume. Apple expects a sales deluge as it gears up to […]

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Apple is gearing up for one of its most launch-heavy windows of the year next week, when it might launch its much-anticipated low-cost MacBook as well as the iPhone 17e, along with the M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro, Apple Studio Displays, and possibly an iPad or two. Apple's Tim Cook starts building up the buzz for early March Apple's Tim Cook has just posted a brief message on X that reads: "A big week ahead. It all starts Monday Morning!" As we noted recently, Apple is expected to launch its much-anticipated low-cost MacBook next week, replete with a new manufacturing process for its aluminum shell, the A18 […]

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As if the low-cost MacBook, the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBooks, and the iPhone 17e were not enough, we've just received an inkling that Apple might launch two new Studio Displays in the coming weeks, and possibly right around the time it holds its March event. Now you can add two new Apple Studio Displays to the Cupertino giant's growing roster of imminent product launches Bloomberg's Mark Gurman expects Apple to launch the much-anticipated low-cost MacBook, along with a host of new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, as well as the new Apple Studio Displays "over the course of […]

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