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Apple plans to launch a second-generation iPhone 17e next spring, reports Korean outlet The Elec.

iPhone 17e Feature
According to the report, the iPhone 17e will use the same OLED panel as that found in the iPhone 16e – a panel that originally debuted in the iPhone 14 – as part of its efforts to use lower-cost components based on established production lines.

Similar to the iPhone 16e, which launched in February of this year starting $599, BOE and Samsung are said to be supplying the display panels, though LG Display may also be involved. The iPhone 16e offers a 6.1-inch OLED display, Face ID, an A18 chip, and a USB-C port, positioning it as a more affordable alternative within the iPhone 16 family.

Back in April, one leaker claimed that iPhone 17e was nearing the trial production stage, with the mid-range device tentatively scheduled for a May release. Since then, industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that Apple will launch a second-generation iPhone 17e in the first half of next year.

It is not expected to be the last of its kind. Looking further ahead, Kuo said a third-generation "e" device will reportedly be released alongside the standard iPhone 18 in the first half of 2027. The unusual timing is because Apple is said to be launching the standard iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e in the spring – a full six months after the iPhone 18 Pro models – as part of its switch to a split iPhone yearly launch strategy.

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racerhomie Avatar
racerhomie
15 months ago
I love the iPhone 16e. Both the colors look great. And the cameras are good enough for most.

But personally I have been a main line iPhone user for many years and refuse to downgrade to a device without the U1 chip, Optical Image Stabilization (Sensor Shift OIS) and MagSafe(I don't use it though).
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
turbineseaplane
15 months ago

So what's going to be different?
The number.
This one will be 17, not just 16, which is obviously better.

-T. Cook
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
winxmac Avatar
winxmac
15 months ago
No. Even if it gets released next year, it will be called iPhone 26e, not 17e
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
klasma Avatar
klasma
15 months ago

Wait, why...Thats not what SE is about.
The e series aren't SEs. There's a reason they have a different name.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JanoschR Avatar
JanoschR
15 months ago

and if this will be fake, what you will say next? Since SE is not an annual regular thing
A lot of "heroes" shows up after the war
That might be one of the reasons it was called SE and not 11e, 13e, etc.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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platinumaqua
15 months ago

Oh I get it now. It does not have ‘Sensor Shift’ Optical Image Stabilization. It’s OIS is software based. Not hardware
It goes from digital image stabilization (software based) to optical image stabilization (lens physically move) to sensor shift optical stabilization (sensor physically move)
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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