{"id":22411,"date":"2026-03-23T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/iphone-17e-review-apple-upgrades-its-cheapest-new-smartphone\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:37:15","slug":"iphone-17e-review-apple-upgrades-its-cheapest-new-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/iphone-17e-review-apple-upgrades-its-cheapest-new-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 17e review: Apple upgrades its cheapest new smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mid-range handset gets chip, storage and MagSafe upgrades to offer more essential iOS features for less<\/p>\n<p>\n The cheapest new iPhone has been upgraded for this year with a faster chip, double the storage, automatic portraits and MagSafe, providing even more of the core Apple smartphone experience for less.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 17e is an upgraded version of the mid-range \u201ce\u201d line launched last year with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/mar\/11\/iphone-16e-review-apple-cheapest-new-phone\">first iPhone 16e<\/a> and is the latest member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/oct\/22\/iphone-17-review-the-apple-smartphone-to-get-this-year\">iPhone 17<\/a> family. It starts at \u00a3599 (\u20ac699\/$599\/A$999), undercutting the iPhone 17 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2024\/oct\/17\/iphone-16-review-more-buttons-speed-apple-standard-phone-battery-life\">iPhone 16<\/a> by \u00a3200 and \u00a3100 respectively to be the cheapest new iPhone sold by Apple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen:<\/strong> 6.1in Super Retina XDR (OLED) (460ppi)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Apple A19 (4-core GPU)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 256 or 512GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating system:<\/strong> iOS 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> 48MP rear; 12MP front-facing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> 5G, wifi 6, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Satellite and GNSS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water resistance:<\/strong> IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 170g<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/23\/iphone-17e-review-apple-cheapest-new-smartphone-chip-magsafe-storage\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c24cd1991237dc4ded988fa709ca35c97de9c9ab\/857_272_5250_4198\/master\/5250.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9256f50bf7ef150da0825bd66bf18521\" title=\"iPhone 17e review: Apple upgrades its cheapest new smartphone\" \/>Mid-range handset gets chip, storage and MagSafe upgrades to offer more essential iOS features for less<\/p>\n<p> The cheapest new iPhone has been upgraded for this year with a faster chip, double the storage, automatic portraits and MagSafe, providing even more of the core Apple smartphone experience for less.<br \/>\nThe iPhone 17e is an upgraded version of the mid-range \u201ce\u201d line launched last year with the first iPhone 16e and is the latest member of the iPhone 17 family. It starts at \u00a3599 (\u20ac699\/$599\/A$999), undercutting the iPhone 17 and iPhone 16 by \u00a3200 and \u00a3100 respectively to be the cheapest new iPhone sold by Apple.<br \/>\nScreen: 6.1in Super Retina XDR (OLED) (460ppi)<br \/>\nProcessor: Apple A19 (4-core GPU)<br \/>\nRAM: 8GB<br \/>\nStorage: 256 or 512GB<br \/>\nOperating system: iOS 26<br \/>\nCamera: 48MP rear; 12MP front-facing<br \/>\nConnectivity: 5G, wifi 6, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Satellite and GNSS<br \/>\nWater resistance: IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)<br \/>\nDimensions: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8mm<br \/>\nWeight: 170g Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid-range handset gets chip, storage and MagSafe upgrades to offer more essential iOS features for less The cheapest new iPhone has been upgraded for this year with a faster chip, double the storage, automatic portraits and MagSafe, providing even more of the core Apple smartphone experience for less. The iPhone 17e is an upgraded version &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/iphone-17e-review-apple-upgrades-its-cheapest-new-smartphone\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">iPhone 17e review: Apple upgrades its cheapest new smartphone<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22411"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}