{"id":325099,"date":"2026-03-02T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/325099\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:00:09","slug":"apple-introduces-the-599-iphone-17e-with-magsafe-and-twice-the-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/325099\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple introduces the $599 iPhone 17e with MagSafe and twice the storage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has just announced the addition of the iPhone 17e<\/a> to its smartphone lineup. This model is kitted with the same A19 chip that powers the base iPhone 17, and it will support the Apple Intelligence suite of AI tools. As the rumors suggested, the iPhone 17e will indeed be priced at $599, same as last year\u2019s iPhone 16e<\/a>. The base model will come with 256GB of storage, and also be available in a new pink color.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 16e was missing a few elements that are now being added to the 17e, most notably MagSafe charging at Qi2 speeds.\u00a0This means it can charge wirelessly at 15W compared to the 7.5W.<\/p>\n

Apple also gave the iPhone 17e its C1X cellular modem, which it said is \u201cup to 2x faster than C1 in iPhone 16e.\u201d This year\u2019s entry-level iPhone also has Ceramic Shield 2 on its 6.1-inch Super Retina display, which Apple says offers \u201c3x better scratch resistance than the previous generation and reduced glare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most of the other specs appear similar to the iPhone 16e, including the 48-megapixel Fusion camera that uses one single hardware sensor to provide two dedicated camera pipelines. It\u2019s not yet clear whether there are specific changes here, but to use Apple\u2019s words in its press release, \u201c[The Fusion camera] also enables an optical-quality 2x Telephoto \u2014 like having two cameras in one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The iPhone 17e is rated IP68 for dust and water resistance, and will also support Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite. From the outside, the device looks very similar to its predecessor, with the same shape, notch and buttons as before. We\u2019ll of course have to wait for a review unit and more information to know for sure, but Apple continues to state that the iPhone 17e delivers \u201call-day battery life,\u201d though adding this time it\u2019s aided by the C1X modem \u201cand the advanced power management of iOS 26.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple unveiled most of its iPhone 17<\/a> roster back in September, but its budget models usually are introduced a few months later. We’re also still waiting on the official news of what\u2019s colloquially being calling the iPhone Fold<\/a>, which is rumored to arrive in the back half of this year.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 17e will be available for pre-order on March 4, and will start arriving in stores on March 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has just announced the addition of the iPhone 17e to its smartphone lineup. This model is kitted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[936,61,3068,60,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-325099","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-iphone-17","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}