TL;DR
- Apple has launched the iPhone 17e at $599, featuring the 3nm A19 SoC, a 2x faster C1X modem, and Ceramic Shield 2.
- The phone introduces MagSafe and 15W Qi2 wireless charging but keeps the 60Hz notched display.
- Base storage has doubled to 256GB at the same $599 price, competing directly with the Pixel 10a, though the Pixel 10a has a lower entry price.
The Google Pixel 10a was launched last month at $499, marking Google’s latest and cheapest current-gen smartphone. Today, Apple launched the new iPhone 17e, its latest and cheapest current-gen smartphone. While Google has barely upgraded the Pixel 10a over the Pixel 9a, Apple has a few headlining upgrades from the 16e to the 17e.
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