Apple Introduces iPhone 17e(www.apple.com)

50 pointsby meetpateltech3 hours ago9 comments

thoughtpalettean hour ago
Still holding onto my 13 mini. Dreaming of another small form factor release one of these announcements.. :'}
- tambourine_man5 minutes ago
  SE 3rd gen here as my daily driver. Small form factor and Touch ID. The perfect iPhone IMO.
  Not looking forward to having to settle for those comically large phones with Face ID for my next one.
- freetonikan hour ago
  Have you replaced the battery? My 13 mini shows 90% battery health but I can’t use it for the full day (and I don’t game or anything, just light use). I wonder if the battery is really ok and it’s the software that is to blame.
  - abhikul0a minute ago
    I got the base 13 at launch day whose battery health now states 86%. While I have noticed degraded battery performance, the stated health has been stuck at 86% for quite a while now.
    I guess it's bugged out and would opt for a battery change if you're feeling the battery pains, I'm thinking of upgrading to the new base model this year for the usb c and 120hz display.
- Alifatiskan hour ago
  My next upgrade if my 12 mini gives up will be an 13 mini. And from there I will probably just stick to refurbed 13 minis until a good alternative comes out.
  - mikestewan hour ago
    Where are you finding refurb’ed 13 Minis? Apple only goes back to 14s now on store.apple.com in the U. S.
    Alifatiskan hour ago
    refurbed.com and swappie.com, I don't know if they do it on all phones but some of them get their battery changed to a fresh one aswell!
    dmitrygran hour ago
    FB marketplace and/or eBay.
  - mini13mini1344 minutes ago
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- mikestewan hour ago
  Maybe the iPhone Fold won’t be two 8” slabs of glass glued together, I think that’s the only hope for those holding out for another Mini.
joshstrangean hour ago
I'm glad they added MagSafe with this version, that was my biggest "issue" with the 16e. Thankfully you can add a ring to the back of the device to "give" it MagSafe (the magnets part at least, if not the faster charging).
zamadatixan hour ago
Seems like a decent deal for what it has and getting the full support lifecycle out of it instead of used. Does anyone know if this gets $50 off with the education discount?
wps40 minutes ago
I think the most valuable part of this “e” lineup is the in-house developed modem. The power and security benefits are probably enormous.
satvikpendem2 hours ago
Sad it doesn't have the dynamic island, was going to pick up one of these for testing for iOS app development. Everything else looks fine however, as expected.
- NetMageSCWan hour ago
  I would recommend the base 17 for that.
1970-01-012 hours ago
$599 still feels like they're setting whatever price they can get away with. It's been 20 years, why don't we have sub $500 new iPhones yet?
- joezydecoan hour ago
  It's a luxury brand. You don't sell cheap and risk losing the people that are happy to pay $1400 for a new iPhone.
  - NetMageSCWan hour ago
    It’s not a luxury brand, it is a quality brand. There is a difference.
    joezydecoan hour ago
    So is Mercedes-Benz. But they don't sell a $20,000 commuter car.
    NetMageSCWan hour ago
    No, Mercedes Benz is definitely a luxury brand. They don’t want to sell to everyone. Apple (Steve Jobs) has explicitly stated that as one of their goals.
    lotsofpulp38 minutes ago
    Toyota is a quality brand, Mercedes is a luxury brand.
- stephenboyd27 minutes ago
  The iPhone SE was only $400.
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lysacean hour ago
No mention of the amount of onboard RAM. (In this press release or in https://www.apple.com/iphone-17e/specs/.)
- anshumankmr21 minutes ago
  Assuming it has Apple INtelligence, 8 gigs seems plausible?
lofaszvanitt11 minutes ago
The new iPhone 17empty. Bland design, same old shit repackaged again.
irenetusuqan hour ago
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