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iPhone 17e features a beautiful 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display, the fast and capable A19 chip, all-day battery life, and 256GB starting storage.
SAY HELLO TO A GOOD BUY iPhone 17e comes with many of the same great features as iPhone 17, at a wallet-friendly price.
ACTION BUTTON Quick customizable access to your favorite apps and features, or use visual intelligence to learn about your surroundings.
DESIGNED TO LAST iPhone 17e is protected by Ceramic Shield 2 on the front, with 3x better scratch resistance than the previous generation.
STUNNING DISPLAY The 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display makes photos pop and text easy to read. And the seven-layer antireflective coating reduces glare—even in bright sunlight.
ALL-DAY BATTERY LIFE Text, browse, and binge movies and shows for hours on end. Charge fast with USB-C and now with MagSafe.
FAST WIRELESS CHARGING. ALL IN A SNAP WITH MAGSAFE. iPhone 17e lets you charge wirelessly up to 15W, compared to 7.5W with iPhone 16e. That means when you need to charge, it’s easy, convenient, and fast.
A19 CHIP. BLASTS AND LASTS. A19 makes everything you do feel fast and fluid for years to come—including powerful AAA gaming, 4K streaming, and more.
TWO ADVANCED CAMERAS IN ONE The 48MP Fusion camera delivers optical-quality 2x Telephoto. And next-generation portraits let you capture the moment in photos and turn them into beautiful portraits later by adding a background blur after the shot.
MORE SPACE FOR WHAT MATTERS With storage starting at 256GB, there’s plenty of room for everything you love, now and in the future—from super-high-resolution photos and 4K videos to your favorite apps, games, and more.
SATELLITE FEATURES If you don't have cell service or Wi-Fi, iPhone can connect to a satellite so you can send and receive messages and Tapbacks. In a severe car crash, iPhone can call 911 when you can’t.
IOS AND APPLE INTELLIGENCE. EFFORTLESSLY HELPFUL EVERY DAY. Personal, private, powerful. Write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly with advanced features like Call Screening, Clean Up, Live Translation, and visual intelligence.
PRIVACY Use Face ID to securely unlock, sign in, and pay.
| Spec | Details |
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| Accessibility | • Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, speech, and cognitive needs help you get the most out of your iPhone — in the ways that work best for you. • Features include: • VoiceOver • Zoom • Magnifier • Voice Control • Switch Control • AssistiveTouch • Eye Tracking • RTT and TTY support • Closed Captions • Live Captions • Personal Voice • Live Speech • Type to Siri • Vocal Shortcuts • Spoken Content |
| Apple Card | • Credit card created by Apple, designed for iPhone • Get unlimited 3% Daily Cash at Apple and select merchants when you use Apple Pay, 2% with Apple Pay, and 1% everywhere else • Use the Wallet app to apply for, manage, and use Apple Card • Titanium, laser‑etched physical credit card for use where Apple Pay is not accepted yet • Share with up to five people, 13 years or older, in your Family Sharing group to track expenses and manage spending |
| Apple Intelligence | Apple Intelligence is integrated across your apps and experiences to help you communicate, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple |
| Apple Pay | • Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web • Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash • Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac • Pay for your ride using Express Transit |
| Audio Calling | • FaceTime audio • Voice over LTE (VoLTE) • Wi‑Fi calling • SharePlay • Screen sharing • Spatial Audio • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes |
| Audio Playback | • Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos • Spatial Audio playback • User-configurable maximum volume limit |
| Camera | • 48MP Fusion camera system • 48MP Fusion Main: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilization, Hybrid Focus Pixels, super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP) • Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilization, Hybrid Focus Pixels • Digital zoom up to 10x • Sapphire crystal lens cover • True Tone flash • Photonic Engine • Deep Fusion • Smart HDR 5 • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control • Portrait Lighting with six effects • Night mode • Panorama (up to 63MP) • Photographic Styles • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos • Advanced red-eye correction • Auto image stabilization • Burst mode • Photo geotagging • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG |
| Capacity | • 256GB • 512GB |
| Cellular and Wireless | • Model A3575 • FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79) • TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) • FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71) • TDD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53) • UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) • Apple C1X cellular modem • 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO • Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO • Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO • Bluetooth 5.3 • NFC with reader mode • Express Cards with power reserve |
| Chip | • A19 chip • 6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores • 4-core GPU with Neural Accelerators • 16-core Neural Engine • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing |
| Display | • Super Retina XDR display • 6.1-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED display • 2532-by-1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi • HDR display • True Tone • Wide color (P3) • Haptic Touch • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical) • 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR) • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating • Anti-reflective coating • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously • The iPhone 17e display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.06 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less). |
| Environmental Requirements | • Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C) • Nonoperating temperature: −4° to 113° F (−20° to 45° C) • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing • Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m) |
| External Buttons and Connectors | • Volume up/down • Action button • Side button • Built-in stereo speaker • Built-in microphone • USB-C connector • Built-in microphones • Built-in stereo speaker • Action button features: Silent Mode, Focus, Camera, Visual Intelligence, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognize Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut, or Accessibility |
| Finish | • Black, White, Soft Pink • Aluminum design • Ceramic Shield 2 front • Glass back |
| Front Camera | • 12MP TrueDepth camera • ƒ/1.9 aperture • Autofocus with Focus Pixels • Retina Flash • Photonic Engine • Deep Fusion • Smart HDR 5 • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control • Portrait Lighting with six effects • Animoji and Memoji • Night mode • Photographic Styles • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos • Lens correction • Auto image stabilization • Burst mode • 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps • Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps • Time‑lapse video with stabilization • Night mode Time-lapse • QuickTake video • Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) • Spatial Audio and stereo recording • Wind noise reduction • Audio Mix |
| In the Box | • iPhone with iOS 26 • USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) • Documentation |
| Languages | Language support: English (Australia, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Location | • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC • Digital compass • Wi-Fi • Cellular • iBeacon microlocation |
| Operating System | • iOS 26 • iOS is the world’s most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed with powerful features and designed to protect your privacy. |
| Power and Battery | • Video playback: Up to 26 hours • Video playback (streamed): Up to 21 hours • Fast-charge capable • Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes^6 with 20W adapter or higher (available separately) paired with USB‑C charging cable • Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| Sensors | • Face ID • Barometer • High dynamic range gyro • High-g accelerometer • Proximity sensor • Dual ambient light sensors |
| SIM Card | • Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs) • iPhone 17e uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards). |
| Siri | • Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more • Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri • Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant • Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful |
| Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant | Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529 |
| System Requirements | • Apple Account (required for some features) • Internet access • Syncing to a Mac or PC requires: • macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder • macOS High Sierra 10.13 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later • Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later |
| Video Calling | • FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi‑Fi • FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi • SharePlay • Screen sharing • Portrait mode in FaceTime video • Spatial Audio • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes • Zoom with rear-facing camera |
| Video Playback | • Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and AV1 • Supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG • Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay-enabled smart TV |
| Video Recording | • 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps • 720p Dolby Vision video recording at 30 fps • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps • Time‑lapse video with stabilization • Night mode Time-lapse • QuickTake video • Optical image stabilization for video • Digital zoom up to 6x • Audio zoom • True Tone flash • Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) • Continuous autofocus video • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video • Playback zoom • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264 • Spatial Audio and stereo recording • Wind noise reduction • Audio Mix |
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Apple Intelligence: Apple Intelligence is available in beta on all iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max, with Siri and device language set to English (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, or U.S.), as an iOS 18 update. Additional features and Chinese (Simplified), English (India, Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish language support available in early April, with more languages coming over the course of the year, including Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages.
Thinnest Borders: Compared to previous generations.
Display Size: The display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.42 inches (iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini), 5.85 inches (iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone XS, iPhone X), 6.06 inches (iPhone 16e, iPhone 14, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone XR), 6.12 inches (iPhone 16, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15, iPhone 14 Pro), 6.27 inches (iPhone 16 Pro), 6.46 inches (iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max), 6.68 inches (iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max), 6.69 inches (iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro Max), or 6.86 inches (iPhone 16 Pro Max) diagonally. Actual viewable area is less.
Battery Life Increase: Battery life increase based on the video playback hours of iPhone 16 Pro Max compared to iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Power and Battery: Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/iphone for more information.
Roadside Assistance, Emergency SOS, and Messages via Satellite: Services are included for free for two years with the activation of any iPhone 14 or later model. Connection and response times vary based on location, site conditions, and other factors. Messages via satellite requires a carrier plan. SMS messaging via satellite is available on supported carriers. SMS message rates may apply. See support.apple.com/kb/HT213885 for more information.
(PRODUCT)RED: A portion of the proceeds from every (PRODUCT)RED purchase goes to the Global Fund to fight AIDS and to help fund critical health programs that save lives. See apple.com/product-red for more information.
Crash Detection: iPhone 14 and later can detect a severe car crash and call for help. Requires a cellular connection or Wi‑Fi calling.
100 Percent Fiber‑Based Packaging: Based on retail packaging as shipped by Apple. Breakdown of U.S. retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks, and coatings are excluded from the calculations of plastic content and packaging weight.
Cellular and Wireless: Data plan required. 5G is available in select markets and through select carriers. Speeds vary based on site conditions and carrier. For details on 5G support, contact your carrier and see apple.com/iphone/cellular.
MagSafe Accessories: Colors are for illustrative purposes only. MagSafe accessories sold separately.
Apple TV+: Apple TV+ requires a subscription.
Feature Availability: Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas.
iPhone 16e is subject to FCC rules as well as consumer protection, contractual, and other provisions of federal or state law. It cannot be sold or delivered until the FCC’s authorization process is complete.
* Based on 0.00% APR, only available to qualified customers with excellent credit history and subject to credit approval. A down payment may be required. Actual APR ranges from 0.00% - 35.99% and is based on credit worthiness and subject to credit approval. At the end of the 24 or 36 month period identified above, you would either trade in your device with the option to upgrade, or keep it by paying off the remaining loan balance. For example: You can purchase the iPad Air M2 128GB 11inch by paying from $17.99 per month for 24 months at the example 0.00% APR. At that point, you can either trade in the device with an option to upgrade, or keep it by paying the loan balance of $167.24. If you keep the device, you have the right to refinance the final payment, subject to credit worthiness. For a trade-in to pay off the remaining balance, the device must be in good working condition. More details can be found in the Upgrade Financing Terms and Conditions. Upgrade Financing is only available for iPad, Apple Watch and Mac laptop and is not available for iPhone, Mac or Accessories. Upgrade Financing issued by WebBank.
^ See payment terms. A higher initial payment may be required for some consumers. CA resident loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Financing Law license. NMLS #1353190.
Features
The display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.06 inches (iPhone 17e), 6.27 inches (iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro), 6.55 inches (iPhone Air), or 6.86 inches (iPhone 17 Pro Max) diagonally. Actual viewable area is less.
All battery claims depend on network configuration and many other factors; actual results will vary. Battery has limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. See apple.com/batteries and apple.com/iphone/battery.html for more information.
Visual intelligence is available on any Apple Intelligence–enabled iPhone. Some capabilities may not be available in all languages and regions. For more details, see support.apple.com/121115#visual-intelligence.
Up to 50% Charge in 30 Minutes. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction iPhone 17e units and software, and USB‑C Charge Cable with Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter (Model A2305). Fast-charge testing conducted with drained iPhone units. Times measured from the appearance of the Apple logo as the unit started up. Charge time varies with settings and environmental factors; actual results will vary.
Satellite features are included for free for two years with the activation of any iPhone 14 or later model. Connection and response times vary based on location, site conditions, and other factors. Some satellite features require a carrier plan. SMS messaging via satellite is available on supported carriers. SMS message rates may apply. Satellite connectivity is provided by Globalstar and its affiliates. See support.apple.com/kb/HT213885 for more information.
iPhone 17e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air can detect a severe car crash and call for help. Requires a cellular connection or Wi-Fi calling.
Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.