iPhone 17e launching soon: Expected India price, release date, top upgrades and more

Apple's budget iPhone lineup is all set for a refresh if the latest leaks are to be believed. The Cupertino based tech giant had launched the iPhone 16e in February last year and rumour mills have been going bezerk over the last few months about the upgrades that its successor could bring.

Here's a look at everything that we know about the entry level iPhone.

iPhone 17e release date:

iPhone 17e is said to have entered mass production which suggests that the phone should debut around the same time as its predecessor.

iPhone 17e specifications:

The iPhone 17e is expected to come with a 6.1 inch Super Retina XDR OLED display which is expected to be the same panel from the iPhone 16e. The phone is expected to come with a big upgrade in terms of the display design with the adoption of Dynamic Island, making it look more like the current Apple flagships.

The phone is tipped to be powered by the A19 processor, which is the same SoC seen on the iPhone 17. This should mean that the iPhone 17e will be more or less on par in terms of performance with the current flagships including the ability to run Apple Intelligence features on iOS 26 and beyond.

As for optics, the phone is likely to adopt a single 48MP camera sensor as its predecessor. However, the selfie camera is said to get a big upgrade by adopting the same 18MP centre stage shooter as the iPhone 17 series.

The phone could continue to ditch the Qualcomm model in favour of its own C1 or C1x modem. Apple is,however, rumoured to be bringing MagSafe charging to the 17e which would solve one of the biggest pain points that buyers had with its predecessor.

As for the colour options, there are no major leaks revealing different variants suggesting that a Black or White variant like last year is the most likely route.

iPhone 17e price:

Leaks suggest that the iPhone 17e could be priced around $599 which is the same price that its prededessor launched for. This could mean that the phone could come with the same ₹59,900 price in India as well despite the numerous upgrades.