I get your point, but at the same time parts bin phone gonna parts bin. Apple wants the front of this phone to look different than the other three models when set out on a table at the Apple Store for the upsell. We started deploying these in my firm for employees last year and I can tell you the purchasing department doesn’t give a damn about the Dynamic Island. However, it really loves an iPhone starting price $200 lower than the base model when buying in bulk.
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Apple Announces iPhone 17e With A19 Chip, MagSafe, and More
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no UWB for precision finding ... would much rather have that than MagSafe
joshwithachance
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WB2Colorado
macrumors 6502
Honestly I don’t really care for the Dynamic Island, I actually find live activities quite annoying with the way they hide the status bar icons so the 17e not having it is actually a plus in my book
freezelighter
macrumors 6502a
Does it have the size of iPhone 13 Mini?
Fine for the entry-level segment, they fixed the most glaring ommisions of the 16e.
I would probably get a 15 over 17e. If forced.
not noticing 120hz over 60hz is pure cope, i'd get the rest but $200 less for something completely outdated is pure apple fanboyism
emulator
macrumors 6502a
They all having usb 2 from 2000 is what is unacceptable. That’s including the mid-tier phones. Even their high-end phones have ancient usb tech. That’s Apple.
Just go with an iPhone 15. It even gives better bezels (not by much).
datsdatcharlie
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ayephoner
macrumors 6502
As if manufacturers stay true to silly facts like this.
Apple_Robert
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Why are you complaining? You were’nt going to buy to begin with.
frou
macrumors 68000
Seems pretty nice, but $599 / £599 is still not what I'd consider cheap
No. Apple employs JIT manufacturing across its product line.
Complaining about USB 2.0 is baffling to me
No one is buying this (or the regular 17) and transferring data over a cable
USB throughput only really matters for the 17 Pro where external storage is useful for video work
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
Seem like a good phone, if you get it from a Carrier or sale for about $399.
I am if you got a windows set up. Why not just upgrade instead of being decades behind?
Of course I would prefer 120hz over 60hz, since I’ve been told its better. But I wouldnt want to pay for it. I recently switched from 60hz to 144hz on my external monitor. I can’t tell the difference.
Well, it’s $500 less than the Pro. That makes you realize how much you pay for.. what, exactly? Not performance. Pretty much not for battery life. Not connectivity. I guess its for those cameras.
either you're bluffing or blind, that is impossible lmao
And doubled the storage. And didn’t raise the price.
I really cant tell. Maybe you could enlighten me: do you often read content whilst scrolling fast? Do you often watch content filmed in above 60 fps?
Oh so that’s a no on both of them? Then tell me again, what is 120hz so good for? Gaming? I don’t do that, I’m not 15 anymore.
Alright thats an outright lie, I do play BG3 on my MBA occasionally but I don’t play on the phone.