iPhone 17e Could Feature Dynamic Island

[MacRumors]

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17e may feature the Dynamic Island, according to a known online leaker.

The leaker known as "Digital Chat Station" shared the information on Weibo in the comments of a post detailing that Apple's apparent plan to equip next year's iPhone 18 Pro models with a variable aperture lens.

The Dynamic Island is a pill-shaped interactive area at the top of the screen that displays ongoing activities, incorporating the camera and other front-facing sensors. It was introduced in place of the "notch" with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max and expanded to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus a year later. It has yet to be present on any entry-level iPhones.

The leaker added that despite the presence of the Dynamic Island, the iPhone 17e will retain a 60Hz OLED display. This would mean the device essentially shares the same panel as the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 and iPhone 16, which seems believable as Apple's entry level devices largely re-use slightly older technology from other products.

The leaker corroborated reports that the device will launch in the first half of 2026, probably around a year after the launch of the iPhone 16e in February. It is likely to feature the A19 chip, with few other enhancements.

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[MacUserFella]

All I ask for is a reasonable price

 

[tomtad]

Makes sense. We’re likely to see it shrink down on the 18 Pro next year so might as well bring the OG to the base iPhone.

 

[klasma]

MagSafe would be more useful.

 

[yanki01]

iPhone 18 should be full screen. this gimmick is old already.

 

[geta]

Also the new rumored 17e could make you coffee in the morning…

 

[Bones402]

Also the new rumored 17e could make you coffee in the morning…

Are they paying?

 

[EugW]

Owner of an iPhone 17 Pro here. I prefer the notch. Neither the island nor the notch is ideal, but the notch is less intrusive.

 

[Tripps9000]

I do hope they do something good with this phone but I bet people will skip it and go for the standard 17 in most cases

 

[marklcfc]

Owner of an iPhone 17 Pro here. I prefer the notch. Neither the island nor the notch is ideal, but the notch is less intrusive.

Same, and the main reason I went with the 16e after the 14 I had previous

 

[jb310]

If it has Dynamic Island and MagSafe, it would be really good at the current price point 👀

 

[nuff_said]

iPhone 18 should be full screen. this gimmick is old already.

I like the DI implementation considering it’s hiding a pill and round cutout. What i don’t like about it is how, what I’ll call “Apple system notifications” only use it but other notifications (text, email, third party calendars, etc) don’t. Such a poorly executed solution.

 

[EugW]

If it has Dynamic Island and MagSafe, it would be really good at the current price point 👀

For MagSafe, I just put a US$10 case on my kid's 16e. Works great. Magnets are as strong as Apple's. The only difference is it won't charge as fast as my 17 Pro with the latest chargers, but we only have 1st gen 15 W MagSafe chargers anyway.

 

[SBlue1]

MagSafe would be more useful.

iPhone 16e owner here. My iPhone cover has the MagSafe magnets and was the same price as the one without.

 

[winxmac]

• There will be no 2nd generation iPhone Air
• There will be no iPhone 17e in 2026 but there will be an iPhone 18e in 2027

iPhone 17e is just a dream that will never happen.

 

[calzon65]

I also wish the e series had MagSafe

 

[yanki01]

I like the DI implementation considering it’s hiding a pill and round cutout. What i don’t like about it is how, what I’ll call “Apple system notifications” only use it but other notifications (text, email, third party calendars, etc) don’t. Such a poorly executed solution.

I think it was fine to implement the pill for the iPhone 14 and 15. they should have started to go full screen by the 16 or at least try to but they see this as such an awesome feature to use with their hardware limitation but it's now a gimmick to put it on the 16 and 17. I don't use any activities to where the island "feature" would be useful to me. it's a mask and they'll keep running with it which is why I'm still on my iPhone 12 Pro.

 

[Tripps9000]

Same, and the main reason I went with the 16e after the 14 I had previous

Wow I did the same thing you did which is 🆒 👍🏻😁

 

[Astuces iOS]

All we want :

- Magsafe

-256gb base storage

-A19 chip

- The U1 thing chip to find AirTags

 

[alexe]

What is it with this weird fixation on the dynamic island?

It's not a feature, it's just an alternative way to hide the front camera and FaceID sensors.

Nothing about it is a reason to buy an iPhone.

I honestly couldn't care less whether a phone comes with a notch or a "dynamic island". It's both just missing screen space to me.

 

[boswald]

Good for the 'e' owners. I really like the Dynamic Island idea.

 

[Hank001]

At some point the only thing the Pro has got going for it is the 3rd lens.

 

[groove-agent]

I almost feel a single, slightly larger bezel at the top of the phone that holds the array of sensors etc would be better than having a Dynamic Island or notch inside the screen. Also they could somehow build it into the top of the chassis. This way the screen is unobstructed at all times. It would make the phone taller by a couple of mm but I'd sacrifice that for a full screen view personally.

 

[Nyx1]

I hope they use name iPhone SE 4 instead iPhone 17e idk what SE meaning for i thought SE mean small expensive

 

[ProbablyDylan]

It would be hilarious if DI was disabled in software just cause.