iPhone 17e Looking Less Likely — Here's Why

[WarmWinterHat]

16e was a flop. Spent 4 years getting everyone to buy magsafe accessories then why this?

Just put a MagSafe case on it, like 90% of iPhone owners already do with every other model.

Mountain out of a molehill.

 

[I7guy]

16e was a flop. Spent 4 years getting everyone to buy magsafe accessories then why this?

How was it a flop if it was a best seller?

 

[tyr2]

I expect it’ll get a price cut next year, when the 17’s release, and again the year after. At that point it fits better into the ‘budget’ category the SE was in. Then it might receive small incremental updates and hold the cheaper price for a few years. Until the whole cycle repeats again.

 

[subjonas]

It was the worst selling model in the iPhone 16 range out of five models.
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If the definition of “flop” is “worst-selling model”, then there will always be one flop in the lineup no matter how well they all sell.

 

[19callum93]

So the standard 18 model won’t release until spring also? Or am I reading this wrong.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Unfortunately from what I heard from industrial chatter is that Apple may not go forward with iPhone 17e due to increase in costs. It might be revisited in summer but at this point, likely that 17e is cancelled next year.

Apple had plans to release the “essentials” (e stands for essential) annually but that is now unlikely due to costs.

What you "heard from industrial chatter" makes no sense. The "e" series of iPhones does not in any way fit an annual upgrade cyclic product. Discussion "that Apple may not go forward with iPhone 17e due to increase in costs" does not make sense.

 

[JSRinUK]

a more affordable iPhone

“affordable” was the SE. Had they released an “affordable” iPhone, I’d have replaced my 12 mini refurb in a heartbeat. They didn’t, so I didn’t.

I wonder how many others put their next iPhone purchase “on hold” due to the lack of an affordable iPhone anymore.

 

[klasma]

Also unlikely because Apple. But still, should be done IMO.

They reduced the price of the iPad 10 by 22% last year, so there’s that.

 

[klasma]

Just put a MagSafe case on it, like 90% of iPhone owners already do with every other model.

Mountain out of a molehill.

The remaining 10% of potential users are losing out, though. With MagSafe I would be likely to buy it, without it not so much, at the price.

 

[Fuzzball84]

The lineup is becoming a mess again. Products with names that make no sense.

16e, essential, economy, edition??

Pro, Pro what?

Pro Max, Max what?

The iPhones themselves are fantastic products but the product marketing and branding is shambles for a trillion dollar company. It’s insulting (I mean look at their latest AI focused adds promoting a range of weird/stupid behaviors)

Names that mean something are fine like iPhone, iPhone Air and iPhone Plus. They make sense.

 

[ttyRazor]

16e was a flop. Spent 4 years getting everyone to buy magsafe accessories then why this?

I’m convinced that the 16e lacking MagSafe was their way of signaling to anyone who usually went with higher end phones but was tempted to get by with just one camera for less money that this phone wasn’t for them.

 

[BBCWatcher]

The “e” means “even”: iPhone 16e, 18e, 20e….

 

[JosephAW]

The 17air will be the “e” model. Less features, weaker battery, less performance CPU/ gpu thermal throttling, one camera, poor audio speaker and no MagSafe.

 

[wbeasley]

tariffs will determine if this product goes ahead.
if Apple have enough stock of the 16e on hand they can maybe ride through a bit longer on the cheapest model.

 

[daabido]

16e was a flop. Spent 4 years getting everyone to buy magsafe accessories then why this?

I never bought a Magsafe accessory. That's on you if you did with the anticipation of buying their SE replacement.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

The 17air will be the “e” model. Less features, weaker battery, less performance CPU/ gpu thermal throttling, one camera, poor audio speaker and no MagSafe.

The Air is a mid-premium phone, placed between the standard and the Pro. It's not the e.

 

[Atomic1977]

Hey guys and gals don’t diss on the 16e just bought one recently and I think it’s the perfect phone. Who needs all that extra stuff anyway.

 

[robfoll]

Remember Drumpf voters "Tarriffs = Tax" The US government gets the money and you pay

 

[Virinprew]

Hey guys and gals don’t diss on the 16e just bought one recently and I think it’s the perfect phone. Who needs all that extra stuff anyway.

Good for you. But I would like to have the MagSafe to work with my existing accessories. It’s too bad because the rest is fine by me as well.

 

[mjs916]

16e was a flop. Spent 4 years getting everyone to buy magsafe accessories then why this?

It’s likely that the people that were waiting for the 16e to upgrade weren’t using MagSafe accessories because the devices they had didn’t support it.

iPhone 7, 8, XR, 11 and SE users are likely the intended audience for the 16e.

 

[Fancler]

Honestly they should have just called it an SE (everyone knows what that means) given the 16E is going to be the current 'budget' phone in the lineup when 17 and 18 etc are released.

 

[whateverest]

I don't like the notch. On my MBP, I can easily hide with Top Notch. On iPhone 16e, I cannot hide it using a wallpaper while using apps fullscreen (?). So I'll wait for a different design, preferably without notch or island just like the former SE range.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

I'm still on the 12 Pro and have ZERO incentive to upgrade.

At this rate, I'll upgrade when the phone literally dies or is accidentally destroyed.

 

[deevey]

The Air should replace it. Would make a lot more sense. Nobody will remember the "E".

I'd guess the air is more likely to be priced between the iPhone and Pro.

 

[bLackjackj]

he iPhone Air is going to be a totally different product. The 16e is a budget phone meant for customers that want an iPhone

So is the Air! It's been gimped of every useful feature by the looks of things,..so essentually should be cheaper.