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iPhone 17e iPhone 17e

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Just got 17e yesterday. All good fast and responsive but noticed the screen freezes a few times after I had completed restore from backup of 17 Pro just now and again as if it’s trying to wait for something
Any ideas as the 17 Pro worked faultlessly
 
There’s a lot of indexing going on in the background after you’ve setup a new iPhone, give it a couple of days to settle and it’ll run as well as your 17 Pro.
 
As above - give it a few days to settle down while completing the setup and background stuff.

Interested… is the 17e a second iPhone to use alongside the 17 Pro, or have you swapped from the 17 Pro to the 17e as your primary device?
 
James6s said:
As above - give it a few days to settle down while completing the setup and background stuff.

Interested… is the 17e a second iPhone to use alongside the 17 Pro, or have you swapped from the 17 Pro to the 17e as your primary device?
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Was thinking of changing over as I like the form of the 17e but camera consideration is main concern as I do like photography and then17 Pro is good for that - in all other aspects speakers, screen, speed of use (apart from the couple of screen freezes which have not happened since) I am very I am very impressed with it - will know about battery in a few days very impressive and lovely aesthetic compared to the Pro - if the single camera does my needs I may do so
 
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Zapdoc said:
Was thinking of changing over as I like the form of the 17e but camera consideration is main concern as I do like photography and then17 Pro is good for that - in all other aspects speakers, screen, speed of use (apart from the couple of screen freezes which have not happened since) I am very I am very impressed with it - will know about battery in a few days very impressive and lovely aesthetic compared to the Pro - if the single camera does my needs I may do so
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Every time I see a 17e I just think how nice and clean it looks, great simple aesthetic 🔥

Battery life should be good as it has a bigger capacity than the 17 & 17 Pro. Keep us updated and how you’re getting on with it and what you decide to do 👍🏻
 
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Zapdoc said:
Was thinking of changing over as I like the form of the 17e but camera consideration is main concern as I do like photography and then17 Pro is good for that - in all other aspects speakers, screen, speed of use (apart from the couple of screen freezes which have not happened since) I am very I am very impressed with it - will know about battery in a few days very impressive and lovely aesthetic compared to the Pro - if the single camera does my needs I may do so
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The 17e single-camera lens simply shifts the onus back onto the photographer to creatively capture the desired image, rather than have the device do some of the work via software. For me, that added challenge is part of the enjoyment of photography, and gives me back a lot more sense of achievement in getting the shot I want.

Plus, the 17e does seem to take remarkably good photos. I'm sure just about all modern smartphones do, of course, but some of the great photographs in history were taken with much less capable cameras than this.

Apropos of nothing, I recently saw a chap lamenting that his phone (I couldn't see what make/model) didn't have better zoom capabilities, when taking 30 paces down the road would have given him pretty much the perfect composition.
 
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As expected the 17e’s battery life is great, lasted the longest is this battery test.

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joshwithachance said:
Surprised it outlasted the regular 17, being rated 4 hours less in endurance on Apple's website.

But logistically, this result DOES make sense; as the 17e uses the same processor with one less GPU core while having a smaller display and a larger battery.
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Yes - I can’t understand why Apple have rated the battery life less than the regular iPhone 17 on their website.

iPhone 17e has about 300+ mAh larger capacity than the 17 & smaller less bright display without 120hz promotion, whilst using the same A19 chip minus one GPU core.

It only makes sense that the 17e has better battery endurance.
 
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Great phone! Addition of MagSafe and Ceramic Shield 2 make it perfect for using case-less as my daily driver
 
Also agreeing it's a great phone. Same camera and lens as the more expensive 17. Charging 17e on a non MagSafe charger in a non MagSafe case, and no problem at all. A little slower at 7.5w, but not really noticeable.
 
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Yes - I can’t understand why Apple have rated the battery life less than the regular iPhone 17 on their website.

iPhone 17e has about 300+ mAh larger capacity than the 17 & smaller less bright display without 120hz promotion, whilst using the same A19 chip minus one GPU core.

It only makes sense that the 17e has better battery endurance.
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I think ProMotion may be why the iPhone 17 gets a higher battery rating.

Apple's battery life rating is only for offline video playback. ProMotion dynamically adjusts the display frequency depending on the content (films are usually 24 fps).

When you've got the iPhone 17 display running at 24 Hz while the 17e runs at 60 Hz, then it makes sense that the 17 uses less power and gets longer battery life in this specific scenario.
 
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It’s interesting that when the 16e came out there was a lot of people who bought them who fed back on this forum (including me).

But I’m not seeing that happen with the 17e as much.

With a refurb 16 - or simply a discounted 16e from third party vendors - people would be better served by those.

Or if you want to spend $600, the regular 17 isn’t much more.

The 17e feels like the ultimate corporate purchasing current iPhone model, with a great RoI.
 
bluecoast said:
It’s interesting that when the 16e came out there was a lot of people who bought them who fed back on this forum (including me).

But I’m not seeing that happen with the 17e as much.

With a refurb 16 - or simply a discounted 16e from third party vendors - people would be better served by those.

Or if you want to spend $600, the regular 17 isn’t much more.

The 17e feels like the ultimate corporate purchasing current iPhone model, with a great RoI.
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There's not much to say about the 17e, it's a great phone with a few updates and bigger storage compared to the 16e at a great price, for people who don't care about gimmicks.
 
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bluecoast said:
It’s interesting that when the 16e came out there was a lot of people who bought them who fed back on this forum (including me).

But I’m not seeing that happen with the 17e as much.

With a refurb 16 - or simply a discounted 16e from third party vendors - people would be better served by those.

Or if you want to spend $600, the regular 17 isn’t much more.

The 17e feels like the ultimate corporate purchasing current iPhone model, with a great RoI.
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The naysayers came out BIG time against the 16e - YouTube reviewers fueled a lot of that as well. So the defenders came out en masse as well, creating a lot of forum noise around the 16e.

The 17e is a slightly improved 16e at the same price point, so the naysayers aren't as mad and the defenders are happy to see the improvements... = less noise. 🙂
 
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The misunderstanding is that 16e and 17e doubters think everyone needs dual cameras, promotion, and Dynamic Island. Despite the fact that the e models have the exact same processor and almost the same camera/lens as the regular versions. Not everyone needs or wants unnecessary extra "features'.
 
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The naysayers came out BIG time against the 16e - YouTube reviewers fueled a lot of that as well. So the defenders came out en masse as well, creating a lot of forum noise around the 16e.

The 17e is a slightly improved 16e at the same price point, so the naysayers aren't as mad and the defenders are happy to see the improvements... = less noise. 🙂
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One of the complaints was the increase of the entry level pricing from ~$400 iPhone SE 2022 to ~$600 iPhone 16e.

Carrier deals (both prepaid and postpaid) brought down the pricing of the 16e to similar discounted SE pricing though with no trade-ins required which made the 16e a lot more palatable.
 
The iPhone 17e and the iPhone 17 have different camera sensors. The 17e has a smaller sensor (1/2.55) with smaller pixels (0.7µm) and optical stabilization, the sensor of the 17 is bigger (1/1.56) with bigger pixels (1.0µm) and sensor-shift stabilization.
 
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caligulaminus said:
The iPhone 17e and the iPhone 17 have different camera sensors. The 17e has a smaller sensor (1/2.55) with smaller pixels (0.7µm) and optical stabilization, the sensor of the 17 is bigger (1/1.56) with bigger pixels (1.0µm) and sensor-shift stabilization.
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Good point. For some, that may be a bit more detail. But not for 33% more cost.
 
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James6s said:
Every time I see a 17e I just think how nice and clean it looks, great simple aesthetic 🔥

Battery life should be good as it has a bigger capacity than the 17 & 17 Pro. Keep us updated and how you’re getting on with it and what you decide to do 👍🏻
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The 17e battery size is about equal to the Physical SIM 17 Pro (4000 Mh), but smaller than the E SIM 17 Pro at 4,250 Mh, just wanted to point this out. Very impressive though, having a large battery like this in a 6.1" sized iPhone, and it probably will have better overall battery life I reckon.
 
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bluecoast said:
It’s interesting that when the 16e came out there was a lot of people who bought them who fed back on this forum (including me).

But I’m not seeing that happen with the 17e as much.

With a refurb 16 - or simply a discounted 16e from third party vendors - people would be better served by those.

Or if you want to spend $600, the regular 17 isn’t much more.

The 17e feels like the ultimate corporate purchasing current iPhone model, with a great RoI.
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17e is $599, 17 is $799. That makes the 17 33% more expensive than the 17e. I don’t see 33% more as “not much more”.
 
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