The iPhone 17e is Apple's 2026 entry phone: A19 chip, 6.1-inch 60 Hz OLED display, a single 48 MP rear camera, the C1X modem and, new this time, 15 W MagSafe charging. Tests show longer battery life than the iPhone 16e; the 60 Hz display, single camera and USB 2 speed are its main limits.
A3634 · Black, 256 GB
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Announcement | March 2, 2026; on sale from March 11, 2026 |
| Model | A3634 |
| Storage | 256 GB (a 512 GB option also exists) |
| Display | 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2532 × 1170, 460 ppi |
| Brightness | 800 nits typical; 1,200 nits peak for HDR content |
| Front glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Body | Aluminium frame, glass back; matte finish |
| Processor | Apple A19; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency) |
| Graphics and AI | 4-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; 16-core Neural Engine; hardware ray tracing |
| Rear camera | 48 MP Fusion main camera, 26 mm, f/1.6, OIS; 12 MP 2x (52 mm) images from the same sensor |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision at 24/25/30/60 fps; 1080p slo-mo at 120/240 fps; Cinematic stabilisation |
| Front camera | 12 MP TrueDepth, f/1.9, autofocus; video up to 4K 60 fps |
| Authentication | Face ID |
| Battery life | Up to 26 hours of video; up to 21 hours streamed |
| Wired charging | Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher adapter |
| Wireless charging | Up to 15 W with MagSafe and Qi2 |
| USB | USB-C at USB 2 speed (up to 480 Mbit/s) |
| Cellular modem | Apple C1X; 5G (sub-6 GHz) and Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax, 2×2 MIMO); Bluetooth 5.3; NFC with reader mode |
| Location | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC |
| SIM | nano-SIM and eSIM; dual eSIM support |
| Dimensions | 146.7 × 71.5 × 7.80 mm |
| Weight | 170 g |
| Durability | IP68 (IEC 60529); up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes |
| Safety | Crash Detection |
| Software | iOS 26 |
| Operating temperature | 0–35 °C |
| Colour options | Black, White, Soft Pink; this entry is Black |
Apple says the iPhone 17e doubles entry storage at the same starting price, adds a C1X modem up to 2x faster than the C1 in the iPhone 16e, and uses Ceramic Shield 2 with 3x better scratch resistance. Apple
GSMArena measured just over 800 nits on a 75% white area in both manual and auto modes, with no change on a small patch. The display is fixed at 60 Hz, which the team considers weak next to higher-end iPhones.
GSMArena: Apple iPhone 17e review, lab testsGSMArena's Active Use battery score is 15 hours 30 minutes, beating the iPhone 16e in most tests. With a 100 W PPS charger it reached 32% in 15 minutes, 59% in 30 minutes and full in 1 hour 34 minutes; power stayed near 25 W for a while before dropping to about 18 W.
GSMArena: Apple iPhone 17e review, lab testsGSMArena rated speaker loudness 'Good' (−26.7 LUFS) and placed the sound among the best in its price range. In the verdict it lists the single rear camera, 60 Hz display, lack of Always On and thick bezels as negatives.
GSMArena: Apple iPhone 17e review, verdictTech Advisor says that using it from about 7 am to 11 pm it ended days with more than 40% battery left. While playing Mini Motorways the phone warmed up at times but did not get very hot. The display is bright enough outdoors but dimmer than the iPhone 17 side by side, with slightly yellowish whites.
Tech Advisor: Apple iPhone 17e reviewAppleVis editor Michael Hansen, who writes for blind users, ended days between March 12 and 29 with 50.2% battery on average; his lowest day was 28% and he never needed a midday charge. He found the speaker louder and fuller at 50% volume than his 17 Pro Max. The phone ran warm at times, especially while charging; it lacks dual-frequency GPS and Ultra Wideband (Precision Finding).
AppleVis: iPhone 17e review (Michael Hansen)On Alza.at an anonymous buyer with a verified-purchase label praises the performance and build for the price, the Action Button and MagSafe, and finds the camera clearly better than their iPhone 12. Negatives are the lack of an ultrawide camera and the 60 Hz display.
Alza.at: iPhone 17e 256GB Black customer reviewsIn the AppleVis comments, Michele Barbi (Barbuz), who is totally blind and says he bought a 256 GB model in Bologna, writes that he moved from an iPhone SE (2020), his first impressions are good and battery life is 'okay'.
AppleVis: iPhone 17e review reader comments