Apple iPhone 17e with A19 chip launched in India for Rs 64,999: All you need to know

Apple has officially launched the iPhone 17e—the astir affordable subordinate of its iPhone 17 family. Priced astatine Rs 64,900 successful India, the telephone brings MagSafe wireless charging, the A19 chip, and treble the basal retention compared to its predecessor, making it a meaningful measurement up from past year's iPhone 16e.

The iPhone 17e comes successful black, white, and a caller brushed pinkish colour, and is offered successful 256GB and 512GB retention options.

iPhone 17e specifications: What's caller and what stays the same

The A19 spot built connected 3nm exertion powers the device—the aforesaid procreation recovered successful the modular iPhone 17, though with 1 less GPU core. Apple's caller C1X modem is claimed to beryllium doubly arsenic accelerated arsenic the C1 and 30 percent much vigor businesslike than the modem successful the iPhone 16 Pro. Together, they assistance present a rated artillery beingness of up to 26 hours of video playback.

Wired charging via USB-C tin deed 50 percent successful astir 30 minutes with a 20W adapter.The 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED show carries implicit from past year, inactive locked astatine 60Hz—no ProMotion, Dynamic Island, oregon always-on show here. However, the beforehand solid gets an upgrade to Ceramic Shield 2, which Apple says offers 3 times amended scratch resistance. The plan is mostly unchanged—aluminium frame, Face ID via the notch, Action button, and IP68 h2o resistance.

The telephone weighs 169 grams, conscionable 2 grams much than the 16e.On the camera front, the 48MP Fusion strategy remains, offering an optical-quality 2x telephoto harvest alongside improved Portrait mode with automatic extent capture. Video signaling supports 4K Dolby Vision astatine up to 60fps. The selfie camera stays astatine 12MP—no upgrade to the 18MP sensor connected the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.The biggest summation is MagSafe with Qi2 support, enabling 15W wireless charging—double the 7.5W connected the iPhone 16e.

This besides opens the doorway to Apple's afloat magnetic accessory ecosystem including chargers, wallets, and cases.The iPhone 17e runs iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence features specified arsenic Live Translation, Call Screening, Visual Intelligence, and Clean Up. Satellite connectivity for Emergency SOS and Messages via outer is besides portion of the package. There's nary Camera Control fastener though—Visual Intelligence is accessed via the Control Panel instead.

iPhone 17e terms and availability successful India

The iPhone 17e starts astatine Rs 64,900 successful India—Rs 5,000 much than the iPhone 16e's motorboat price—with EMI options disposable astatine Rs 11,327 per period for six months. Pre-orders unfastened connected March 4 astatine 7:45 PM IST, and the telephone goes connected merchantability from March 11 crossed Apple Store online and retail partners.