Not all iPhones are launched within the fall. Apple is rumored to be launching an iPhone 17E quickly. It could be an replace to what some name the “budget-friendly” mannequin, but it surely will not really feel too budgety, with an anticipated $600 price ticket.
Final 12 months’s iPhone 16E dropped in mid-February with a easy press launch. But it surely doesn’t suggest Apple will take the identical path this 12 months.
Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 17E Is Close to: Here is What We Anticipate
Studies trace that Apple may be prepared to indicate off updates to its Siri assistant later this month. Might a brand new Siri and a brand new iPhone be introduced collectively to stir extra buzz?
On this episode of One Extra Factor, which you’ll watch embedded above, I am going over the newest rumors and leaks of what we’re anticipating to see within the iPhone 17E.
The iPhone 16E mannequin was priced fairly excessive, contemplating it was lacking some fan-favorite primary iPhone options, together with MagSafe charging. But it surely seems we will count on that to be rectified within the 17E.
Leaks additionally level to this being the dying of the “notch” if the iPhone 17E gets the Dynamic Island pill-shaped animated digital camera cutout on the entrance show.
If the price does not go down — which does not appear possible — then I hope Apple can nonetheless push for including extra worth to this mannequin. (Extra storage, please?)
So whereas we wait, I am taking one other have a look at the Apple Invitations app this week. There is a new invite background artwork in mild of Apple Music sponsoring the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The invitation app has been round for a 12 months, and in that point has had some updates. However sadly, I’ve but to be invited to a celebration by somebody utilizing this service.
Perhaps Apple might use the app to ship me an invitation to any fiftieth anniversary events this 12 months, for the reason that firm hits the half-century mark on April 1. In response to a report from Bloomberg, CEO Tim Cook dinner advised workers, “I promise some celebration.“
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