The next iPhone could be announced any day now | Tech News

Apple could be making ready to announce a model new iPhone within the coming weeks, and it’s one whose price tag may be more interesting to you than the iPhone 17 Pro or slim however costly iPhone Air.

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone 17e “is due imminently”, although the Apple reporter doesn’t point out an precise release date. This iPhone would substitute the iPhone 16e, which was announced in February 2025, so Apple lining up a February 2026 announcement does make sense.

Meanwhile, Macworld has reported that Apple will launch the iPhone 17e on February 19, the very same day Apple announced the iPhone 16e final 12 months. This would land on a Thursday, which isn’t a common day for Apple to unveil merchandise historically

The iPhone 16e itself changed the long-running iPhone SE vary. The 16e took on the screen of an iPhone 14 with the A18 processor from the iPhone 16, however solely had one rear digicam and lacked MagSafe, the magnetic charging and accent characteristic constructed into most iPhones since 2020.

It retails for £599, which is at the moment £200 much less than the next-cheaper iPhone, the iPhone 17.

Gurman mentioned the iPhone 17e will get the A19 chipset, which is from the iPhone 17, in addition to add MagSafe charging. Macworld mentioned the addition of MadSafe would improve wi-fi charging speeds to 25W, besting the 16e’s gradual 7.5W speeds.

Gurman additionally mentioned the telephone will get Apple’s “newest in-house cellular and wireless chips”. These received’t be consumer-facing marketed new upgrades, but it surely follows that Apple would put its own parts inside its new iPhone, because the company strikes away from utilizing Qualcomm modems.

This is according to Apple’s introduction of its own M-series chips in its iPads and Macs, shifting away from shopping for processors and modems from different corporations.

Gurman additionally reported the price of the iPhone 17e is set to remain on the similar $599 because the iPhone 16e within the US, however with no phrase on UK pricing.

While this appears to be like good 12 months to 12 months, Apple elevated the price of its least expensive present iPhone when it priced the iPhone 16e at £599. Previously, the 2022 iPhone SE was out there from £429.

“Apple will market the 17e heavily to users in emerging economies and enterprises — two areas the company plans to target aggressively this year with both devices and software,” Gurmam mentioned.

“Apple also could benefit from weaker competition. Though Alphabet Inc.’s Google is set to release a new version of its low-end model, the Pixel 10a, that upgrade isn’t expected to add much. And Samsung Electronics Co. is focusing more on the high end.”