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iPhone 17e Tipped to Gain Dynamic Island but Miss Out on 120Hz Display

The iPhone 17e will feature a Dynamic Island and an A19 chip, but keep a 60Hz 6.1-inch OLED display to reduce costs, according to Chinese leaks.

  • Digital Chat Station claimed the iPhone 17e will feature a Dynamic Island on a 6.1-inch OLED with a 60Hz refresh rate, and could launch in the first quarter.
  • To cut costs, leakers say the iPhone 17e will skip ProMotion’s 120Hz upgrade, which Apple introduced with the iPhone 17 last year.
  • Leakers say the iPhone 17e will use an A19 chip based on TSMC N3P, possibly downclocked, and retain a 12-megapixel front camera, Face ID, and a 48-megapixel rear camera.
  • As an affordable model, the iPhone 17e retains the $599 starting price and reportedly adopts iPhone 15 design cues, continuing the 'e' line's budget positioning after the iPhone 16e based on iPhone 14.
  • Leakers also predicted the iPhone 18 series will keep screen sizes 6.27, 6.55, 6.27, and 6.86 inches, with Dynamic Island on iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2 but under-display cameras on iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
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In the first half of next year, Apple plans to introduce the iPhone 17e, the most affordable model in the 17-series lineup. The smartphone is expected to be a significant upgrade over its predecessor, with the most significant change being the introduction of a 6.1-inch OLED display. The device's screen will be based on LTPS OLED technology with a 60Hz refresh rate. Despite the lack of... The post "iPhone 17e will be the most affordable Apple sm…

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MacRumors broke the news in United States on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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