Apple chooses to maintain the price of the iPhone 17e despite improving its features, according to Gurman

Apple will launch the update of its most affordable smartphone in the coming weeks, iPhone 17eand it will do so while maintaining the price, despite offering updated features.

iPhone 17e will hit the market with an A19 processor the same one used by the iPhone 17, and with MagSafe wireless charging technology, which establishes an update compared to the predecessor model, launched last year with an A18 chip and the C1 modem, the first designed by Apple.

The new affordable model will also incorporate Apple’s latest mobile and wireless connectivity and connectivity chips, as Bloomberg journalist specializing in Apple Mark Gurman has shared in his ‘Power On’ newsletter.

This feature update will not mean an increase in price as the sources consulted have assured Gurman. This means that iPhone 17e will hit the market for $599, the same price as iPhone 16e.

iPhone 17e is just one of the devices that Apple will launch in the coming weeks. The technology company also prepares the arrival of new iPads tablets which, according to the analyst, the main novelty it will have will be the processor: iPad will use A18 and iPad Air M4.

Yes it will have a more notable update iPad Minisince the screen technology will change for an OLED panel. In addition, according to Gurman, with the integration of the A18 chip in the iPad, users of this entry model will have access to Apple Intelligence.

Computers will also receive news. The arrival of the new ones is expected soon. 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro and of a MacBook Air with the M5 processoras well as the most economical MacBook computer with a screen less than 13 inches. On desktop computers, the update is expected Mac Studio and the monitor Studio Display.

Apple will accompany the arrival of new hardware with the iOS 26.4 releasethe update of the mobile operating system that will bring the first functions of the new Siri, whose developer beta is expected on February 23. However, it will be in June, the annual developer event (World Wide Developers Conference), when the leap that the assistant will take will be seen in more detail.