Overview
- Apple’s iPhone 17e is now on sale for $599, adding the A19 chip, MagSafe support and 256GB of base storage.
- Early hands-on coverage from 9to5Mac and MacRumors praises its value while noting tradeoffs such as a single rear camera, a 60Hz display and a notch.
- Apple quietly removed older hardware from its store, including the iPhone 16e, several iPad Air and MacBook Air models, multiple MacBook Pro configurations, and the Studio Display and Pro Display XDR, which were replaced by new displays.
- Apple’s 512GB M5 MacBook Pro base configuration was discontinued and replaced with a 1TB starting model at a higher entry price, according to reporting.
- India’s Vijay Sales is offering notable cuts: iPhone 17 to an effective roughly Rs 75,990 with bank offers, iPhone 16 to Rs 64,900 plus card discounts, iPhone 16 Plus to about Rs 68,000, and iPhone 17 Pro down by over Rs 8,000 via price and HSBC EMI offer, with trade-ins available.