TECH NEWS – It seems that the iPhone 16e will not be a one-off event, because now we hear that it could also become a stable part of the product line.

The production of the iPhone SE 3 has been stopped and its place has been taken by the iPhone 16e. With it, the company has outlined a different approach to budget devices. The starting price of $600 is a significant jump from $430 (the price of the iPhone SE 3), but it’s questionable what the Cupertino company has put into the device and what it has saved. The next device may not even arrive for two years, and a research firm has spoken about it.

According to CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners), the iPhone 17e could be released as early as 2026, meaning that low-cost smartphones will be released every year. The example of mid-range Google devices could be followed by Apple (only they have the letter A in the name of these models), and the point would be to give users high-end (or close to it) hardware without having to spend a lot of money.

“It appears that “e” phones may be part of the program going forward. After the core iPhone 17 model launches in September, we expect Apple to announce an iPhone 17e around this time next year. This would mimic Google’s introduction of “a” models in its Pixel line months after the annual spring launch of its flagship and Pro models in recent years,” Apple wrote.

Apple expects to ship 22 million iPhone 16e units by 2025, which could generate at least $13 billion for Apple, while the device is assembled from parts previously used in other smartphones. This will allow Apple to make more profit and reduce manufacturing costs. Even if the iPhone 17e is released, Apple is unlikely to move away from the $600 price range. By then, the C2 5G modem could be in the device (perhaps with mmWave support), and the company is already testing it.

But none of this is official!

Source: WCCFTech