Should You Buy the iPhone 17E or Wait for the iPhone 18? Here's Our Answer

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Apple's iPhone 17E is here. 

Apple's budget-friendly iPhone 17 model is $599, comes in three colors and supports MagSafe so you can charge your phone wirelessly faster. And it's powered by Apple's A19 chip. The preorders for Apple's newest iPhone 17 model begin on Wednesday, but rumors suggest that the iPhone 18 is coming this year, too. We could hear about ...