Apple’s e-series iPhones exist to offer an affordable alternative to the mainline phones, but the iPhone 17e might be reusing hardware that is a bit too dated.
In a recent report, Korean publication The Elec revealed that the iPhone 17e could use the same OLED display seen in the iPhone 16e. This display in question will primarily be supplied by BOE, which was the primary vendor for the prior model, while the remaining volume will come from Samsung and LG.
Apple's iPhone 16e was an impressive device for the price, especially the move from the LCD screen seen in the iPhone SE 2022 to the new OLED. However, while this was a new move for the e-series, the OLED display in question was the same one used in the iPhone 14. That's quite old for a piece of hardware for a new phone, but the report

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