iPhone 17E Starts at $599 as Trade-Ins and Carrier Deals Cut Price Further

3 articles · Updated · CNET · Aug 18

$599 is Apple’s starting price for the new iPhone 17E, with Apple offering up to $720 in trade-in credit to lower the cost further.
Carriers are pushing steeper promotions: AT&T advertises 43 cents a month over 36 months, T-Mobile offers the phone free with a qualifying new line and trade-in, and Verizon gives up to $600 off.
Boost Mobile lists the iPhone 17E at $250 on its $60 Unlimited Premium plan, while Best Buy routes purchases through AT&T or Verizon and adds its own trade-in program plus Apple service trials.
Apple is positioning the 17E as a lower-cost flagship alternative, adding MagSafe, a 48-megapixel camera, 256GB base storage and improved battery life while staying well below the $1,000-plus prices of other iPhone 17 models.