The iPhone 17e is as repairable as the very similarly-constructed iPhone 16e, to the point where you could transfer the MagSafe-equipped rear glass into its non-MagSafe predecessor.
A torn-down iPhone 17e – Image Credit: iFixit
A torn-down iPhone 17e – Image Credit: iFixit
The traditional third-party teardowns following Apple’s hardware releases usually show where the company has made big changes to its product designs. In the case of the iPhone 17e, the latest by the repair mavens at iFixit also shows just how similar it is to the previous model.
When Apple introduced the iPhone 17e, the overall design was close to a carbon copy of the iPhone 16e, with some component changes and the inclusion of MagSafe support. The iFixit teardown proved that to be just the case.