According to a leak posted by source yeux1122, escalating costs of NAND flash memory and DRAM are exerting upward pressure on the prices of high-end smartphone models. Nevertheless, the iPhone 17e is anticipated to retain its pricing at the same level as the iPhone 16e (with the Chinese domestic version starting at 4,499 yuan), and there's even a possibility of a price cut. It's reported that the iPhone 17e will make extensive use of the well-established hardware from the iPhone 16e. The pivotal factor here is Apple's in-house developed C1 5G baseband. This proprietary baseband, which made its debut in the iPhone 16e, is projected to result in cost savings of roughly $10 per unit, as opposed to sourcing baseband chips from Qualcomm.
