The same report that first mentioned the red iPhone 18 Pro also said that for the first folding iPhone, Apple will “stay away from fun colors,” it said. Instead, the Fold will be revealed in more traditional colors such as black and silver.

Commentary: I love the idea behind the dedicated Camera Control button on recent iPhones, but it keeps getting in the way.

How much are you saving (and sacrificing) if you pick the newly announced iPhone 17e over the regular version?

The iPhone 17e was announced on Monday through a press release, so there was no real chance to immediately get a hands-on with it. But at Apple’s event in New York today, the phone was on display alongside the new MacBook Neo,

An iPhone user noticed a strange keyboard issue on their phone and when they shared it online, they found that it was a widespread issue. Reddit user crazyserb89 took to the r/iOS forum to complain about the iPhone keyboard after the iOS 26 update.

This difference likely comes down to Apple's durability upgrades for the newer model. The 17E uses Ceramic Shield 2 for the front glass, which offers three times the scratch resistance of the plain old Ceramic Shield on the iPhone 16E. Both phones are also IP68 rated, offering water resistance up to 6 meters for up to 30 minutes.