Apple iPhone 17e vs Apple iPad 12th Gen (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q2, 2026
Officially announced
Mar 02, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $599 8GB/512GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (~9.71 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Soft Pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	10.9-inch
Type
OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
801 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 (3 nm)	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Hexa-core 2X 4.05GHz P-cores 4X 2.42GHz E-cores
GPU
Yes	Apple Bionic GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	iPadOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3624	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
9054	Untested
3D Mark High
4004	Untested
3D Mark Low
2793	Untested

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Battery

Type
4005 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 46min

Browsing

15h 30min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

11h 18min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR, Slow-motion videos, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	18 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

119

Overall

130

Photo

107

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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