All New iPhone Models Now Feature ProMotion Displays

[daneoni]

Great. Likely gonna get 17 in Sage Green then.

Goodbye Pro line.

 

[mikegoldnj]

Well, it’s either wait for another year or find an iPhone Pro 16 Max quickly before they disappear. I’m not buying a phone with an aluminum case. I don’t care how strong the aluminum is, it’s not as strong as titanium.

Do you think they are going to switch back to titanium?

 

[Saturn1217]

iPad Air, I'm looking at you.

Right?!

I was thinking, next up all iPads! (Or at least the Air and the mini).

 

[Reason077]

Long overdue.

Long overdue on the MacBook Air, too.

 

[Reason077]

I’m not buying a phone with an aluminum case. I don’t care how strong the aluminum is, it’s not as strong as titanium.

The difference is somewhat negligible in a phone. Titanium’s real benefit is that it maintains its strength at very high temperatures, which is why it’s desirable in aerospace applications.

A phone doesn’t need to operate at 200C or more, so if you want to match titanium’s strength with aluminium, you just use more aluminium. Which is fine, because it also weighs less, unless you’re going for the absolute thinnest device possible like the iPhone Air.

 

[Reason077]

iPad Air, I'm looking at you.

MacBook Air, I’m looking at you.

 

[Reason077]

The original rumor was that the iPhone 17 was going to be fixed at 120 Hz. Good thing iPhone 17 will get real ProMotion with variable fresh rate display.

It would make no sense to fix it at 120 Hz because you’d just be wasting power.

Saving battery life by avoiding unnecessary refreshes is one of the main benefits of a variable refresh rate display.

 

[Reason077]

Now make a mini.

At this point, Apple should just make a variant of the Watch Ultra without a strap. And call it the iPhone nano!

 

[zkap]

Do you think they are going to switch back to titanium?

They will inevitably switch back to stainless steel and titanium at some point. A few years of this and we're going back to the other materials. Changing things just to change them so they can market it as something different than the previous iteration.

I'm waiting for the 20th anniversary iPhone to upgrade my 15 Pro and I hope by that time they return to a stainless steel frame.

 

[SactoGuy18]

It would make no sense to fix it at 120 Hz because you’d just be wasting power.

Saving battery life by avoiding unnecessary refreshes is one of the main benefits of a variable refresh rate display.

That's why a lot of people were highly skeptical of that rumor of a fixed 120 Hz display.

 

[kcwookie]

The Air is still an option for you

Yes, I saw that. To be honest, I was not even considering the air, but after seeing the specifications, it might be a good enough fit that I might consider replacing my iPhone 15 Pro Max.

 

[subjonas]

honestly probably the biggest announcement. 90% of iphone users should just get this phone.

It'll be interesting to see the sales numbers for each 17 model.

 

[baconcat_8964]

16 fixed the chip and ram gap, 17 fixed the display refresh rate. Non-Pro version is a better choice now.

 

[lanceuppercut47]

Can all the models can drop down to 1hz when the situation calls for it?