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Apple Announces iPhone 17 Featuring Larger 6.3-Inch Display With ProMotion Support
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base model looks like the best improvement of all 3
best update, all others are negligible almost
Best phone for 90% of people. Air is just a design exercise. Pro features are too small.
If i was buying I would get this model. Don't see the value in the pro now promotion is on the standard phone.
Frankly I feel like the iPhone 17 is the most interesting and balanced model they announced today.
Looks like it might be a good upgrade from my Xs Max.
Aw man what a shame, I got really excited when they announced the ProMotion screen and then I found out there's no Plus variant this time around 
I was really looking forward to not having to buy the Pro Max to get a bigger screen
I was really looking forward to not having to buy the Pro Max to get a bigger screen
Contrary to some reports, the iPhone 17 actually is a much better phone than I anticipated. It has REAL ProMotion with variable refresh rate from 120 to 10 Hz and the A19 SoC, both of which kind of surprised me.
The iPhone 16 Plus variant was replaced by the iPhone Air.Aw man what a shame, I got really excited when they announced the ProMotion screen and then I found out there's no Plus variant this time around
I was really looking forward to not having to buy the Pro Max to get a bigger screen
Posted this in the "live" thread, but it's better here now that we have threads for each phone.
Base iPhone 17 in countries I'm interested in for price comparisons:
UK £799
Switzerland £740
Taiwan £730
Germany £822
US £590 without tax
Base iPhone 17 in countries I'm interested in for price comparisons:
UK £799
Switzerland £740
Taiwan £730
Germany £822
US £590 without tax
I find it really hard to even see notable differences between the 17 and 16 Pro, if you disregard the additional telephoto lens of the 16 Pro. At a glance it is going to be a though decision to decide between 17 (launch price) and 16 Pro (at a discounted price), especially considering the 17 has double the base storage, a newer chip and overall newer camera technology too. Giving the 17 the ProMotion display has really narrowed the gap!
Can't remember the last time I was excited for a base model iPhone. Making the switch from Android and going to be getting my first iPhone to be fully in the Apple ecosystem!
The colors are not great. Sage is the only one that is slightly bright. Wish Apple gave good and bright color options like the ones for iMac.
I'm impressed. The iPhone 17 really ticks almost all boxes for me:
Hopefully there will be some good deals around Christmas. I'm not going to buy it for full price at Apple, that's for sure. The official EU price of 949 EUR is a borderline rip-off, considering the weak Dollar.
- 6.3 inch display ✓
- Pro Motion / always on / brighter ✓
- 256 GB base ✓
- Higher precision GPS ✓
- Nano SIM slot ✓
Nocamera button ✓ 😅- Satellite connectivity ✓
- Black color ✓
Hopefully there will be some good deals around Christmas. I'm not going to buy it for full price at Apple, that's for sure. The official EU price of 949 EUR is a borderline rip-off, considering the weak Dollar.
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I still prefer the iPhone 17 because 1) it's quite a bit faster, 2) uses the more efficient A19 SoC and 3) has real LTPO ProMotion display with 120 to 10 Hz variable refresh rate.
