Mr_Ed
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On the contrary. We are fully aware. Just not particularly excited about the rampant narcissism it (combined with social media) represents.
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Apple Shows Off a Key Reason to Upgrade to the iPhone 17
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Mr_Ed
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Can’t say I’ve never taken a selfie, but I’ve taken very few selfies in all these years. No selfies I’ve taken of myself with my wife and/or child, or some other relative have ever made it to social media. Those pictures are for us.
switz
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The two major reasons I acquired my iPhone 17 Pro Max are the 2TB storage and the three cameras have the same image size. I also have Leica Camera's software and LUX grip which takes iPhone photos to a new level.
The square front camera makes orientation a non-issue for selfies which I seldom use.
The square front camera makes orientation a non-issue for selfies which I seldom use.
worse, no choice to run iOS 18 so you also have to brave iOS 26
Dog Bone Malone
macrumors 6502a
Ummmmmmmmmm, I'm seriously leaning towards the next Pixel 11 Pro XL.
jdawgnoonan
macrumors 65816
There is no feature on my phone that I personally care less about than the selfie cam. In fact, if there is anything that makes me dislike the smartphone era it is the selfie cam.
lepetitnicolas
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adrianlondon
macrumors 604
I've always held my phone out horizontally when taking a selfie.
Now I have the iPhone 17 with its new (to me) camera button ... I still hold it horizontally otherwise I find it very hard to press that button.
Now I have the iPhone 17 with its new (to me) camera button ... I still hold it horizontally otherwise I find it very hard to press that button.
The reason is not key enough. Rather than having to swipe liquid glass and let AI dress up the photo, I take a few steps backwards to fit everybody into the selfie, on my older iPhone. We’ll remember to take a second look if we are at the edge of the Canyon.
Mr_Ed
macrumors 65816
The act of taking a selfie isn’t. It’s the motivation. Too many are getting some kind of validation from social media and get inflated sense of self as a reusult. If you’ve ever had your child physically pushed aside by some idiot who thought she was obviously more important in order to take a selfie, you understand.
Genelec8341
macrumors regular
This is all fine and dandy, but will the 17 take better pictures of my plated food? 🤔
macfacts
macrumors 603
what sensor? I'm assuming it is detecting faces in the camera picture and then rotating the camera picture or zooming out
The front facing sensor is now a square, instead of a 16 x 9 rectangle.
This seems like a critical feature. I must immediately upgrade to an iPhone 17 Pro.
would have loved to stick with my 12 mini. But it went for a swim in a lake overnight.
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I thought it was the new front camera sensor, has nothing to do with CPU.
