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KentuckyHouse
macrumors 68030
The black version for the 17 Pro is $30.50 right now. I'm tempted, but like you I'll probably be upgrading to the 18PM in a few months, so not sure I want to buy any more cases.
Ava*
macrumors 65816
Hooterville
macrumors G4
Pug72
macrumors 68040
Zensō
Contributor
What’s different this year is that I unenrolled from the iPhone Upgrade Program, so the incentive to upgrade annually took a big hit. The plan is to ride it out with my silver 17PM (which was only purchased ~2 months ago) until they make some significant changes to the PM.
That was my plan, too. Especially since the display lottery was so bad this time around. But I'm actually going to give the 18 PM a chance after all - I'm just too curious. If it doesn't convince me, I'll just return it.
Hooterville
macrumors G4
Zensō
Contributor
Among the rumored changes from the 17 to the 18, which are motivating you to consider upgrading?
The variable aperture on the camera, the A20 chip, and the battery: I am hoping for an eSIM-only model here in Germany, which isn't available here yet.
(But of course you're right, an upgrade isn't really necessary right now. Maybe at the moment I'm just still too annoyed about that f***** speck on the housing of my 17 PM that I just want to fling the device into a corner. 🤣)
Hooterville
macrumors G4
Let me chime in here - BLACK 😁
JBlass421
macrumors 68040
A tiny speck on the phone that you never see since your phone is covered in cases all the time. Unless you choose to remove your case and stare at the back of your phone at that tiny speck lol. It’s going to be alright don’t make matters worse by flinging it into a corner! 😄
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JBlass421
macrumors 68040
Rumors saying it’s not going to be black black more like a dark gray but close enough especially after being deprived lol
Cobalt Blizzard
macrumors 6502a
JBlass421
macrumors 68040
Also a lot of rumors saying no black option period as well so might not even happen.
Haha, you are so right! 🙈 I know I'm completely overthinking it and you literally have to look for that tiny spot to even notice it. (But my inner monk needs a few days.) Thanks for the reality check, I promise I won't throw it into the corner! 😂
Zensō
Contributor
OK, so I’m not missing anything. The chip and battery will provide no meaningful benefit to me, and IMO the variable aperture camera is mostly hype. With such a tiny sensor, there will be very little noticeable benefit (depth of field effects are close to non-existent on these tiny sensors - this won’t change the basic physics). What we really need are larger sensors, but that means larger phones, more weight, etc. Probably the only benefit is to video shooters who sometimes need to use ND filters in bright conditions—being able to stop down will help with that.
I understand the feeling. The issue, which I’ve only learned through hard experience, is that the replacement may be worse than the one it’s replacing. Good luck either way!
Zensō
Contributor
Nice. That band on the left couldn’t be a better match—looks perfect.
You are absolutely right. The lottery is real. I had to go through multiple exchanges just to get a good display on my 17 PM…
Honestly, I’ll probably end up skipping the 18 PM, or at the very most, I'll give it exactly one chance. I'm definitely not going down that rabbit hole again.
I need to check my emails more often lol. Didnt know Caudabe rewards program is coming to an end and also I had so many points.
Redeemed to gift card 😎.
Redeemed to gift card 😎.
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Hooterville
macrumors G4
Maybe just keeping the good ole orange 😩
macher
macrumors 603
Yup. $15 richer lol.
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