I do a lot of photography and videography, and the Air wouldn’t be as capable as the Pro (or even my mini). I want stereo microphones and the ability to shoot macro. So that narrows my choices. Also the Air is even larger than the Pro, but with less battery life.
Yes this exactly! I wanted a black/space gray and with neither of these available I really thought I'd go with the silver. I just can't look past the white cut out on the back. I usually put a clear case on my iPhone because I love the way they look. This will be the first year since the 3G that I use a full black case to cover the phone. Even with the blue I will be getting.
I think they like many others over-used "literally" incorrectly and meant figuratively. As you are correct that there is a list of actual/literal upgrades and improvements other than the camera upgrades.
I get more mad about people using anything over 100% as it's not possible and over-used.😂
Neither one of those is a 4S. One is a white 3G the other is the gold 5. Both ugly phones and much worse looking than the 17 pro in my opinion. I loved my black 4. That was one of my favorites.
I know, I was just saying that the 4s was the best looking iphone.... because it came in white. And there is my fixation with classic silver/white apple.
I don’t know what you know, but let’s find out what you know. I have the 15 Pro Max too. Next month will be a full two years that I’ve had the phone. Not sure yet which phone in the lineup I’m going for, yet. But if I had a similar concern as you regarding weight, I would opt for the iPhone 17. Because now it has promotion, and if you look at the comparison on Apple‘s website it really is not missing much from all the upgrades from the pros unless you’re a hard-core photographer or videographer or content creator. It comes in at 177 grams. I was actually surprised that the base 17 pretty much has everything the pros have except for a few key things in cameras and video. But you know yourself and your use case. I’ve always purchased a pro max but I find out that I don’t use all the camera stuff or all the video stuff. I just shoot the basic photos and videos. Will you be using Pro Rez log or gen locker or whatever else that’s in there?
Maybe Apple had black fatigue? All is not lost because you still have the base 17 phone that has black and the iPhone air. I would argue for most people the 17 is finally a legitimate iPhone, especially with the promotion and it parallels the pro in almost every single upgrade, except in some camera and video features. But how many photographers videographers and YouTube content creators do we have walking around on Mac rumors?
Oh there’s no question that the 17 Pro would be a dramatic upgrade, but you might want to take this into consideration, if you can:
www.macrumors.com
My guess is the 1mm thick band of titanium bonded around the aluminum frame of the 15 and 16 Pro models imparted a significant amount of strength, and Apple had to compensate for removing that band, so they made the aluminum substantially thicker and/or denser to impart similar strength, and thus the weight of the 17 Pro models is essentially the same as in the 15 and 16 Pros. The thicker battery also probably adds a noticeable amount to the weight.
So THAT'S what the monolith really is. The ape-men are just making a Facetime call.
Not really. It's closer to the iPad Pro. And trust me, it looks fine in person and nowhere near as visible as the 6.
I saw that. It would be yet another incremental upgrade over the current model. But the 17 Pro would probably take care of my needs for quite a while. If not, I could always trade up next year.Oh there’s no question that the 17 Pro would be a dramatic upgrade, but you might want to take this into consideration, if you can:
Skipping the iPhone 17 Pro? Here's What's Rumored for iPhone 18 Pro
While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are still a year away, there are already a few rumors about the devices that offer an early look ahead....
There are absolutely objective ways to measure design. You may still have a feeling one way or another about it but anything that has been designed has been measured. Design and aesthetics have been studied for thousands of years. People are employed, after going to specialized design schools, to apply our collective history to the design of objects. Certainly, when comparing an object to its own relatively short lineage, it’s not unreasonable or difficult to say an object is better or worse looking in an objective manner.
I genuinely want to know, if you do a lot of photography and videography, why are you using a phone and not a camera?
I could not disagree more. There is a very wide divide between the looks of the 17 Pro and every other iPhone before it. Not until you get to the 14 (maybe 13 or even 12) do you get into the ugly category. Everything before was sexy. The aesthetic problems began when Apple turned the phone into a camera. As a camera, you might argue the 17 pro is sexy. As a phone, especially compared to other iPhones, it’s 💩
