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iPhone 17 Pro Launching Later This Year With These 10 New Features
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This year was the first since the original iPhone that I didn’t upgrade. Looks like I’ll be starting a new streak…how many years in a row without upgrading.
I have a Pixel 9 Pro Fold as a second device for a 2nd line and love the hardware form factor. I prefer iOS though so I’ll likely be waiting a couple more years for the first foldable iPhone (fold, not flip) for my next upgrade.
I have a Pixel 9 Pro Fold as a second device for a 2nd line and love the hardware form factor. I prefer iOS though so I’ll likely be waiting a couple more years for the first foldable iPhone (fold, not flip) for my next upgrade.
The new 48MP telephoto could be a big deal. The current 5x telephoto is noticeably less sharp compared to the wide angle.
Just stop with this nonsense. Every non-Pro phone has been made with aluminum and the internal structural frame of the 16 Pro is aluminum, all without ‘bending’ issue since the iPhone 6 models.
Huh? This was the most baffling comment from a list of baffling comments.
I can see not upgrading every year (or even every two or three) but I don't get why it's only now that you finally stopped yearly upgrades. I upgraded every year up to iPhone 4. Not so much because the later phones were so awesome as much as the first ones sucked (mostly slow data but also things like screens that were useless in sun). But after the 4 which was good enough they've all been incremental improvements. Now incremental isn't bad. It's good to not feel a need to upgrade yearly and if you upgrade every few years then the changes feel more significant.
From the 12 or 13 pro onwards, there has been no meaningful change in iPhones.
is it me or the design looks just horrible
I’ve been with Apple from the start, but now I’m leaning more toward the Galaxy G-Fold 7 instead of another bland iPhone. 🤷♂️
It's been incremental from the start. Not calling that bad but I can't think of a single iteration that was revolutionary. I'm fine with that but I sure get confused when others think that incremental changes is a new recent thing.
I’ve got a regular 15 and I scrolled through all the new features to see what looked exciting. I didn’t come across anything. I got the 15 thinking it would be a temporary upgrade, but there’s really no reason to upgrade.
With the aluminium frame I’m also highly curious how this will be marketed and sold to the customers.
We had Stainless Steel (surgical quality) then we went to the Titanium (space travel quality) and now back to Aluminium, which was presented as a more mainstream and less premium material for the regular iPhones.
I’m pretty sure apple will tell any kind of story about a new kind of aluminium which has now become the absolute best… 😆
I will also most likely stay with my 15 Pro. I like the device and there is no need currently to spend the money for a new one.
Would use the money more likely for travelling and/or buying a new tv (sweet LG G5).
iPhone 18 Pro could be an option in 2026.
Would use the money more likely for travelling and/or buying a new tv (sweet LG G5).
iPhone 18 Pro could be an option in 2026.
Supposedly they are going back because production of aluminum has less environmental impact and its worked well when the've used it in the past
Will the main 1x camera sensor be better for once? They have been using the same one since iPhone 14 Pro while superior sensors have existed for years.
I hope it doesn't look like that, that's hideous.
Yes i'm thinking the same, the 17 Air has potential but its the Apple foldables being released next year that I'm waiting for.
Honestly same. I got an iPhone 16 Pro from a Trade in and gave my old iPhone 12 Pro Max to my BF and I honestly can't "feel" a difference when using the software besides the camera obviously being somewhat better.
Not necessarily a bad thing, speaks for the hardware of such an old iPhone but it just means there really isn't a point in upgrading unless you get it for cheap or your battery is dead.
On iPad it's even worse. What chip are we at by now? M3? And it's still just using the same iPadOS and Apps made for the low spec iPad. I would argue not even the M1 is being taken advantage of
Can we just call it a tithe and be free of features?
Best,
-Tim
Best,
-Tim
I usually upgrade every year. But I’m inclined to sit this one out.
WHAT is the point to make this bump even longer? Instead of working on eliminating it entirely, they really just pumped up the bump? WHY?
Don’t know if I would classify as “new features”, perhaps “changes and improvements”. Since Apple is seriously behind in AI capabilities hopefully they’ll allow a deeper integration with a third party AI service such as OpenAI or Gemini.
Can we just ditch the bump already?
The lenses already protrude past the bump, so even with it being wider the phone still won’t lie flat on a table.
I’d be interested to see the results of a survey on how many cx would be happy with an overall thicker iPhone but with a flat back, considering this would make room for an enormous battery too.
The lenses already protrude past the bump, so even with it being wider the phone still won’t lie flat on a table.
I’d be interested to see the results of a survey on how many cx would be happy with an overall thicker iPhone but with a flat back, considering this would make room for an enormous battery too.