iPhone 17 Pro Max iPhone 17 Pro Max is here! First impressions and photos thread

[MareLuce]

It isn’t heavier than my 14 PM that’s for sure. I like the orange.

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perf photo. I had Cosmic Orange schedule to deliver today, but...

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/usa-apple-com-iphone-air-17-17-pro-17-max-pre-release-order-and-delivery-thread.2464940/post-34157323

😢

I had my security camera display constantly on my iPad. I RAN to front door when UPS driver approached with the Watch and AirPods Pro 3 packages. But no Cosmic Orange for me.

 

[greytmom]

All dressed up and ready to rock!

 

[MareLuce]

perfect orange color

 

[zakarhino]

My 17 PM's USB port is kinda loose.

 

[adrianlondon]

My 17 PM's USB port is kinda loose.

USB-2 on the base and Air. USB-free on the Pro 😁

 

[kawa636r]

finally a cool phone, without cpu thermal throttling and good phone coverage together with quick call launches (almost no delay) and faster experience overall.
Also speakers are definitely improved.

 

[jz0309]

Orange in person looks even better than in the photos

 

[H_D]

Got the blue one in the end, in midnight silicone at the moment and waiting for the Nomad leather case. I really like the aesthetics of the camera bar vs the single camera island on the 16 PM. All in all, after a few moments the phone feels quite the same as the old one, not faster (I think we‘re at the point where very few apps make use of more CPU/GPU power, rendering from Lightroom feels a bit faster, but I might be imagining things ;-)), but also the weight/size difference is not something you‘d notice at all. It is, as so often with Apple, an almost invisible upgrade. Blue color is really nice (as is the orange), but a black option would‘ve been really nice for the general work-horse-like look of the PM. The only thing that makes me wonder why the 4x Tele doesn‘t take 48MP pix in the Apple camera app, while it does in Halide. All in all, Apple upgrade have become so incremental – and that is a plus. If you feel like it, you can go for the «bit better» feeling, if not, your old hardware will still feel not that outclassed. It makes Apple a bit more sustainable, I think.

 

[Nievepains]

I think this is a good point, iPhones are so fast that without a major change such as larger camera sensor, or significant re-design (no dynamic island say), there isn't a great reason to upgrade for the cost.

 

[Nievepains]

All in all, Apple upgrade have become so incremental – and that is a plus. If you feel like it, you can go for the «bit better» feeling, if not, your old hardware will still feel not that outclassed. It makes Apple a bit more sustainable, I think.

I think this is a good point, iPhones are so fast that without a major change such as larger camera sensor, or significant re-design (no dynamic island say), there isn't a great reason to upgrade for the cost.

 

[superclarkey]

Touching on my comments about the blue phone, I think the blue tech-woven case is what makes my eyes think it's purple. I just colour corrected a photo (RAW) to see if it was my eyes lol

Maybe the most reliable photo of the blue on the internet right now haha.

Also a photo of the UK markings and sim tray.. no so good photo. lol

 

[zonai]

I think this is a good point, iPhones are so fast that without a major change such as larger camera sensor, or significant re-design (no dynamic island say), there isn't a great reason to upgrade for the cost.

I mean I’m upgrading, but I’m not going to pay anything net because I’m trading an iPhone 13 for $800 credit through carrier and selling my 16 Pro Max separately.

 

[eoblaed]

cowabunga, dude! it is slippery and a case is def needed for this because the aluminum will scratch easily!

Appreciate the TMNT reference 🙂

Ya know, I've had every phone since the original (see my sig) and I've never found a phone 'slippery'. Do y'all dip your hands in butter before using your phones? 😀

I also have never used a case (and never will), and the only two times I've damaged a phone was when one went in the laundry, and another took a dive off a three story building into the rocks (case wouldn't have helped in either situation).

 

[thecautioners]

My own personal little update:

I LOVE this phone! I love the color!

iOS 26 is awesome! I know it’s getting a lot of hate, along with the orange itself, but I’m finding that I absolutely love both. Each year I don’t update my previous phones with the new iOS (and I don’t do betas) on purpose so every year my new phone feels even newer with it being my first taste of the new iOS 🙂

I certainly won’t be swapping for a different color nor do I foresee myself getting tired of the bold orange!

 

[dmccombs]

Ya know, I've had every phone since the original (see my sig) and I've never found a phone 'slippery'. Do y'all dip your hands in butter before using your phones? 😀

Yes, this is how the phrase "Butter-Fingers" came to exist. 100s of years ago, some poor soul had been making butter, and went to use their iPhone. They dropped their iPhone onto the rocks, and cried for several days. It was a very sad day and a new phrase came to exist.

 

[iSalameee]

I just got my 17PM and this thing gets hot every time I pick it up. I was actually looking forward to the cooling bc my 16PM would get hot but after a lot of use, this is getting hot, no joke, ordering a pizza on DoorDash; (that's a me problem). Anyone else just consistently hot; iOS26 v the phone itself; hoping it's just software.

 

[vinegarshots]

Yours seems to be just next to the lens.
Mine is literally in the ****ing center of the tele-lens.

But returning mine, waiting game starts when the new one goes back to stock and the old one is returned. Ugh. It's a damn shame 1500€ products cannot get free of dust. Especially when 15's and 16's had the exact same issue.

Well, luckily we aren't talking 3 trillion dollar company here... oh wait a second

A speck of dust in the lens isn't going to affect your photos in any way at all. Now, when you get a speck of dust directly on the image sensor, that's a different story entirely.

 

[HerbertDerb]

A speck of dust in the lens isn't going to affect your photos in any way at all. Now, when you get a speck of dust directly on the image sensor, that's a different story entirely.

That's not the point.

Spec of dust on 500€ android phone. Ok, i can accept that.

Spec of dust literally middle of the lens on 1500€ phone. Yea, QC should catch this.

Tbh maybe its OCD that i'm having, but to me that's not acceptable.

 

[vinegarshots]

That's not the point.

Spec of dust on 500€ android phone. Ok, i can accept that.

Spec of dust literally middle of the lens on 1500€ phone. Yea, QC should catch this.

Tbh maybe its OCD that i'm having, but to me that's not acceptable.

It's definitely OCD-like. You're obsessing over a detail that makes no practical difference to the appearance or function of your device, and you'd rather return it and wait for a replacement rather than accept that a tiny dust particle is sitting in your lens. I know the feeling, but sometimes it's beneficial to look at the bigger picture and not the tiny details 😎

 

[ActionFigures]

That's not the point.

Spec of dust on 500€ android phone. Ok, i can accept that.

Spec of dust literally middle of the lens on 1500€ phone. Yea, QC should catch this.

Tbh maybe its OCD that i'm having, but to me that's not acceptable.

my 15 PM screen came with a weird defect on it (a small spot where the coating wasn't applied) and I hate myself for not having it swapped out til this day. Unacceptable for a premium product and not OCD at all!

 

[DVG87]

ESR clear case

ESR is the way! I’ve got my brand new clear ESR case and screen protector waiting but, unfortunately I took too long to decide and ordered on the 14th instead of the 12th so, now I’m supposedly not getting it until November 🤬😡🤬

 

[HerbertDerb]

It's definitely OCD-like. You're obsessing over a detail that makes no practical difference to the appearance or function of your device, and you'd rather return it and wait for a replacement rather than accept that a tiny dust particle is sitting in your lens. I know the feeling, but sometimes it's beneficial to look at the bigger picture and not the tiny details 😎

Or, what about this: maybe Apple should tell Foxconn to buy 15€ flashlight (in bulk they can get them cheaper) and last QC step after the screen is in place shine it to the cameras and visually check them before accepting QC? 🤯

Nah never mind, they don't have the money or the margin to do so.

But in serious note: I believe the do visually check them but there is a tolerance for sure. In this price bracket the tolerance is too loose. IMO

And if that doesn't bother you, good for you! If that bothers me as a customer who pays the highest end iPhone? Yea, return that ****. 🤔 I would rather wait with my slow ass 11 pro max than accept this. But just my 2 cents and just my OCD

 

[larsism]

Is anyone else’s glass back straight up misaligned? I’m shocked!

 

[HerbertDerb]

my 15 PM screen came with a weird defect on it (a small spot where the coating wasn't applied) and I hate myself for not having it swapped out til this day. Unacceptable for a premium product and not OCD at all!

Exactly, yes 100% perfection is close to impossible. I don't expect the aluminum to be absolutely 100% perfect for example. But dust on lenses (this has been reported before, no excuses), dead pixels, screen imperfections etc.

These are things that these multi trillion dollar companies should get straight. And i would rather wait to the 18 pm that "just accept them" that would bother me for the rest of the time i had the phone.

 

[ijared]

Anyone else having issues with the haptics not working? Am I the only one?