iPhone 17 Pro Pro vs Air Decision

[techspin]

And the verdict for the phone I’m keeping is…..the Air!!!

Nahh I’m playing, I’m keeping the Pro. For anyone who picked the Air, I understand 100%. I was close. You ever make a pie but take it out a few minutes too early cuz you’re a fatty like me and want to eat it asap? That’s what the Air is. It has the form factor of a futuristic phone, but it is simply half-baked with all of the missing features. Even the base model has more features which is wild. Back into the oven it goes and hopefully we’ll have a tasty apple strudel by next September. With pro features and two speakers, please.

^ so this is what I would’ve said if I kept the pro. But I’m keeping the Air cuz I’m a superficial creature with more emotions than logic. Form over function. Pay more for less. Who needs decent sound or cameras? Not this guy. Fml. It’s so thin though.

 

[pdauser92]

The Air is a beautiful device but three weeks after release I can still order an Air from Apple, Amazon etc for next day delivery in the UK. I’ve never seen that happen for a newly released iPhone.

I’m probably going to stick to a Pro but it’s interesting to see other people’s experiences.

 

[Donkey Man]

Aluminum is the poor man's titanium - and let us all be honest here: the 17 Pro is probably the ugliest phone in Apple's history.

 

[Donkey Man]

If you can’t decide, do the following apply to you? If you choose 3 out of the 6, then just get the pro and carry on.

A) I enjoy iPhone photography and value the flexibility of x8 zoom and ultra-wide.
B) Raw and log formats are important.
C) Tired of overheating issues.
D) Speaker sound is important.
E) Watching any media landscape. Mono sound from one side of the phone pisses me off.
F) I need the longest battery life without going max size.

A - NO
B - NO
C - NO
D - NO
E - NO
F - NO

So just get the Air.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

It's crazy that the Air is still available in every Apple store near me for same day pickup. I'm used to seeing iPhones sold out to mid-October.

I'll be popping in to a store this weekend to check them out in person. Can't betray the Mini Gang, but man is the Air nice to look at.

 

[Blaidd]

It’s THE iPhone to get this year imo

 

[tomtad]

Get a regular 17, you'll thank yourself

 

[GDF]

It's crazy that the Air is still available in every Apple store near me for same day pickup. I'm used to seeing iPhones sold out to mid-October.

I'll be popping in to a store this weekend to check them out in person. Can't betray the Mini Gang, but man is the Air nice to look at.

Same here. iPhone Pro’s both versions are sold out until mid to late Oct, with some Pros (very few) available for pickup, but a ways a way from me. I guess is anyone upgrades every year, then the Pro’s are probably the way to go for resale value. I always get top dollar for mine locally. Not sure the Air will be that way next year.

 

[NotApplicable]

Many pros and pro maxes available for immediate ISPU in the greater Seattle area

 

[techspin]

It’s THE iPhone to get this year imo

Most people who voted on this poll picked the Air. I dunno if the MR crowd is really representative of the general population. In daily use, you reap the benefits of the nicer form factor every time you touch it. The other drawbacks are highly dependent on each person's use case.

 

[ZipZap]

The Air is a beautiful device but three weeks after release I can still order an Air from Apple, Amazon etc for next day delivery in the UK. I’ve never seen that happen for a newly released iPhone.

I’m probably going to stick to a Pro but it’s interesting to see other people’s experiences.

It's because every social media person is applying their use case to their phone reviews and making the Air seem bad. I love the Air and glad I moved downs from the 16PM. My use case never needed the PM.

 

[Meedoss]

So says everyone now