Skipping the iPhone 16 Pro? Here's What's Rumored for iPhone 17 Pro

[cptcaveman]

I wish there would be more focus on sensor of the camera than megapixels that by now don't really matter.

As someone coming from a very old android 16pm is enough of an upgrade for me.

But definitely gotta hold out for the iphone 20, anyone buying the 16-19 is getting scammed frankly.

100%. In this day and age, more pixels is a marketing scam, and one that used to be limited to the Android makers.

I have a 12MP Sony full-frame camera that isn't even photography-focused which can take far better photos than any phone camera, including the 200MP ones.

This applies to mobile processors too. When Apple, for example, says that an overly fast processor is now 20% faster it makes zero practical difference to 99% of people's experiences.

 

[steven3130]

look what I wrote last year:

I agree 100%…these “S” upgrades for the last few years are Tim Cook’s pony tricks, which I am tired of seeing. I stopped getting the new iPhone every year since the iPhone X.​

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The typical blueprint since 2016: minor camera upgrade, new chipset, same or slightly better battery life as the year before, and one (sometimes two) “main” change, i.e. 15P/PM action button (not counting USB-C due to EU mandate), 14P/PM Dynamic Island, 13P/PM 120hz ProMotion…etc.​

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I now find it comical every year we hear “the best ever” coming out of each speaker’s mouth for minor upgrades.​

Same story this year. I guess I figured out the Apple iPhone formula.

 

[Turbonow]

I'll likely skip iPhone altogether! and get one of the android flagship models. Maybe a difficult change for me after 8 years (iPhone 7 & 11 Pro), but I'm totally tired of waiting the slow improvement in camera department.

Full-size samples have started to appear on internet. Yes, iPhone 16 Pro has a perfect main camera, but what I see is ultra wide does not seem to benefit much from new 48 mpx sensor. Let alone the soft corners ruined by chromatic aberration & coma, even the central area is poorly resolved by the mediocre optics. Telephoto is another disappointment, known from 15 Pro Max; it's so noisy & grainy even on brightest lit subjects.

Imo with iPhone 17 Pro, Apple must redesign the UWA and step back to 4x magnification in telephoto while using a 48 mpx sensor as well. They should not rely one successful unit, yet skimp on the others.

 

[Turbonow]

One day iPhone may become another Blackberry or Nokia unfortunately, if Apple don't take the competition seriously. There are far better cameras now, than the latest iPhone 16 Pro.

iPhone 17 series next year will likely be a tipping point in this regard. I hope they will catch up. But if they keep advertising minor improvements (titanium frame, virtual lenses, photographic styles, camera control button, etc.) as if it were the utmost innovation of last decade, sorry it won't help.

Next iPhones must,
* Have a fresh & comfortable re-design with true rounded edges like 11 series
* Dynamic island must be completely abandoned
* Cameras must be on par with Android competitors (Google Pixel 9 Pro, Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Oppo Find X7 Ultra, etc.)