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Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by will_walker »

saynay wrote: post #36
elAhmo wrote: post #3

I thought of upgrading my 3 year old pro, but seeing this there is no reason to. Apple Intelligence is nowhere to be found, extra camera is nice but this design... Oh my god, I know this is subjective, but this is really ugly.

The looks are what they are, but if that wide shelf will mean the phone doesn't wobble when placed on a table, that is a good usability improvement. One of the small things I missed when moving from a Pixel 6 to an iPhone was the ability to not feel compelled to pick it up in order to use it.

It looks like the camera lenses are still raised above the bump. Wobbles look like they remain!

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by oulipo2 »

olex wrote: post #45

I get a new iPhone as a work phone bi-yearly, and get to pick the model, with co-pay for anything above the most basic one (currently 16E). In a month or so, it'll be that time again. Last time I went with the non-Pro option was 6 years ago with the 11. Back then I regretted it, it was a clear downgrade from my previous iPhone X (which I consider the first "Pro" iPhone) - largely because of the screen, 11's LCD reall…

It's not because your work gives you the opportunity to get a new iPhone that you *need* to get one... you can also downscale the consumerism, the planet is better that way

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by LeafItAlone »

strongpigeon wrote: post #52

Kind of surprised by how ugly the pro looks. I can deal with wide the "plateau", but that cutout looks bad. If I were to buy one it'd be the first phone I keep in a case. See: https://x.com/neilcybart/status/1965502456886100389

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. I rather like this look and design.

I always keep my phone in a case because I’m a coward but I would not want to hide this.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by browningstreet »

vostrocity wrote: post #34
browningstreet wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had to pull my case off to see what color iPhone I had... I'll never buy a white iPhone ever again but anything silver or dark is good with me.

Why is that? White is the best color because it absorbs the least heat when exposed in the sun.

I think that for each variation of treatments and finishes they do, the white models tend to look dated the quickest. But I'm a case guy, and I like black carbon cases, so the contrast between white phones and carbon cases is too stark.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by LeafItAlone »

cadamsdotcom wrote: post #8

The march of incremental upgrades year over year from Apple is impressive. I do wish though that there was better competition.

>The march of incremental upgrades year over year from Apple is impressive.

It is not just Apple. I can’t think of any phone maker that is releasing exciting new things.

For me, foldable and curved screen phones _could_ be that, but no implementations are. Supposedly Apple is working on both of those, so maybe they can do it right.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by ShakataGaNai »

johncalvinyoung wrote: post #11

The lack of a black iPhone 17 Pro... has me dumbfounded. I might skip this year. I'm really happy with the camera features, but there's less differentiation between base iPhone 17 and 17 Pro this go-round. Probably enough for me to still get the Pro, but the iPhone 17 is looking like a pretty cool option this year.

I agree the lack of the space grey/black/midnight/whatever you want to call it... is odd.

But uh. I can't tell you what color my phone is now. I normally buy black, but I think it's silver? Could have to peel off the dbrand skin.

I do like the orange though, it's really attractive. Next do Product Red version that is similarly bright. I miss my product red's.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by andy_ppp »

shantara wrote: post #38

Looks like “8x” zoom on the new Pro model is actually 4x optical plus extra 2x by pixel binning on the 48MP sensor, compared with 5x optical on the last year’s model.

It’s actually quite irritating 5x zoom, I think 3x is a more useful range for my photos.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Post by shantara »

msie wrote: post #43
shantara wrote: post #38

Looks like “8x” zoom on the new Pro model is actually 4x optical plus extra 2x by pixel binning on the 48MP sensor, compared with 5x optical on the last year’s model.

That's right. One of the captions read 8x 12MP.

The specs page on Apple website just lists zoom factors of 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x without specifying the difference, which is misleading
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