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Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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I would die for a green Pro Max. I hate how they deal with their colors, where only the consumer ones get the good colors.

My iPhone 11 Pro is the green one from that year. Still a great phone, although I can feel that it's seriously memory constrained. I'm finally ready to upgrade.

Oh man lucky! I know they made a 13 Pro Max in green, but it was released off cycle (something like March) and I had already got the 13 Pro Max the previous October. :sob:

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Boo, hiss. No more physical SIM support in Canada. I tried to go eSim only, but moving an eSim from one phone to another is a huge PITA and something I do regularly for travel.

Looks like the esim only version has a bigger battery. I can’t tell if that’s an option in Australia because I’d absolutely opt for the bigger battery version.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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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…

doesn't lidar help with closeup focusing? I got lots of blurry closeups on older iphones.

Phones default tonusing Through the Lens autofocus. This is closed-loop and pretty fastthese days. Only when it's too dark work effectively do they switch to lidar/tof open loop autofocus systems.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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28 years later was filmed using the iPhone 15 as the sensor/capture device.

IIRC, iPhones (and every other smartphone) records variable frame rate videos (VFR), whereas professional cameras can record constant frame rate videos (CFR). I think that VFR videos need to be re-encoded into CFR videos in order to be able to work with all the footage shot by different devices. It sounds to me like with the Genlock feature, it could actually be possible to record CFR videos on an iPhone and also syn…

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Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

#76
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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!

Boo... I was worried that might be the case looking at the renders.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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

If you are just putting it in a case, white will more visibly show the accumulated grime. But the color doesn't matter as much in that scenario anyway.

I've always preferred clear cases, and I notice when I get the white iPhone it definitely stays cooler (especially when used as navigation in the car).

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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One more year on my 13 Mini then...

Liquid Glass design + This lineup is a middle-finger to ergonomics and accessibility.

I just want a non distractive phone with good battery life. E-Paper screen, compact format, yet still great cameras - maybe LoRa capability for Meshtastic / Meshcore, embedded swiss army knife.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

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28 years later was filmed using the iPhone 15 as the sensor/capture device.

Only a few scenes were filmed with iphones.

You have it backwards.

Most scenes were filmed with iPhones, only a few were filmed with other cameras.

Re: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

#80

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

What is the cutout for? Just aesthetics?
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