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- Apple launched its iPhone 17 Pro.
- The new model includes some seductive upgrades.
- I have 16 Pro for a year, and can trade in it.
While most people choose to wait for many years before upgrading their iPhones, it is a bit more challenging for technical Aficionados like themselves. I really wanted to keep out my daily driver, iPhone 16 Pro to upgrade, but after watching today’s launch event and learning about the latest iPhone 17 Pro release in glasses, I am almost assured to upgrade.
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While the most attractive declaration from today’s product launch is the much awaited iPhone Air, the company’s lightest and the thinnest phone, the iPhone 17 Pro gets some important upgrade that makes it one to see. With a refreshing design, bold colors and under-hood upgrade, it is one of the most capable iPhone models to date.
Here are the three major reasons that I can participate with my iPhone 16 Pro (being my biggest motivator with the final reason).
1. Camera upgrade
The biggest reason for purchasing any pro model is that you are an enthusiast flickering photo, memory captainer, or content creator, and these fans require advanced camera systems offering these fans. This year, this is the reason for this reason.
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According to Apple, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max Feature “Apple’s best camera system is equal to front and back-eight Pro Lens with high-resolution sensor,” according to Apple. Let me break the real glasses.
For the first time, the three-camera array includes three 48mp fusion cameras, including the new 48MP telephoto camera, with a sensor that is 56% larger than the previous generation. It should contribute to sharper, crisper images in both mild and deep environment, and it should help better compete with a smartphone that especially do well with long distances, such as Google Pixel 10 Pro.
It claims that the user has eight Pro Lenses in the pocket, which comes from the fact that they can now flex between different zoom range, for example, at 200 mm at 100 mm vs. 8x 8x optical zoom 4x optical zoom (which is the longest on the iPhone). On the front, the iPhone 17 Pro also includes an upgrade with the center stage, which gives it a broad area of ​​vision for group selfie and better resolution, up to 18MP.
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Chief Jason Hinar Editor of ZDNET pointed to a possible loss: “All three iPhone 17 Pro cameras are now 48MP and fusion cameras, meaning they have many effective lengths. So the zoom camera is now 4x with an 8X optical-quality ‘zoom.
However, new glasses look promising, and you really know how well the camera performs when you use it, but my interest is increased. Keep an eye on reviewing an intensive camera system as if I did for the iPhone 16 Pro last year.
2. battery life
In another bold claim of Apple, the company says that the iPhone 17 Pro has the best battery life in the iPhone. Apple attaches this achievement responsible for unibody design, which allows a large battery, iOS 26 to include the Battery-Completion features and the new A19 Pro chipset. While Apple does not offer the actual battery specs, the company says the phone supports 33 hours of video playback. Comparing, the iPhone 16 Pro offers video playback up to 27 hours.
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Even though I am satisfied with the performance of the battery life of the iPhone 16 Pro, it is likely that it has been only one year, I am the definition of a textbook that you will call a power user. I will be together on facetime, and edit a video, while toggling in a separate window to respond to the texts. Even my gold routine includes hours of dumacrolling, and as a result, I can always benefit from a better battery.
3. Strict aesthetics
While I want I was joking, the iPhone 17 Pro plays a big role in its decision to upgrade the new look and color upgradation. As a whole with this iPhone 17 lineup, it was refreshed to Apple to take more creative freedom. Although it was exemplary in its most unique form factor, iPhone Air, the iPhone 17 Pro also shows this trend, especially due to its more fun colors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be0e77-hqdco
While I am not an orange person and not an ounce of orange in my wardrobe or accessories, cosmic orange color is absolutely surprising. As we discussed in the office, the footage on the hands makes it clear that the color is much less than a traffic cone orange and much greater than the copper -like shade. Even deep blue shade, while while holding low eye, is still a beautiful color. Last year, the three pro models were all different sheds of neutral, which differed between four very basic and dull colors.
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There is also a slight variation in the real form factor. The camera bump is similar to the Google Pixel model, on the top of the phone. There is also a two-tone panel behind the phone, with some visual variations.
