This article provides a detailed and insightful review of iPhone 17. The new iPhone 17 highlights its brighter, variable refresh rate display (up to 120 Hz) and a new 24-megapixel selfie camera with intelligent cropping for group selfies. This intelligent cropping widens the camera while taking Group Selfies.
Now the iPhone 17 has better battery life than its previous generations of iPhones, and this new battery has better battery life supported by a large battery structure and more efficient display, and faster charging.
Key Improvements in iPhone 17
1. Display:
- The New iPhone 17 is now features a top-tier display with brightness up to 3000 nits, and this increases the viewing angle of into display in outdoor visibility.
- The Display supports a refresh rate up to 120Hz, down to 1 Hz for power efficiency, a first for a base iPhone model. This enables smoother scrolling, better responsiveness, and power savings.
- The phone also has PWM dimming (hidden in accessibility settings), enhancing eye comfort.
- The screen is protected by the new ceramic shield 2 for durability
2. Selfie Camera:
- Apple introduced a new 24-megapixel selfie camera with a unique “centre stage” feature that automatically adjusts framing from vertical to horizontal when there are more people enter into selfie camera frame.
- Selfie image quality is noticeably improved over last year’s iPhone 16 pro, both for photos and video stabilisation.
- The extra sensor data enhances electronic image stabilisation (EIS), resulting in smoother “walk and talk” videos from the front camera.
- This new selfie camera is present across the entire 2023 iPhone lineup (base, Air, and Pro).
3. Battery
- The battery capacity is physically larger than the previous generation, although the base model’s increase is more modest compared to the Pro models.
- The variable refresh rate contributes to better power efficiency and longer battery life.
- Charging speed has also increased noticeably.
Performance and Storage Upgrades
The iPhone 17 is powered by the new A19 chip, which, while not the Pro-grade variant, still remains one of the most powerful single-core chips available. It offers plenty of performance headroom for future software demands. Apple also doubled the base storage from 128 GB to 256 GB, which significantly improves the overall value proposition.
Conclusion
So the iPhone 17 is the best choice for most consumers due to its combination of performance, features and price. The pro models still hold appeal for specific professional use cases, the base model’s improvements make it the recommended pick for the majority of users.
My personal opinion on this new iPhone 17 is go for it if you love the combination of performance and camera.
If you have anything to say, please let me know in the comments.