iPhone 17 Pro

Been using it for a podcast app I have been developing for half a year lol (I hope I publish it by version 27) and I can confirm it’s real fast. Splitting the audio in multiple segments and firing it up without hitting the maximum limit of concurrent decoding streams makes it blazing fast. [...] In one minute it chews through one hour of audio. This on an iPhone 17 Pro.

i have 8 plus , 11, 14 and they work perfectly and smoothly with the stock firmware - literally zero interface glitches - and the batteries hold their charge really well. I've had the 11 for three years now, and it still works great! But the 17 Pro looks like a nice upgrade from the 14 model.

I’m still rocking my 12 Pro with battery replacement 1 year in. I chose the 512 GB storage variant with no intent on upgrading in the near future.

[...] I don't care if I can afford an expensive device if it doesn't provide the value over the lifetime of the product. Why do phones that only last 2-3 years cost as much as my laptop that can last longer than that and do so much more? [...] So I wouldn't say modern phones last 2-3 years, more like 7+ years. The iPhone 6s, which was released 10 years ago, just got a security update from Apple this month - so someone must still be using it. [...] Smartphones have different hardware like GPS, cellular radios, and more advanced cameras. They are also more portable (and miniaturization is expensive). [...] it doesn't provide the value over the lifetime of the product It does provide value to me. As a photography hobbyist, I'm primarily interested in the camera updates (side note: if you compare iPhone prices to standalone camera prices like the recently-released Fujifilm X Half at $849, I think the iPhone 17 Pro is actually a pretty good value when judged solely on its merits as a tool for taking photos and video). But there are a bunch of other nice-to-have updates (wifi 7, bigger battery, brighter screen, etc). If there were no value to me in upgrading, then I wouldn't upgrade. [...]

I respectfully disagree with the comment about the battery percentage limiter. For years I’ve used it on every iPhone, and end up a year later at 100% health with more usage than he has described. [...] I understand, however, that using smaller phones means that the limiter will hamper your daily battery life significantly.

If one were to make a iPhone 17 Pro Mini as thick as the iPhone 4 then it would: - Likely still weigh less than a Pro Max - Have a battery with a capacity larger than the Pro Max - Have the pro cameras stick out about as much as they did on the iPhone 6 And it would feel as robust and solid as an iPhone 4 – my favorite iPhone so far

iphone 17 pro: 0. none of the options you describe really disable LG and the glitches it introduced. [...] and semi daily when switching to it from lock screen the now playing layout will be garbled, either just the bottom card or the entire now playing screen is empty (at which point i usually restart the app). and of course janky layout shifts and adjustments when switching between screens like search, show, episode, transcript, etc (which additionally also all involve sliding motion despite reduce motion + prefer fade on, but i will let that slide) the list goes on

It’s incredibly sad to watch Google abandon the values that inspired so much trust and belief that there is a better way to build a company. [...] I was convinced to make the switch this year and the Apple iPhone 17 Pro + whatever iOS version is, by far the worst phone I’ve ever owned. Photos are worse, low light is worse, macros are worse, the UI is laggy, buggy and crashes. The keyboard and autosuggest is shockingly bad. [...]

[...] I know how bad the support for HDR is on computers (particularly Windows and cheap monitors), so I avoid consuming HDR content on them. But I just purchased a new iPhone 17 Pro, and I was very surprised at how these HDR videos on social media still look like shit on apps like Instagram. [...] After a few trials I had to just turn it off in the Camera app.

Regarding the iPhone 17 Pro: People who have no use for all these pro video recording features shouldn’t waste their money on it. Unless they want a big chunky iPhone with the best camera array and/or have money to burn. I feel like people who “want the best camera array and have money to burn” probably describes a significant percentage of HN readers. I’m honestly pretty excited that they’ve finally put the larger, high res sensor in all three iPhone cameras - which should result in pretty decent image quality across the entire 13 - 200 mm equivalent range. It’s a nice upgrade from my current iPhone which uses smaller 12 MP sensors for the ultra-wide and telephoto cameras - resulting in images that are noticeably soft and noisy. I personally don’t consider the iPhone 17 Pro to be too big or chunky. I’m generally happy to sacrifice an extra millimeter of thickness for better battery life, and enjoy the usability of larger screen sizes. [...]

I have had my 17 Pro since early December and as of yesterday I am still on 103% battery health with only 21 charge cycles on my device. It is an amazing device every time I use it. [...]

my phone freezes, keyboard glitches. & my phone is almost 2 months old. terrible phone 16 was better

Trying to think of all the phones I've had: Kyocera Brio iPhone 3G3 iPhone 4 Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (really good phone) iPhone 5 iPhone 8 Plus (best phone I've ever had) iPhone XR iPhone 13 (shattered the screen the day I got it, on Easter) iPhone 17 Pro

My wife and I are on an "iPhone Forever" plan from Sprint, now T-Mobile, as we have not seen a price increase in a very long time. We both have the iPhone 17 Pro in blue. [...] Performance and camera quality are outstanding! [...]

I upgraded from my 13 Pro to an 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange (zero discoloration) still orange to this day and wow this iPhone reminds of the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max days Battery easily lasts me 2 days (I don't use my phone alot), A19 Pro and the Vapor Chamber makes the phone cool during multiple tasks.

[...] I bought a case that also covers the camera bump to help prevent scratches. [...]

[...] Short story is: I find when doing stuff remotely private I start to get connectivity issues, heating issues, and severe battery drain. [...] Sometimes i can be engaged in a conversation and not even using my phone and it’ll drop to a less secure connection (LTE vs 5Guw) and get hot and lose more battery than watching a movie. [...]

I got it the week after it’s release, the battery doesn’t last a whole day anymore & it tends to get hot quick . Sometimes scrolling to the home page from left to right it tends to have a noticeable lag . I still have factory warranty I just haven’t bothered going to Apple to see what they can do about it yet. [...]

The general Apple software quality decline seems to be accelerating. The iPhone 18 Pro has been out exactly a month now and they still haven't pushed a fix for the popping/crackling speaker issue: I still get crackling or popping many times a day. Also, the annoying render stutters during scrolling across many apps haven't been fixed since iOS 26 was introduced (they were probably there before, but Liquid Glass made it worse). Even the iPhone 18 Pro suffers from it (also checked on iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air). [...]

I got my Deep Blue 17 Pro in the first week of December and noticed just how bulky and heavy this iPhone was compared to my Air then later to my Blue Titanium 15 Pro. Spec wise my 17 Pro is the best iPhone in my collections of iPhones however I go to my Air and 15 Pro much more than my 17 Pro which has only 14 charge cycles on it. I’m glad I got my 17 Pro but for my use case and preferences, prefer my Air and 15 Pro as they both are more durable and won’t scratch or dent easily as my 17 Pro will.

[...] the one is for export/import and the other to feed an LLM with your data to chat more 2) yes I tried it and it becomes so slow it's unworkable right now but in a future version totally possible. Gemma 4 needs an iphone 17 pro or similar to run in a normal timeframe and still it's slow and also the whisper-large is also very slow. [...]

Lemay has been at Apple for 27 years and has a track record that implies the future of Apple software under his leadership is extraordinarily bright. [...] And it is not like Apple's design rot started with liquid glass, this recent post shows that it is regression after regression after regression (which is also my impression after having used Macs since 2007): It is sad that Apple is still extremely good at hardware (I have the iPhone 17 Pro and the design is stellar), but software has become worse and worse over the years. [...]

I personally don’t consider the iPhone 17 Pro to be too big or chunky. I’m generally happy to sacrifice an extra millimeter of thickness for better battery life, and enjoy the usability of larger screen sizes. [...] I just moved from a 6.7" to a 6.2" phone and can't overstate how much more comfortable it is to handle the smaller phone. [...] I don't care if I can afford an expensive device if it doesn't provide the value over the lifetime of the product. Why do phones that only last 2-3 years cost as much as my laptop that can last longer than that and do so much more?

The worst Apple era for me was the butterfly keyboard / touchbar era of Macs. They went too far in the pursuit of thin and light - removing ports, going with a keyboard design that felt bad to type on and was prone malfunction, and the touchbar, which I actually thought sounded cool at first, ended up being much less useful than a row of function keys. I didn't feel betrayed by Apple, I just decided not to buy a new MacBook until they fixed their keyboard issues. [...] The iPhone 17 Pro is slightly thicker than the 16 Pro to allow for a bigger battery. Their storage and memory upgrade prices are still ridiculous, but at least Macs come with a usable 16 GB memory minimum now, and iPhones start with an honestly better-than-I-expected 256 GB storage. It's not all perfect - especially on the software side. [...] Apple Music has a terrible UX, as does the recent update to Photos. [...]

I’m trying to get my wife’s new iPhone 17 Pro (running 26.6.1) to work with iMessage. I did the same setup on my own iPhone 17 Pro about 6 weeks ago with no issues. [...] (Likely her email address as the “identity” for iMessage.) This morning, when I looked into the problem, I found Under Settings Apps Messages Send & Receive her number was listed but stuck spinning in iMessage toggle now returns “Activation Unsuccessful” Old iPhone iMessage disabled: Settings Apps Messages iMessage FaceTime disabled: Settings Apps FaceTime FaceTime Confirmed no longer holding the registration New iPhone, iMessage and FaceTime iMessage toggled off and on repeatedly: Settings Apps Messages iMessage FaceTime toggled off and on: Settings Apps FaceTime FaceTime Apple Account signed out, rebooted, signed back in: Settings Apps Messages Send & Receive Apple Account (bottom of screen) Sign Out Send as SMS fallback: Settings Apps Messages Send as SMS New iPhone, device and network Rebooted multiple times Reset Network Settings: Settings General Transfer or Reset iPhone Reset Reset Network Settings Activation retried on cellular only, Wi-Fi off, phone on 5G Date and time confirmed automatic: Settings General Date & Time Set Automatically Own number confirmed correct: Settings Apps Phone My Number Checked for duplicate or inactive SIM, none found: Settings Cellular (SIMs section at top) Carrier settings update check: Settings General About, wait 10 to 20 seconds for prom

Great video! I honestly just came on to confirm what I already knew, which is that the iPhone 17 Pro is the best! No lie, I've been an iPhone user for over 10 years now and this is probably my favorite phone of them all

The maximum capacity of my iPhone 17 pro is still at 100% after 192 charges, that's after 1 year of usage. The extra battery life does reduce the amount of charges I have to do so that helps with the battery life. [...] Apple refused to replace just the battery on that one because of a small crack in the screen.

I had the 15 pro and decided to upgrade a few months ago once I saw the 18 colors and specs. I love the orange so I snagged it and got the dbrand please back case and love it.

Video review: More than three months have passed since the launch of Apple's iPhone 17 Pro, and I've been using it daily. It's still the best choice and balance of size, cost, battery life, and features.

Recently sold my 17 Pro that I had for 11 months, and went for the 17PM - love it, needed more battery life, and this does the trick. [17 Pro was good, but I wanted even more battery on long travel days] The 18Pro and PM will really be a S upgrade year. Glad I did!

I've been using my blue 17 Pro since October and loving it a lot! Battery life is at 97% level.

I upgraded from an iPhone 14 Pro Max back in October to the iPhone 17 pro and it was such a good upgrade in all categories.

I just got a new orange iPhone 17 Pro & I love it! [...]

[...] I ask because my wife has the 15T and the camera is better than my iPhone 17 Pro. [...] Plus hers support native split screen which I kinda need to multitask on the go. I'm so pissed at how bad Siri is compared to her android phone that I'm thinking about selling the iPhone to get a Huawei Pura Ultra.

But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. Are you a woman by any chance? I am currently typing this one handed on an iPhone 17 pro (not the pro max) and don’t consider my hands to be particularly large, for a man, but my wife has to two hand her android which is roughly the same size

I'm not Shaq and I also have this complaint. Moved recently from an iPhone 13 mini which I could easily use with one hand to a iPhone 17 Pro which I can not use with one hand.

[...] A little heads up: in your web page, the header download button force double screen with on mobile (iPhone 17 pro). [...]

I ordered two in the September batch, which was way less expensive. [...] —— Sent from my iPhone 17 Pro

[...] My iPhone 17 Pro came with a News+ trial. If I didn’t cancel it it would charge me. [...] Notifications in the system settings are not always critical update type of stuff, they are often semi-promotional.

[...] I have an iPhone 17 Pro, and it's the first one that I've had (since the SE), that seems to have some "clunk" to it. [...]

Yep I know, and now using a last gen A chip, I feel they are really rubbing our faces in it. Like Apple is saying, "Nice iPhone 17 Pro w/ A19 w/ vapor cooling chip you have there; you know you run a full general purpose OS on it, but we're not gonna let you, nanananana :p"

I really hope Steve Lemay fixes liquid glAss in macOS and iOS 27. I've held off upgrading past Sequoia because of it, or wanting to buy M4/M5 Macs. I've tried and absolutely love the iPhone 17 Pro hardware, but the camera app is an unusable monstrosity.

I'm honestly suddenly having issues unlocking my iPhone 17 Pro in broad daylight. Feels like it doesn't work in the sun anymore. No hair, just eyeglasses.

Somehow, with 12GB of RAM, I can't get my iPhone 17 Pro to keep more than a few safari tabs open without having them refresh when I come back from an app or two, and it makes me want to throw my phone across the train (Where the internet often cuts out!). A lot of software has been squandering the massive hardware gains that have been made. [...]

Gboard hasn't been updated in 4 years and as a result the UI doesn't always display properly. [...] It doesn't fit into the OS keyboard target area properly (on my iPhone 17 Pro, at least). I've tried pretty much every reputable third-party keyboard app in the App Store. [...]

[...] I cycle betwen it and Distil-Whisper Large V3.5, which is a bit slower. [...] One drawback for the apple model is that you need iOS/Mac 26+ - and I haven't bothered to update to Tahoe on my mac. Both of the models work instantly for me (Mac M1, iphone 17 Pro). [...]

why is the UI so slow / explorer slow / bluetooth slow this is a legitimate complaint, but I see latency absolutely everywhere. my iPhone 17 Pro dropped frames out of the box . [...] Like 15kHz audio to a boomer or purple to the color blind . [...] But Microsoft had a very high bar for engineering until about 10 years ago ( you may laugh, but remember they were writing OS's that last 40+ years) . [...]

I get 1,700 Mbps on Ookla with my iPhone 17 Pro. [...] MLO was causing some issues for my non-WiFi 7 Apple devices - since WiFi credentials are sync'd in iCloud, I found that my laptop was joining the MLO network even though I never explicitly told it to - so I have disabled MLO.

I pay full price up front. Just bought an iPhone 17 pro and sold the 16 pro on Swappa. [...] The big carriers hide the phone in the price but you're still paying it. [...]

[...] perfect size for everyday use,versus the Max that I previous made. Thanks :-)