iPhone 17/Pro/Air Impressions: Spot the Red Flags!
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MKBHD gives first-look impressions of iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Air, calling the Air a hard sell with real red flags.
- iPhone Air is 5.6mm thin, $999, has worse cameras and battery than base iPhone 17, and no vapor chamber for thermals.
- iPhone Air ships with a dedicated MagSafe battery pack; combined capacity barely matches iPhone 17 Pro video playback.
- iPhone 17 Pro switches back from titanium to aluminum for thermal reasons, adding a vapor chamber; Apple claims 40% better sustained performance.
- 17 Pro gets a 48MP 4x telephoto (56% larger sensor than last year’s 5x), ProRes RAW video, and genlock sync support.
- All iPhone 17 models get ProMotion (1–120Hz adaptive), marking the first time a Pro display feature has reached the base model.
- A 24MP square selfie sensor across all models enables automatic portrait or landscape crops without rotating the phone.
- AirPods Pro 3 doubles ANC vs prior gen, adds heart rate tracking during workouts, holds at $250; Apple Watch Series 11 adds 5G and hypertension detection.
2025-09-10 · Watch on YouTube
