iPhone 17 Review: No Asterisks!
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MKBHD declares the iPhone 17 the best base iPhone since the Pro was introduced, arguing it now outvalues the Pro for most buyers.
- iPhone 17 finally gets 120Hz ProMotion display (1Hz–120Hz), ending the $800 60Hz era.
- New 24MP square selfie sensor auto-crops between vertical and horizontal without rotating the phone.
- Base storage doubled from 128GB to 256GB, making every tier feel ~$100 cheaper.
- A19 chip (non-Pro) described as one of the most powerful single-core chips on the planet.
- iPhone 17 at $800 (256GB) beats Pixel 10’s $900 price with better screen, camera, battery, and chip—minus one telephoto.
- Pro differentiation now limited to vapor chamber, telephoto, ProRes/RAW video, and LiDAR—MKBHD argues these are genuinely pro-only needs.
- Camera Control button received near-zero keynote attention; MKBHD predicts it may quietly disappear within two years.
- Apple Intelligence still has no meaningful improvements across any 2025 iPhone models.
2025-10-01 · Watch on YouTube
