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iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max Hands-On

Apple introduced the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max yesterday and gave members of the media some hands-on time with them. MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera was able to take a look to check out the new design and share his first impressions.


Rather than using titanium and glass, the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models have a unibody aluminum frame. There's aluminum around the camera plateau and at the back except for where there's a Ceramic Shield insert for MagSafe charging. The camera plateau is much bigger, and there's a two-tone look thanks to the aluminum and Ceramic Shield design.

The updated iPhones feel solid and well built, and Apple promises that durability and scratch resistance have improved. Apple added a new anti-reflective coating, and while it's not a dramatic change, it does cut down on glare.

The new dark blue and orange color options are attention grabbing, but Apple didn't provide a space black or space gray kind of option. It's silver, orange, or dark blue only this year.

There's a new Telephoto lens that supports up to 8x zoom, and an upgraded front-facing camera that lets you take selfies in portrait or landscape mode without rotating your phone.

Apple is launching the new iPhones on September 19, and we'll have a more comprehensive review then. We also took a look at the iPhone Air if you want to check out that video.

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Top Rated Comments

BarredOwl Avatar
13 months ago
These are the worst looking iPhones ever; just ghastly hideous.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dustin_ Avatar
13 months ago
that silver/white thing is an abomination. blue is tolerable. orange is fine because it’s something new, but it certainly isn’t pretty. ugliest pro lineup ever.

i’m sure they’re excellent phones.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
oxjox Avatar
13 months ago
“one of the better iPhone designs that we’ve seen in the last few years”.
Good thing I don’t visit MR for actual reporting or any sense of reality. This is easily one of the ugliest phones I have ever seen.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GMShadow Avatar
13 months ago
While I'm not in the market (no need to upgrade from my 16PM), a Master Chief colored iPhone would be fun to have.

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Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rogifan Avatar
13 months ago
I ordered the blue because it felt the least two-toned. Don’t mind the look of the orange but I wish the silver back cutout was more silver. It really looks white in some photographs/videos.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
imamacperson Avatar
13 months ago
Just can't believe there is no black color option!
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)