I've been using the iPhone 17 Pro for

the past seven months straight. And when

it was first announced, I was a bit

nervous because for two straight years,

Apple has been notorious for

questionable marketing and missed

deadlines. But the iPhone 17 series was

Apple's perfect shot for redemption. And

I think they actually did it, although

with some compromise. So, let's rewind

back to the iPhone 15 Pro because if you

remember, Apple's main marketing for

that was that it was made of titanium or

made with titanium, but the reality was

that it was only made with a little bit

of titanium. So, a lot of people saw

that as quite deceptive. And then for

the iPhone 16 Pro, that was touted as

being built from the ground up for Apple

intelligence, but the reality was that

we didn't actually get all the Apple

intelligence features that we were

promised. And that brings us to today

with the iPhone 17 Pro where Apple's

main marketing push was with the

aluminum unibody design and the vapor

chamber cooling system inside. And the

reality was overwhelmingly positive

because the aluminum unibody design

actually looks good. However, there is a

compromise with the two-tone look. A lot

of people, myself included, are not the

biggest fan of this. However, it does

look best on silver. But, you know, it

looks great. It actually has a

noticeable change from the other

iPhones. and the vapor chamber inside

performs very well. And keep in mind,

this is the biggest design change to the

iPhone in quite some time. Like, we have

a full camera plateau now on the iPhone

17 Pro, whereas we never had, you know,

a full plateau on the back before. And

this is instantly recognizable as the

new phone, which is something we really

haven't seen since the iPhone 10 back in

2017, where you can look across the room

and tell somebody has a new phone. Like

before, of course, we had, you know,

things with the edges being flattened

and things like that, but you couldn't

really tell it was a new phone, you

know, from 10 to 20 feet away like you

can now with the 17 Pro. It's instantly

recognizable, and I think that's also

been a big reason why a lot of people

wanted to upgrade to this device. And

again, that all comes back to being the

aluminum unibody design, which was

Apple's main marketing. It worked. And

if you throw in the new cosmic orange

color, which was also made possible

because of switching back to aluminum,

that was also a big reason a lot of

people wanted to upgrade to the iPhone

17 Pro and Pro Max. As you can see, I

did decide to go with the silver, which

I am very happy with. I think this is

the best color for the 17 Pros, but the

cosmic orange absolutely is one of the

most popular colors and also makes it

instantly recognizable as the new phone.

Now, I have to tell you guys something

else. This is the first year I've ever

gone on any iPhone without using a

screen protector. That is something very

rare and out of character for me because

I'm usually a perfectionist with my

screen. I don't like any scratches. But

this year, I decided to go without a

screen protector because we did have the

new ceramic Shield 2 on the front, which

Apple says will give three times better

scratch resistance versus previous

iPhones. Now, of course, that doesn't

mean scratch proof, it's just scratch

resistant. So, if you try to scratch it,

of course, you will. But, you know, if

I'm taking a look at my screen here, and

I've had this in my pocket. I've had it

down on tabletops. I don't really see

any noticeable scratches. That is crazy.

I cannot remember the last time I've

seen that with an iPhone. Now, keep in

mind, I said I use a screen protector on

my main phone, but on all my test

phones, I don't even use them every

single day, and I don't have them as as

many environments, but those even get

scratches on the screen. But this, my

main phone, my 17 Pro here that I use

every single day in my pocket, doesn't

have a scratch. So, the ceramic shield 2

has been wonderful on the iPhone 17 Pro

after more than 7 months. And we also

have the anti-reflective coating on the

iPhone 17 Pro screens. It's not quite as

good as Samsung's, you know, with the

Galaxy series. Actually, it's not even

close to as good, but it is still

something that's nice to have. And

there's also ceramic shield on the back

of the iPhone for the first time as

well. I've only dropped this phone in a

case and it's been perfectly fine, but

it should be tougher on the back as well

because of that. And as far as the

display itself, of course, we have the

same 6.3 in size that we had on last

year's Pro phone. Of course, that is the

120 Hz OLED screen. Now, the big

difference here is in the brightness,

specifically when outdoors, because this

year, Apple upped the brightness from

2,00 to 3000 nits when outdoors, when

you're in auto brightness. And I have

noticed the difference on my 17 Pro when

I'm out in the Florida sun, but it's not

as, you know, dramatic and not as big as

you would think based on, you know, a

thousand nits increase. It's barely

noticeable, but I'm not complaining. I

love being able to see my phone

perfectly fine, you know, when the sun

is beating down on it. So, no complaints

whatsoever about the screen. Now,

battery life is easily one of the most

important things when it comes to

long-term reviews on these iPhones. I

like to do these reviews much longer

term because of battery specifically

specifically with the battery health.

So, if I go into my battery here and

check out my battery health, I am

currently at 97%

on my iPhone 17 Pro. And that's actually

a little bit lower than I scored on my

16 Pro around this time. So I think it

was at 98% at the end of April. So

pretty close to that. However, I do have

more cycles on my 17 Pro at 271

as of the time of recording this. So

I've been using this phone a lot, but

the battery life has dropped a good bit.

So 3% in those 7 months. And I do have

this on a charge limit. So I only charge

my 17 Pro up to 90%. And I also have

optimized battery charging enabled. So,

you know, I usually get through most of

the day. I usually have to charge my 17

Pro at some point in the evening, at

some point after like 6:00 p.m., you

know, it depends on how much I'm using

that day, but that's typically the case.

I am recording a lot of video all the

time, so sometimes it will drain faster,

but most of the times I do get through

the day perfectly fine. And one thing

I've really noticed a big difference in

is the 25 watt fast wireless charging.

This is such a big deal. I did not think

it would be that much better over the

standard 15 watt like we had before.

Now, this is not a 17 Pro exclusive. It

did come in a software update for the

16s as well. But I do notice a

noticeable, you know, difference in

wireless charging. That's my primary way

of charging my phone. So, that's a big

deal on the 17 Pro. And the one I've

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charging is actually noticeably faster

than my previous 15 watt wireless

charger. And it can charge my 17 Pro up

from 0 to 50% in just 26 minutes. And

man, I just used to not bring any type

of wireless charger with me when on the

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yours today. Okay, so now we have to

talk about one of the most important

things when a new iPhone comes out,

especially a pro iPhone, and that is the

cameras. So, the iPhone 17 Pro does have

the triple 48 megapixel camera system.

And what stood out to me the most when

using this phone, like something I used

a lot more than I thought I would, is

the 8x optical zoom. Now, keep in mind,

this is not a true optical zoom. It's,

you know, Apple just saying that it's

really a 4x optical zoom with a 2x

digital zoom on top of it. So, you know,

but I do use that 8x quite a lot. And

it's really nice to have the button down

here to just tap that eight and go into

8x right there. And then you can zoom

all the way up to 24x in video. And then

when you're in photo, you can go all the

way up to a 40x digital zoom, which is

also something I didn't think I'd use as

much as I have been using on the 17 Pro.

I also use the.5x ultrawide a lot since

it is 48 megapixels now for both photo

and video. However, I noticed that the

photo quality really isn't that much

better. like I thought it would be a lot

better, you know, going to 48

megapixels, but it's not. So, I still

opt to use 1x if I'm trying to get the

best quality. I also notice when taking

pictures of anything with like a really

bright light, you there's less lens

flare on the 17 Pro than on the 16 Pros

and really any other iPhone as well,

which is nice when I'm taking a picture

of like the sun or a light, a street

light, something like that. It's better

on the 17 Pro, I noticed. Now, a lot of

people ask me about the camera control,

like, do I use it? Is it really a

gimmick? because it's something you

should disable. And to be honest, I

still use camera control sometimes. Like

I don't use it very often. I used to use

it a lot more honestly last year, but

this year I really only use it when I'm

shooting in landscape mode like this. I

really never use it when I'm shooting

portraits, but in landscape it is really

nice and handy to be able to zoom.

That's specifically what I do is I zoom

with this. And sometimes I'll change the

camera to like 2x, but you know, it is

easier to just press down right here and

zoom in when in landscape mode. So I

don't use it often, but it is something

I do use. Also, Apple log 2 for ProRes

video is tremendous on the iPhone 17

Pros. That is one of my favorite, you

know, ways to shoot content is in ProRes

and especially now with the Apple Log 2.

It's just better than it was previously.

Now, speaking of things I did not think

I would use very often, dual capture is

easily one of my favorite features on

the iPhone 17 Pro, and I really did not

expect it to be. Like, I think when it

came out, I was like, "Oh, that's cool,

but I probably won't use it very often.

I used it maybe one or two times and

that's it." I was dead wrong. I guess

maybe because I've been doing a lot of

experiences. I've been having a lot of

fun things going on over the past, you

know, six, seven months, something like

that. But dual capture is something I've

used countless times, dozens of times to

get my reaction to something and also

show like what's in front of me. It is

great for that. If you're at a concert,

if you're experiencing something new,

dual capture is easily one of my

favorite features on this phone. And

it's something I'd recommend everybody

try out, especially if you want to vlog

or just, you know, share. Like I did

this also for my birthday when people

were singing me happy birthday. I had it

on them and also on my face at the same

time. And I'll look back on that in 10

years and be like that's amazing. I was

able to capture that. I do wish the

frontfacing camera was a bit more zoomed

out so I can, you know, capture my face

more. But overall, I love dual capture.

It's easily, you know, one of my

favorite features on this phone. Oh, and

by the way, that front-facing camera

also has center stage, which is

extremely useful for FaceTime calls or

really any type of video that you're

doing. It keeps you in frame really

nice. And I feel like nobody ever talks

about the speakers on the iPhone, you

know, especially after a long period of

time. But the iPhone 17 Pro speakers

just amaze me still to this day. Like

every year I think Apple has the best

speakers in the game. You know, I

compare it to Samsung every year. But

Apple just crushes it every single year.

And it's no different with the iPhone 17

Pro. So if you watch content on your

iPhone, you really don't even need

AirPods at this point. Like unless

you're in a public, you know,

environment, but if you're just at home,

the speakers are excellent on this

phone. And they're even better, of

course, on the Pro Max. But the Pro is

no slouch. Now, you might be wondering,

do you miss using a Pro Max phone and do

you miss the iPhone Air? Because if you

guys recall, I was actually using the

iPhone Air for quite some time as my

primary phone. I was trying to decide

between that and the Pro Max at the

time, and I wound up choosing the iPhone

17 Pro at the end of the day. But I have

to say that for the iPhone 17 Pro versus

the Pro Max in terms of sizing, no, I do

not miss the Pro Max at all. Like, just

take a look at this right here. Okay, so

I always talk about how the iPhone 17

Pro Max is too big for my taste because

take a look at this pocket right here in

my jeans, my regular jeans that I always

wear. It literally sticks out of the

pocket. Like it doesn't go down even

when I push on it right there. And it's

just a big boulder in my pocket. I just

prefer the 17 Pro over the Pro Max again

for that alone. And also just the

weight. Like the Pro Max just weighs

more than the 17 Pro. And also just the

way it feels in the hand. Just so many

reasons. I just prefer the size of the

17 Pro to the Pro Max. So, no, I do not

miss it at all. Battery life, of course,

is great on here. Would be better with

the Pro Max, but I don't need that. Now,

as far as the iPhone Air goes, that's a

different story because yes, I have

found myself missing the iPhone Air when

using the 17 Pro. I still think about it

a lot, honestly. Like, the feel in hand

of the iPhone Air is just like unlike

anything else I've ever used. Like even

better than the Galaxy phones. I talked

about it in my review. If you missed my

review on the iPhone Air compared to the

17 Pro Max, go watch that video. But

that phone is hands down the best in the

pocket, in the hands, just looks wise,

just aesthetics when you're out, you

know, using it. When I see people using

it in public, I'm like, man, that's such

a good-look phone. So, yes, I do miss

the iPhone Air. However, I could not

compromise on the cameras specifically.

That's the one thing. And of course, the

the speakers aren't very great either.

Anyways, getting back to the 17 Pro, let

me get back on track here. The

performance on this guy is rock solid.

So, we do have the A19 Pro chip. So, if

you are somebody who games or anything

like that, it will be great. Now,

day-to-day usage, like going in social

media, going in your Safari, responding

to text messages, it's going to feel the

same as the past several years. Like

really no difference there. Like I said,

if you're a gamer though, that is where

you can see the difference because not

only do we have a better chip, but we

also have that vapor chamber cooling

system inside which is going to help

tremendously with keeping your device

cool while doing those intensive tasks,

which of course will lead to better

performance and less, you know, lag and

throttle from the heat. I'm not a big

gamer, so I haven't really noticed it

with gaming too much, but I have noticed

it when doing things in Lightroom, like,

you know, editing my photos in Lightroom

or the occasional time where I'm editing

a video and like the Instagram edits

application, my phone just stays much

cooler than it did previously. I also

always give a yearly update on my cell

connectivity because some years I've had

really bad cell service for some reason

on these iPhones, but with the 17 Pro,

everything's been perfectly fine. Like

I'm on Verizon and I've never had any

issues with cell connectivity on this

phone, which is great. So overall, at

this point, I think the iPhone 17 Pro is

peak pro iPhone. So I think it's great

that Apple is actually releasing the

iPhone Ultra or the iPhone Fold later

this year because it will give more of

the fanatics, more of the people who

upgrade every year, something new to try

out because I can't imagine that it's

going to get much better than the 17 Pro

for the next few years. Of course, Apple

will still make, you know, these small

improvements like the, you know, the

camera and everything's going to get

better, but as far as the overall design

change and things like that, that only

comes every once in a while. So, as of

right now, of course, this is peak

iPhone. I feel like every year, of

course, technically is peak iPhone, but

you know what I mean. I just think this

is a big upgrade year-over-year from

last year, and I think it's going to be

a while before we see another dramatic

year-over-year change like we did with

the 17 Pro. So, now you might be

wondering, should you buy the iPhone 17

Pro now or should you wait for the

iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max or the iPhone

Ultra? And I'm a big proponent of just

saying that if you need a phone now, if

you're thinking about buying a phone

now, just buy it. Please don't wait.

Like I just said that the odds of a

year-over-year, you know, upgrade being

as dramatic as we saw from the 16 Pro to

the 17 Pro is pretty unlikely. So, I

think if you need one now, just get the

17 Pro or Pro Max. But if you have an

older device and you're waiting to see

the iPhone Fold or the iPhone Ultra, of

course you should wait because there's

nothing else like it out there on the

market right now from Apple. But just

know it's not going to have as good a

cameras as the 17 Pro has. So those are

my thoughts on the iPhone 17 Pro after

more than 7 months of use every single

day. This phone has really impressed me.

It's the first time in a while I've been

this impressed with a Pro iPhone. Now, I

wish my battery health was still at

100%. It just actually went down after

the last update. it was 100% and went

all the way from 100 down to 97. So,

that was pretty disappointing. But, you

know, overall, I have really nothing bad

to say about the 17 Pro. It's rare that

I have nothing bad to say about it.

Like, I guess the only thing is the

two-tone design. Apple is supposedly

fixing that with the 18 Pros, but I'm

not the biggest fan of it except for on

the silver color. It looks just fine.

But, what do you guys think? Do you have

the iPhone 17 Pro? Do you have a 17 Pro

Max? Let me know all your thoughts down

in the comments below. I'm very curious

to hear your experience with this phone.

and if you agree with my points. But

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