Apple unveiled its flagship iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max earlier today at the ‘Awe dropping’ event alongside new AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and more. Here’s how the new iPhone 17 Pro compares to last year’s 16 Pro models.
Displays and durability: Brighter and more scratch resistant
iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max come in the same 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch sizes as their predecessors.
One advantage of this year’s models is they can get even brighter outdoors, and have 2x better outdoor contrast.
iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max: 3000 nits peak brightness outdoors
iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max: 2000 nits peak brightness outdoors
Durability is a big area of improvement with iPhone 17 Pro, thanks to the new Ceramic Shield 2 with 3x better scratch resistance. There’s also now a Ceramic Shield on the back of the iPhone, which 16 Pro didn’t have.
Performance upgrades: A19 Pro, more RAM
iPhone 17 Pro comes with the new A19 Pro chip, which is supercharged by an “Apple-designed vapor chamber to enhance heat dissipation and performance.”
Benchmarks aren’t available yet, but Apple says the A19 Pro delivers “up to 40 percent better sustained performance than the previous generation — ideal for gaming, video editing, and running large local language models.”
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