On Tuesday, Apple introduced the new iPhone 17, alongside the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air. Here’s everything that’s new with the iPhone 17!
New colors
Of course, the most immediate change compared to iPhone 16 is the new colors. iPhone 17 comes in Lavender, Sage, Mist Blue, White, and Black, while iPhone 16 came in Pink, Teal, Ultramarine, White, Black. And although they share the same names as before, the Black color is lighter than before, and the White color looks slightly brighter.
Super Retina XDR Display with ProMotion
For the first time in a non-Pro iPhone, the new iPhone 17 finally features ProMotion! This means that iPhone 17 will get a some great new features:
Adaptive refresh rate, from as low as 1Hz to as high as 120Hz. This will result in both a more smoother-feeling display and better battery life.
Always-On display: now, when iPhone 17 is asleep, the display can still show the time, Widgets, and notifications.
The iPhone 17 also gains a slightly larger display at 6.3″, up from 6.1″ on iPhone 16. This is mostly due to thinner bezels around the display.
iPhone 17 also debuts Ceramic Shield 2, which brings a few new features:
An Apple-designed coating that provides 3x better scratch resistance, a very welcome addition.
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