The iPhone 17 Pro may be the most overhyped phone of the year.
iPhone 17 Pro Max | Image Credit – PhoneArena
I have been writing about phones long enough to know there’s a pattern to yearly releases: new devices take two steps forward and one step back. That’s how many things in life work, but with smartphones, where you pay more every few years, it sometimes feels like two steps back. It almost looks to be the case with the iPhone 17 Pro.
Remember when the iPhone 17 series was first announced and all of us secretly wanted either the iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone Air? After the novelty wore off, it was clear that iPhone Air was an unproven device, and hence too risky to commit to.
The iPhone 17 Pro continues to hold sway over buyers, as reports indicate it’s outselling the iPhone 16 Pro.
Why wouldn’t it, though? The square camera bar has evolved into a plateau, and the phone doesn’t even heat up like the last two generations of iPhones. Sure, it was Apple’s own decision to switch to aerospace-grade titanium from surgical-grade stainless steel that caused the phones to get toasty, but we must still reward it for undoing that mistake by opting for aluminum, a material previously used by the standard models.
