iPhone 17 vs iPhone 17 Pro & 17 Pro Max Unboxing

Got the new iPhones and there's an orange one this year which everyone seems to be most interested in rightfully so because I don't know has there ever been an orange iPhone before

No more titanium though which I thought was interesting. It looks like based on the model that I got a long time ago like this pretty much happened exactly as we had imagined it would happen and people were skeptical back when I showed this one off

Not exactly two-tone here, but you do have this glass panel, which is a bit of a departure from the typical scenario

where you would have your singular backplate that people were used to

The other interesting thing here is it got fatter. So they got rid of the titanium

They did the aluminum unibody. And I can't say I care too much about that

especially since they also launched this. Like, they put out the air model at the same time

So they're like, hey, if you don't want a fat phone, we got an extremely thin one for you

and I'm gonna dive into this one in the next video as well as the new AirPods

but in this one we'll do a quick comparison of the iPhone 17 versus the Pro and Pro Max

And the reason it's set up in this fashion is because I think a lot of people

are already starting to say and starting to think that maybe the 17 is the actual value point

and not these Pro models because of how close things have gotten now

from a performance perspective now that you have the upgraded display on the standard 17

So you have far more brightness. You've got the ProMotion. The cameras have been upgraded

The selfie camera has been upgraded. And the form factor is maybe the optimal one for battery life is supposedly better

Like, it just seems like there's a lot of improvements here that make it harder to justify the Pro model

unless you want to jump into the extended storage and the ProRes stuff and obviously the extra camera module

If you've been hanging on to an old device for a while, any of these are going to feel like a massive upgrade, including the 17 standard

So let's start with this one. The only thing about the 17 standard

is it doesn't immediately shout that it is a new iPhone. You know what I mean

Like not like these ones do with this bizarre layout on the back

So they call it Sage. I don't mind it. That's another color I feel like I miss a little bit

but actually the green that I missed was that midnight green. They just got away from that immediately

So yeah, form factor wise, look at this. This is comfortable. It is lightweight, obviously

Can you spot the difference? Like this is a little taller. Like the screen got a little bit larger, right

So in the box, all you're gonna get is the braided USB-C cable

Is this even paperwork? Yes, they give you one little piece of paperwork

You no longer need a physical SIM card. And I still wish you had the SIM tray

It just makes it a little more convenient when you're switching phones extremely frequently

Will wants to do a little wobble test. We are steady wobbling on this guy

Another interesting note, there's no more Plus versions. So if you wanted the bigger but cheaper phone

that's not a thing anymore. Maybe that's a way in which Apple is hoping to market

the Pro Max, big phone, big price tag. I really believe this 17 is gonna be the seller

especially in this economy. But there's gonna be some cost sensitivity and these things are, I mean, that price gets ratcheted up

That one's booted up, let's put it down. Now let's get to this orange one, the one that everybody is using in the thumbnail

and the one that everyone is talking about. Color's interesting because it always signals

a new model then if you're someone like me you put a case on it like you're gonna put a later case

like this and then how much of the color what is the significance of the color not that significant

we even make these in a few different colors it is nice to have a new color palette in case you

decide to go caseless actually you know what i guess you do see some spots like this and by the

way if you want to pick up a later case you can order that right now for any of these models 17

Pro, Pro Max, the Air, we've got them all over here. Especially for the Air, where you're going

to want to maintain the thinnest profile possible there no other material that going to achieve that for you other than this Kevlar right here And speaking of Kevlar we also launched a new cable This thing is incredibly robust

Look at that. That's crazy. So anyway, this thing delivers a ton of wattage

It can be bent about a billion times and it can also transmit video, 4K, 60 Hertz

Anyway, yeah, check this out on the site as well. I'll have it linked down below. It's, you know what

it is very portable feeling for me. Like I was using the Pro Max most recently

Obviously that thing is a bit of a tank. So when you pick this one up, it's far more comfortable in one hand

but I'm just reflecting on that in this moment because I don't handle the standard model all that often

outside of the initial unboxing. And who knows, maybe this time around

maybe this is the device I'll gravitate towards. Maybe I want maximum portability

I don't know. Or maybe I'll just use the orange one because it's orange. And it is very orange

That's why we brought the orange. You see it's orange, double orange

This is technically not an orange. What is this, a Clementine? But anyway, you get the idea

So yeah, so look at that. It is a two-tone. It's more two-tone than it looks on the box actually

It's more pale than the actual Clementine. I would say it's relatively pleasing

It does feel more like a slug though. Like that is, there's more to that

It's a more substantial feeling. And the Pro Max is probably gonna be even more so

Apparently it's a little heavier than the previous version. Battery life is supposed to be improved significantly

Like they're claiming 30 plus hours of video playback, which is all that Apple really gives you

It's very smooth and maybe slippery, not gonna lie. It's cool to the touch

It's aluminum unibody and apparently it's the first. Now, obviously Pro Max, we're having the triple camera set up

We're getting the telephoto. So that's another big component if you're trying to weigh the difference between the two

Maybe you shoot a lot of video and photo and you just have to have the telephoto

Well then you're back to the Pro or Pro Max price tag. Whereas you're getting the ultra wide on the standard model

Maybe it does feel a little bit thicker. Here's the old model, titanium

And I have to admit, I'm a little upset that titanium didn't last

Anything titanium, I love titanium, but that's all right. This is what they do

Apple's gotta have a new model all the time. The other thing that's interesting is you have this slab now

this extruded section here, but it isn't completely flush. So you don't alleviate the wobble

I mean, you have less wobble. But if they would have built up this material right to the edge of the camera bezel

you could have had no wobble, but maybe it would have looked even more ugly

I don't know. So nonetheless, looking around the device, obviously, oh, we have our camera controller

power, volume, and our action button is there. And you know, that's another thing to mention

It sort of fits with the watch because the Ultra Watch has all the orange components to it

So it kind of fits in a little bit. And they also have their new ceramic shield on the displays

which is supposed to give you an improvement when it comes to scratch resistance

Okay, now let's get into the big boy here. That's a big boy right there

Look at that, that is a tank. Yeah, I mean it's subtle. I mean it basically feels the same

But if you're buying a pro model, you're prioritizing battery life, camera performance

you're willing to put up with something that's a little bit thicker. This is a nice color

The orange is called Cosmic Orange by the way because I didn't say the official color

and this is called deep blue, which yes, that's exactly what it is. And they're not using the word midnight anymore

So the other color silver, we don't have the official model, but this was the early one and it kind of looks ends up looking like that

Anyways, I think this color will look good with the, once the later case is installed actually

We have a little subtle deep blue showing off the edges, but then, and then you have your obviously your Kevlar pattern

or whichever one you choose off the site. Oh, I should also mention in this moment

even though you do have this improved ceramic shield, you may wanna put a screen protector on

and we have those as well at Latercase and they super easy to install Now one thing you probably noticed is that the packages don contain any kind of power accessories They haven for a really long time but that okay We have many fantastic options

including a couple from our friends and partners at Ugreen. We have the Magflow 10,000 milliamp hour

magnetic wireless power bank, and there's also the two-in-one magnetic wireless charger

Obviously these things have MagSafe built in. So this guy is a two-in-one magnetic charger, 30 watt max

It does actually include a USB cable and it's this nice little brick

Look at that, sweet. USB in, magnetic charging, slap it on, lovely

Portrait, landscape, a little cutout for your AirPods and another USB. So you can charge up your watch as well, compact

and you can travel with that one. But if you want a built-in battery as well

well that's where this comes in, 10,000 milliamp hour, magnetic attachment, 25 watt, G2 certified

Of course, this will work with any device, not just the new iPhone. And I like the fact that this one has the built-in cable

so you don't need to remember to bring a cable. So in this case, the braided cable becomes the strap

with which you can hold the device. But then they've gone ahead and included

another USB cable as well. And what's cool in this case is you can actually

still use your device while you're charging, wirelessly, just like that. So you have the Chi2 25 watt wireless

you have the in-out USB-C, and then you've got the built-in cable as well

and a power switch, and a display. This is useful, nice little feedback

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for your new phone or your old phone, and these ones specifically will work really well

with the new iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. All right, so I have them booted up here

and they are surprisingly similar, honestly. 17 and 17 Pro, the displays, the gap is not

what it used to be, I'll tell you that. Slight advantage to the Pro, but my goodness

Like barely, you would have to have them side by side. I'll say like this one feels lighter weight

Obviously it's lacking that one camera and there's a battery difference, but it feels more comfortable one-handed comparatively

I've got the case on both of them. They're super slippery with nothing on there

So I recommend putting something on. So let's go ahead and launch into the cameras right away

This is the thing now, the selfie situation, how you can essentially create a landscape or a portrait

without twisting the phone. So here, obviously I'm gonna easily get Will in the frame

To be able to have instant portrait versus landscape without awkward holding

Yeah, they really improved the selfie camera on the standard model. I'll tell you that right now

I think they kind of cannibalized the Pro model this time around. If we go ahead and switch our camera back around

you'll see on the Pro model, we have 0.51X, 2X, 4X, 8

On the standard model is 0.51 or 2. So here, 0.5 ultra wide

Boom, 1x, boom, 2x, boom. Okay, then we're done for optical. On the other side, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8

So you can see some degradation on the 8 once you get up to the 8. But the 4, 4 is great

I mean, then you don't have it here. Ultra wide looks extremely comparable

if not identical, very similar. If you go to the ultra wide

I can focus extremely close, right? I mean, that's pretty damn close focus

Comparable again, comparable brother. And in a way the 17 is more fun to use

because it's so light. Like it's so comfortable to type on with one hand

This is one shooting environment. This is an initial reaction to the device

but it is kind of leading me to believe that the 17 is gonna be the one for most people

but you can't get it in orange, could be a problem. Another difference, 4K 120

So this, again, the Pro model, you wanna shoot slow motion, you're gonna need it

So these are gonna be both on the One X camera. I gonna just film them at the exact same moment So this is a 4K 60 frame video clip You are overly pink and you not pink at all in real life Yeah I yellow Exactly Well no Hey man Let look at Otis

Otis is the same. Wow, that is funny. The 17 actually focuses faster. Now, maybe that's

intentional so that the focus looks more like a smooth like pull on the other one on the pro

and then close focus. Can you put your hand there again, but back it off slightly

Like back it off. Okay, leave it there. Stop. A little closer

Okay, we're done. Now, another thing I was curious about, I hadn't seen it in some of the videos I watched

was the audio performance, because that's another area that the Pro seems to always have an advantage

and the Pro Max even more so. So I got the brand new Meta Ray-Ban display glasses

I have played around with every version. And now they've released these brand new AI glasses

with a display in them, glasses themselves. So the name is very straightforward

Meta Ray-Ban display, satisfying. It's subtle, it's not a big deal. There might be a little more low end

Oh man, what am I discovering here today? They're too close. The improvement is not significant enough

I mean, outside of battery life, which would take me a while to really test

Again, if you're a power user, that might be a significant consideration

the battery life aspect. The price difference though, $799 to start versus $1099 to start

And imagine how many of these you could buy if you just get the standard 17

I mean, that would be my take. This is all very preliminary, but goodness gracious

They're just more close than they've ever been before. Obviously, the chip is slightly different

Even the battery life, actually. Now that I'm looking at Apple's spec, 33 hours versus 30

It's not that significant. Center stage front camera. The front camera's great on both of them

The rear camera's absolutely great on both of them. I don't need to shoot that much slow motion

The optical zoom is not there. I can live with that. Faster file transfer on the Pro variant

which again, you need to be shooting like that ProRes stuff. So you have much bigger file sizes

and then you start to take advantage. Obviously you have bigger storage options in the first place

They both charge at 25 Watts over wireless. Man, oh man. I guess I've probably said this in the past

depending on the generation. If you're not gonna use ProRes and those extra camera features

then just get the standard model. That's kind of the way I look at it. Even the battery life thing is not significant enough

Obviously, if you step all the way up to the Pro Max variant, then the battery gets another pretty massive boost where they say video playback goes up to 39 hours

So that's kind of substantial at that point. But 30 versus 33, things lightweight and comfortable in the pocket

The camera looks amazing, better than it's ever looked. The selfie camera looks better than it's ever looked

The display basically looks like the Pro display and it's 300 bucks cheaper to start

So this is a very preliminary thing, but I feel like that's where I'm at

I've got more videos coming up on this Apple stuff. I'm really curious to check out the new AirPods

I have them here. I have the iPhone official battery, which is most likely going to be used with this, the iPhone Air

which should be the weakest battery of the bunch. This is also just an interesting move for Apple

This will be my next video, the iPhone Air. So make sure to subscribe to check that one out

And also, if you're looking for a case for any of these new devices, and primarily the Air

I think you should be looking at these later cases. They keep your phone really slim

but they make it a little easier to hold, so not so slippery. And don't forget our friends at Ugreen

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including this one, which this would look good besides your bed as well

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