We’re getting a new crop of iPhones in roughly a month’s time, but… things feel different this time around. No hype, no talk of cool new features, just the regurgitation of the same usual leaks and rumors, time and time again.
The last exciting iPhone model was a few year back
The only reason back then was the 120Hz screen on the Pro models, as well as the rumored great battery life (which turned out to be great indeed). Previously, the iPhone 11 Pro series stood out, as it was the first to come with a triple-camera setup (and I absolutely loved that at the time).
However, in the past few years, the only new iPhone feature I have felt drawn to was the most trivial of them all: the USB-C port that was mandated by the good ol’ EU. Still, not exactly something that could get you hyped about an iPhone.
Reuse, recycle, repurpose
The iPhone 17 will score some new features, but none of them will be groundbreaking in any way, at least I don’t expect them to be.
The Pro models will score slightly better and more capable cameras, which should have been done years ago. They will also score a much faster chip, which is a “meh” upgrade these days: Apple’s mobile chips already have higher performance potential than what most people have use for. Same old design, potentially with a downgrade to aluminum. The rumored new copper-like color looks cool, though.
The thick shadow of what’s to come
As someone who has been bitten by the foldable bug, that’s the phone that excites me, that’s the device I want to see, touch, and use. Enough with these generic iPhones!
I simply want to get excited about an iPhone again, and it appears that the only one that could do that for me is the foldable one, whenever it may come.
Until this happens, the iPhone 17 will remain just a stopgap, one that fails to excite.
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