It seems like the iPhone 17 Pro won’t be on the same level as the iPhone 17 Pro Max. That is quite unfortunate, as the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max seemingly will be.
The iPhone 17 Pro won’t be on the same level as the ‘Pro Max’ model, unfortunately
What are we talking about here? Well, a well-known analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, released some new information about the iPhone 17 series. He claims that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will not only have more RAM than the iPhone 17 Pro, but it will also have a better cooling system.
That will automatically differentiate the two phones, unfortunately. The iPhone 17 Pro Max will get a boost to 12GB of RAM, while all the other iPhones will sit at 8GB of RAM. That goes for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, Apple’s ultra-thin iPhone, and the iPhone SE4. This also denies a recent report that suggested other iPhone 17 models could get more RAM.
In addition to more RAM, the ‘Pro Max’ will also have better cooling
On top of that, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature an “upgraded cooling system combining vapor chamber (VC) technology and graphite sheets”, unlike its siblings.
The analyst also noted that the ‘Pro Max’ models currently account for nearly 40% of new model shipments. From that point of view, differentiating the two kind of makes sense. It’s a real shame, though, as not everyone wants a huge smartphone, so it’s not fair they have to settle for less just because they want a somewhat smaller device.
Apple is on the right track with the iPhone 16 series
Apple is on the right track with the iPhone 16 series, at least from the standpoint of users. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will offer the same features. The only difference between them will seemingly be display size and battery capacity, so only size-related differences.
They will offer the same cameras, the same RAM setups, and so on. Just because you get the smaller device doesn’t mean you’ll be giving up some features that the larger one has, as it should be.
Google also did right by consumers with the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL. Users don’t have to settle when they get the Pixel 9 Pro, not at all. It offers the same benefits as the ‘XL’ model.
2024-08-29 15:05:08