How improves the iPhone 17 pro/max at the iPhone 15 pro/max and 16 pro/max

After presentation at the event AWE Dropping Yesterday, we already know the new range smartphones that Apple It has for the next 12 months. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro max replace the 16 pro and Pro max that have already been, along with other devices, Decotalogy of your store. If you have an iPhone three or more years ago and plan to update this generation, You will notice an important leap in technology and benefits. But if you do it from the generation last year or the previous one, it will not be so much, although There are attractive news. In this article we will review which and what improvements someone will find from an iPhone 15 or 16 Pro/Max.

Unlike iPhone 17which maintains the design introduced with the iPhone 16, the iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max have been redesigned. Rather Titanium frameworksthese mobiles now use a Aluminum alloy unibody housing with ceramic glass (Ceramic Shield 2) in the front and rear.

Apple states that the new alloys are lighter and lighter that the titanium frames of the iPhone 16 Pro and 15 Pro, contrary to what he affirmed about the change from aluminum to titanium three generations behind. He camera module It is also an important factor in this redesign. The iPhone 17 pro incorporate a kind of ‘plateau’, in the style of the Pixel 10, which contains them together with other system components.

The screens They remain practically the same as those of the iPhone 16 and 15 Pro -in the latter, they were a little smaller than in the subsequent pro. They present the same characteristics, with the exception of the Maximum brightness that now reaches 3,000 Nits outdoors compared to the previous 2,000 nits.

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Apple has also increased base storage 128 GB to 256 GBupdated the processor of the A18 PRO to the A19 PROwith the same number of CPU and GPU nuclei but faster, and introduced the new chip Apple N1 for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.

He New camera system has a set of three 48 MP merity sensors each, even 8x of optical zoomAND PRORERS VIDEO RECORDING With support Genlock. In addition, the Front camera premieres a 18 MP square sensor and compatibility with new functionality Center Stagewhich allows to take portraits or horizontal photos regardless of how the iPhone is being held. Thanks to the Ia -And this was one of the few references in the presentation-, the mobile can Expand the field of vision when it detects another person at the frame. Other novelties for the front camera include Dual Capture (record with two cameras at the same time), Center Stage For video calls and video recording outraestabilized.

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Finally, Apple has equipped its Pro smartphones with larger batteries that promise to 33 hours of video playback (39 hours in the pro max) and faster load with a charger of 40 w (until 50 % In alone 20 minutes instead of 30 minutes as before).

Comparison of specifications

In the following table you can compare the characteristics of the different models.

iPhone 17 pro/max vs 16 pro/max vs 15 pro/max
Specification iPhone 17 Pro / Pro Max iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max
Screen
  • 6.3 “(16.0 cm) · 2622 × 1206
  • 6.9 “(17.5 cm) · 2868 × 1320
  • Brillo: 1000 / 1600/3000 nits
  • 1 nit min · dynamic island · always active screen · 1-120 Hz
  • 6.3 “(16.0 cm) · 2622 × 1206
  • 6.9 “(17.5 cm) · 2868 × 1320
  • Brillo: 1000 /1600 /2000 nits
  • 1 nit min · dynamic island · always active screen · 1-120 Hz
  • 6.1 “(15.5 cm) · 2556 × 1179
  • 6.7 “(17.0 cm) · 2796 × 1290
  • Brillo: 1000 /1600 /2000 nits
  • Dynamic Island · Active screen · 1-120 Hz
Chassis
  • Aluminum Unibody · 206 g (Pro)
  • Aluminum Unibody · 233 g (Pro Max)
  • Action Button · Camera Control
  • Titanium frame · 199 g / 227 g
  • Action Button · Camera Control
  • Titanium frame · 187 g / 221 g
  • Action Button
CPU / GPU / IA
  • A19 PRO (6 nuclei) · GPU 6 cores
  • Neural Engine 16 Cores · Lightning layout by hardware
  • A18 Pro (6 nuclei) · GPU 6 cores
  • Neural Engine 16 Cores · Lightning layout by hardware
  • A17 Pro Bionic (6 nuclei) · GPU 6 cores
  • Neural Engine 16 Cores · Lightning layout by hardware
RAM 12 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Storage
  • 256/512 GB · 1 TB
  • Pro Max: 256/512 GB · 1/2 TB
128/256/512 GB · 1 TB 128/256/512 GB · 1 TB
Rear cameras
  • Triple 48 MP Fusion (wide angle · ultra wide angle · tele)
  • 0.5 × / 1 × / 8 × optical zoom
  • Ois for sensor displacement (2 gen.) · Adaptive True Tone Flash
  • Photonic Engine · Deep Fusion · Smart HDR 5 · Photographic styles · Poraw · macro
  • 48 MP Fusion + 48 MP Ultra great angle + 12 mp TV
  • 0.5 × / 1 × / 5 × optical zoom
  • Ois for sensor displacement (2 gen.) · Adaptive True Tone Flash
  • Photonic Engine · Deep Fusion · Smart HDR 5 · Photographic styles · Poraw · macro
  • 48 mp wide angle + 12 mp ultra wide angle + 12 mp
  • 0.5 × / 1 × / 2 × / 5 × (5 × only pro max) optical zoom
  • Ois for sensor displacement (2 gen.) · Adaptive True Tone Flash
  • Photonic Engine · Deep Fusion · Smart HDR 5 · Photographic styles · Poraw · macro
Video
  • Dolby Vision 4K up to 120 fps (main) and up to 60 fps (ultra wide angle/TV)
  • Dual Capture (even Dolby Vision 4K at 30 fps)
  • RAW · Apple Log 2 · Genlock
  • Prores up to 4K120 with external recording · Slow camera up to 4k120
  • Log · aces · space video · 4k60 · macro · action mode
  • Dolby Vision 4K up to 120 fps (main) and up to 60 fps (ultra wide angle/TV)
  • Cinema mode (reduced depth) 4K HDR 30 fps
  • Prores up to 4K120 with external recording · Slow camera up to 4k120
  • Log · aces · space video · 4k60 · macro · action mode
  • Dolby Vision 4K up to 60 fps
  • 4K HDR 30 FPS Cinema Mode
  • Prores up to 4k60 with external recording · log · aces · space video · 4k60
  • Macro · action mode
Front camera
  • 18 MP · Center Stage
  • Center Stage for Photos
  • Dual Capture
  • Center Stage for video calls
  • Ultra stabilized video
  • Photonic Engine · Smart HDR 5 · Photographic styles
  • Cinema up to 4K HDR 30 fps · Dolby Vision 4K60
  • 12 MP
  • Photonic Engine · Smart HDR 5 · Photographic styles
  • Cinema up to 4K HDR 30 fps · Dolby Vision 4K60
  • 12 MP
  • Photonic Engine · Smart HDR 5 · Photographic styles
  • Cinema up to 4K HDR 30 fps · Dolby Vision 4K60
Connectivity
  • 5G (SUB-6 and MMWAVE) · GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+
  • Wi-fi 7 · uwb · Bluetooth 6
  • Satellite emergency sos · accident detection
  • Thread Networking
  • 5G (SUB-6 and MMWAVE) · GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+
  • Wi-Fi 7 · UWB · Bluetooth 5.3
  • Satellite emergency sos · accident detection
  • Thread Networking
  • 5G (SUB-6 and MMWAVE) · GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+
  • Wi-fi 6e · uwb · bluetooth 5.3
  • Satellite emergency sos · accident detection
  • Thread Networking
Battery
  • Capacity: To be confirmed
  • Video autonomy: 33 h (39 h pro max)
  • 3582 mAh · 27 h (pro)
  • 4685 mAh · 33 h (pro max)
  • 3274 mAh · 23 h (pro)
  • 4422 mAh · 29 h (pro max)
Ports and load
  • USB-C (10 GB/s), Magsafe and Qi2
  • Up to 50 % in 20 min with 40 W adapter
  • 25 W wireless load (30 W adapter)
  • USB-C (10 GB/s), Magsafe and Qi2
  • Up to 50 % in 30 min with 20 W adapter
  • 25 W wireless load (30 W adapter)
  • USB-C (10 GB/s), Magsafe and Qi2
  • Up to 50 % in 30 min with 20 W adapter
  • 25 W wireless load (30 W adapter)
Colors Cosmic orange · deep blue · silver Black titanium · White titanium · Natural titanium · Titanio desert Natural titanium · Blue titanium · White titanium · Black titanium
Price (Spain)
  • From € 1,319 (17 Pro 256 GB)
  • From € 1,469 (17 pro max 256 GB)
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The main novelties of the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 pro max

In short, the main changes that the iPhone 17 pro/max brings about its predecessors are:

  • Brighter screen, up to 3,000 Nits outdoors.
  • Aluminum Unibody Housing with ceramic glass instead of titanium frames.
  • New A19 Pro chip with N1 chip for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, plus C1X modem with higher performance and efficiency.
  • 256 GB base configuration, with an option of up to 2 TB on the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
  • Triple fusion camera set of 48 MP each with Dual Capture, Raw, Apple Log 2 and Genlock Support.
  • New 18 MP front camera with square sensor and compatibility with Center Stage.
  • Bluetooth 6.
  • Larger batteries with faster load.