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iPhone 17 Pro Review: Paradox in a Box!

2025-09-26 Science & Technology
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Marques Brownlee
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iPhone 17 Pro Review: The Maximalist Design and Its Value to the Mainstream

Discover why the thicker, more capable iPhone 17 Pro design frees Apple to deliver better core features, ultimately benefiting mainstream buyers. We explore major camera upgrades, new build materials, and surprisingly robust battery improvements.

Short Summary

  • Pro Max sales dominate, showing mainstream demand for maximalist features like bigger batteries and better cooling.
  • New all-metal body and vapor chamber significantly improve sustained performance and thermal management during heavy use.
  • Camera system unifies around 48-megapixel sensors, delivering a reliable 4X telephoto lens matched to the primary lens. This review details the specific physical and performance changes in the iPhone 17 Pro lineup, arguing that hardware pushed toward "Pro" users ultimately trickles down user experience benefits to all buyers.

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The two-sided existence of the iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max Protect your iPhone 17 Pro with dbrand at https://dbrand.com/iphone-17-cases Auto Focus shot on iPhone 17 Pro: https://youtu.be/n_wbyAf0Sfs?si=ZCLdLpeNV9odVbe_ Tyler Stalman Review: https://youtu.be/KIwKEIMjBLM?si=keTAWfkW1SwobxI2 HTX Studio Review: https://youtu.be/zC7IIJCz8Dw?si=1AEb9v1WFlvzRkiM JerryRigEverything: https://youtu.be/KrOBzFwVzwA?si=CdL_xLH1K0dW2E20 Auto Focus: http://youtube.com/AutoFocus MKBHD Merch: http://shop.MKBHD.com Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 ~ http://twitter.com/MKBHD http://instagram.com/MKBHD http://facebook.com/MKBHD 0:00 The Pro Paradox 1:57 Pro Cameras 5:02 Built like a tank 7:35 Performance 9:11 Big Battery 10:19 What a Thing

Top Comments (10)

@abdullahalshafeechowdhury4167 2025-09-26

The dbrand stat is a bit misleading cause a) they are still a tech-y company that not all the mainstream users know about, so they get higher sales from tech savvy users who tend to buy the highest end iPhones and, b) their products are quite premium which means only those who can afford high end phones will think of buying dbrand products which would be the buyers of the Pro Max.

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@SimplyPops 2025-09-26

Legendary intro as always

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@sujboi1 2025-09-27

For a second thought the video wasnt playing 💀

5.2k 20 replies
@theboys9105 2025-09-26

Me thinking my internet is slow at the beginning 😂

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@c.lokithkumar2648 2025-09-26

HTX studios getting deserved recognition 🎉

2.5k 11 replies
@aquibNawab9009 2025-09-26

Bro made a better commercial than Apple 💀

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@donutmcmuffin3916 2025-09-26

that intro made me feel some type of way

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@harshvpandey101x 2025-09-27

when the intro animation is better than the actual apple presentation... you know its MKBHD

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@ArloVance765 2026-01-13

Just bought the pro max and I felt bad about aluminum, sucks, the phone actually does look good but leather is looking much better on it

170 10 replies
@syedshafiqulislam2752 2025-09-30

Seems like the color scheme this year has been inspired from Tom and Jerry cartoon.

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