Apple iPhone 17
Everyday iPhone use and video
$929Checked November 1, 2026
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My short take
It weighs 177 g and scored 14.98 hours in GSMArena's active-use test, but it has no dedicated telephoto and GSMArena says it gets hot and throttles under sustained load. I'd buy it for everyday use and video, and skip it for zoom or long gaming sessions.
The specs
- Screen
- 6.3 in
- Weight
- 177 g
- Battery
- 3,692 mAh
- Wired charging
- 40 W
- Chip
- Apple A19
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Base storage
- 256 GB
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Camera tier, my rating
- 2
- Water rating
- IP68
- Update years
- 5
- Battery test
- 14 h 59 min (GSMArena active-use score)
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