Even though the new iPhone 17 Pros and iPhone Air are the more premium devices and get more attention as a result, I’m really glad that the iPhone 17 has received the biggest upgrade to the entry-level iPhone in years. While this year’s addition of the iPhone 16e still makes that model the cheapest iPhone you can buy, there’s still incentive to get the iPhone 17.
Beyond that, there’s still a lot of other best phone contenders that aim to steal the iPhone 17’s thunder. For example, there’s still the Galaxy S25 that set the benchmark for all base flagship models this year with its incredible package of features and AI tools — with the Pixel 10 only raising it more with its release.
