
One week you scratch the surface, two weeks get you deeper, but a month is more than enough time to appreciate a phone’s full potential. That’s exactly where I’m at now with the iPhone 17 Pro, which like its predecessors, isn’t just trying to be a viable best phone contender — it’s also trying to prove it’s the more compelling model in Apple’s lineup.
That’s because there’s less of a gap separating the prices of Apple’s new models. For example, its starting price of $1,099 is $100 more than previous models. This makes it $100 less than the iPhone 17 Pro Max, but it’s also $100 more than the iPhone Air. Needless to say, it’s complicated this time around.