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Richard Priday

My dad just bought a new phone — as a tech journalist, here's what I make of his choice

Best phones 2025.

I've seen a number of people in my life upgrade to an iPhone 17 Pro of late. Apple's newest pro phone seems to have struck a chord with people who've been waiting for an upgrade. Including my own dad.

If you're a regular TG reader, you may recall I wrote about the iPhone buying advice I gave to my dad back in June. But now he's made his purchase, I thought it was time to review the advice I gave, and what he ended up doing. Did he do as I suggested, or something different? More importantly, did he make the right choices for him? Follow along as I figure it out, and hopefully you can learn something if you're considering buying a new iPhone for Black Friday or some other point in the near future.

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