One thing I’ve learned in my 17 years of reviewing phones for a living is that you really can’t appreciate a device unless you’ve put in solid time using it daily — and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing with the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/apple-iphone-17-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/apple-iphone-17-review”>iPhone 17. While data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ive-been-using-the-iphone-17-for-a-week-heres-my-pros-and-cons-so-far” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ive-been-using-the-iphone-17-for-a-week-heres-my-pros-and-cons-so-far”>my week’s worth of using it managed to scratch the surface, using the iPhone 17 for over a month gives me a better understanding of what makes this phone a genuine long-term upgrade.
For example, I’ve put the iPhone 17’s new data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/i-put-the-iphone-17-center-stage-camera-to-the-test-against-the-pixel-10-pro-xl-and-galaxy-s25-ultra-heres-the-results” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/i-put-the-iphone-17-center-stage-camera-to-the-test-against-the-pixel-10-pro-xl-and-galaxy-s25-ultra-heres-the-results”>Center Stage camera to the test…

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