1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:08,800 Sorry. Now that I'm getting to be a middle-aged man, I just have to check my 2 00:00:03,679 --> 00:00:12,320 pros pros. My Apple iPhone 17 Pros. 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:14,799 We've got the Pro and the Pro Max. And 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:20,080 it's like Apple is trying to get me to switch to an iPhone. They even did one 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:22,400 in my color. It's hideous. But that's 6 00:00:20,080 --> 00:00:25,519 okay. We don't care about that. And we don't care about the fact that Apple 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:32,320 includes almost no accessories with their phones anymore. just a simple USB 8 00:00:29,199 --> 00:00:34,399 2 type-C to type-C 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:41,040 and a piece of paper that says you no longer need a SIM card or a, you know, 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:42,559 USBC to 3 and 1/2 mm adapter or any of 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:47,039 the things that Apple used to include in the box. But hey, you're going to like 12 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:51,360 it anyway because these things look flipping sick. Around the outside, we've 13 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:56,079 got two trailer part girls. Sorry. No, we've got Apple's new aluminum unibody 14 00:00:54,239 --> 00:01:00,559 frame that they claim along with their new redesigned vapor chamber gives them 15 00:00:58,399 --> 00:01:05,680 better cooling than any iPhone before and perhaps more importantly, if you are 16 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:13,520 a professional user, more battery life than any iPhone before with the Pro Max 17 00:01:09,119 --> 00:01:16,960 measuring, and this is crazy, 26 hours 18 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:20,400 of continuous video playback streamed in 19 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:24,159 the real world on a single charge. That 20 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:27,840 is nuts. These really are, in my mind, 21 00:01:24,159 --> 00:01:30,240 the first iPhone Pros that are for 22 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:34,640 professionals, not just people who cosplay as professional or enthusiasts 23 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:39,119 who just want to have, you know, smoother screen swiping or whatever the 24 00:01:37,119 --> 00:01:44,240 case may be. And the biggest part of that is the cameras. All three, the main 25 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:49,040 shooter, the ultrawide, and the telephoto are 48 megapixels. So there's 26 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,880 not a single one that they've cheaped out on with the pixel count. And perhaps 27 00:01:51,119 --> 00:01:58,479 more importantly, they have support for Apple log 2 along with professional nice 28 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:02,320 to haves like improved time sync with Genlog. So if you are running a 29 00:02:00,399 --> 00:02:05,759 production where you've got a whole bunch of different cameras and 30 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:09,679 microphones in your ecosystem and you're trying to sync it all up on the timeline 31 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:14,720 after the fact, you will finally be able to do it with the iPhone 17 Pro. This is 32 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:18,160 potentially a gamecher for us around here because I'm looking at this going, 33 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:21,760 "Why would I ever buy another action cam? They're IP rated, so I can take 34 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:26,720 them freaking underwater. They have an outstanding built-in mic. So, in terms 35 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:33,519 of getting scratch audio, boom, I'm taken care of there." Like, seriously, 36 00:02:28,959 --> 00:02:36,640 give me a reason. Oh, right. the price 37 00:02:33,519 --> 00:02:39,599 1,100 bucks, but that's going to get you 38 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:44,319 only 256 gigs of storage, which for Apple is pretty good for a starting 39 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:48,640 configuration. But if you want the 1 TB for the 17 Pro, you're going to be 40 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:54,400 spending $1,500. And if you want the 2 TB spec for the 17 41 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:56,239 Pro Max, that'll set you back a cool 2 42 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:59,280 grand. I'm getting ahead of myself a little bit, though. Let's have a look at 43 00:02:57,519 --> 00:03:04,560 the IO. On the bottom of all of them, you get a USB 3 type-C port that can do 44 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:07,519 up to 10 Gbit per second. Unlike the Air, you get a bottom speaker. Thank you 45 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:12,319 very much, Apple. It's good that you didn't completely take it away. On the right, you get a lock button as well as 46 00:03:10,959 --> 00:03:16,480 camera button. Personally, I don't really like it for the shutter. Um, but 47 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:19,920 I like having a quick launch button so that I can quickly open up my camera. 48 00:03:18,319 --> 00:03:23,120 Wish it had a touch sensor in it, but hey, whatever. That's a conversation for 49 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:26,560 another time. Over on the left side, you've got your action button. just hold 50 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:29,519 that down and, you know, go to silent or ring or whatever you'd like to configure 51 00:03:28,159 --> 00:03:33,840 it to, as long as it's one of Apple's authorized things, as well as your volume rocker. And then on the top, 52 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:39,040 you've got I guess that's just an antenna spot for the unibody to go along 53 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:42,560 with their antenna stripes all over the place. With all that out of the way, 54 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:47,840 it's time to take a look at the display. This is Apple's best yet with them 55 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:52,720 claiming 3,000 nits maximum brightness outdoors and up to 1,600 nits max in HDR 56 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:58,319 content with what is perhaps more important to me, a minimum level of just 57 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,920 one nit if you use their reduced white point mode. This is great for when it's 58 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:05,920 late at night and you don't want to freaking sear the backs of your retinas. 59 00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:09,760 We weren't quite able to reach Apple's claimed 3000 nits, but we got darn close 60 00:04:08,239 --> 00:04:14,480 and we think it could have to do with our methodology just because they do have a couple of ambient light sensors 61 00:04:12,799 --> 00:04:18,400 and getting both of them exposed to direct daylight in order to get it to 62 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:23,199 boost to maximum can be a little tricky. As with the last few generations of 63 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:29,199 iPhone Pros, you get an up to I hate trains. Up to 120 Hz maximum refresh 64 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:33,520 rate prootion display, which unlike previous generations of iPhones, does 65 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:38,880 not set the Pro apart from the regular nonpro iPhone 17. Meaning that unless 66 00:04:36,639 --> 00:04:44,320 you really value the extra camera lens and the extra camera features, there's 67 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:47,600 actually not that much to set the Pro 68 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:50,080 model apart from the regular iPhone 17. 69 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:55,040 Oh, other than the processor, of course, it uses the A19 Pro rather than the 70 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:58,240 regular A19. But we'll talk about that in a minute after this message from our 71 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:04,240 sponsor. Oh, it's Dbrand. That kind of figures. 72 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:09,039 Every other time we call up Dbrand, it's like, "Oh, no. I couldn't possibly. I'm 73 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:13,520 far too poor. You know, I'm only in Best Buy now, selling out like immediately, 74 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:17,199 and they can't keep the product in stock, but oh, oh, it's an iPhone. Oh, 75 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:21,039 now all of a sudden we can find the money. Sure. You know what, Dbrand? I'm 76 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:27,199 fine with it. They sent over their new Ghost 2.0 case. It stays clear longer 77 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:30,800 than you will stay alive. What a weird uncomfortable thing to say about your 78 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:35,600 product. Oh, yeah. I didn't even know what this one was. I was like, "Oh, that 79 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:38,800 looks and feels cheap." Um, I I kind of 80 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:41,199 figured it I thought maybe Dbrand had 81 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:45,759 fallen off. Like, look at this. Look at this bottom. Like, you couldn't even 82 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:50,800 finish your case. How can Apple be a company that prides itself so much on 83 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:56,560 design and materials and then let Dbrand, some upstart two bit ass company 84 00:05:53,919 --> 00:06:00,960 from Toronto, out compete them to this level? Get yours today at my boss is a 85 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:04,400 short narcissistic asshole.com >> or 86 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:09,840 >> nope. I'm going to make them buy it. Anyway, coming back to the performance, 87 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:13,440 the A19 Pro SOC outperforms literally 88 00:06:09,840 --> 00:06:17,280 any other phone that isn't also called 89 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:19,360 iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone 17 Pro Max. Both 90 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:23,840 of these managed to perform within I think it's about a percent of each other 91 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:28,240 basically across the board. And impressively, while we did note that 92 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:33,360 both phones did thermal throttle under extended load, what we did see was a bit 93 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:36,880 of a slower decay curve compared to what we're used to seeing. So, if you have a 94 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:41,440 sustained load, whether it's a game or some kind of professional application, 95 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:47,039 you should expect to have a longer period of quite high performance before 96 00:06:44,319 --> 00:06:51,840 it trails off to the minimum. With that said, even the minimum performance that 97 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:57,360 we saw out of these phones was extremely impressive compared to anything that 98 00:06:53,440 --> 00:07:01,120 isn't each other and especially compared 99 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:03,680 to the Pixel 10 Pro. My goodness. Like, 100 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:10,880 it's freaking embarrassing that Google is this far behind on CPU, GPU, 101 00:07:07,919 --> 00:07:15,280 basically anything you. On the Qualcomm side of things, it's a little bit less 102 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:19,759 humiliating with the Galaxy S25 Edge managing to hang with the A19 Pro 103 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:24,240 sometimes, but even then, it wasn't that close. 104 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:27,599 Now, it is worth noting the S25 Edge is not the ideal comparison to these 105 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:31,680 phones. We tested that because we had the iPhone Air unboxing to do and also 106 00:07:29,919 --> 00:07:35,120 because Samsung doesn't usually leave their phones with us, so we didn't have 107 00:07:33,199 --> 00:07:38,400 any other S whatever Ultras kicking around. Samsung, we've talked about 108 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:44,880 this. I told you this was going to happen. The point is, if you want the 109 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:47,039 utmost in mobile performance, A19 Pro is 110 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:50,160 it. And if you want more details on how it it is, we're going to have the lab's 111 00:07:48,479 --> 00:07:53,199 website linked down below where you can check out their accompanying article. 112 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,879 They'll also have a bunch more information about charging. In general, 113 00:07:55,039 --> 00:08:01,039 we were able to validate most of Apple's claims with respect to charging speed. 114 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:05,440 We got about 40 watts max on the Pro Max and about 30 watts max on the regular 115 00:08:03,199 --> 00:08:09,440 Pro. And both of them charged to full in about 2 hours, which doesn't sound that 116 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:14,240 impressive in this day and age, except that they both reached about 50% in just 117 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:17,599 about 20 minutes. I know that's a lot of abouts. If you want more details, you 118 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:22,080 can go check that out. The point is, Apple kind of reduces the charging power 119 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:26,240 aggressively toward the end, which is better for your battery, but does mean 120 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:30,240 that topping all the way up might be done overnight. Now, let's play around 121 00:08:28,639 --> 00:08:34,320 with the camera. And I am expecting this thing to be flipping awesome. Is it 122 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:39,279 supposed to be any different from the air for just, you know, the main shooter? Doesn't really seem any 123 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:43,760 different. Let's try the telephoto, though. I want to try the telephoto. 124 00:08:40,719 --> 00:08:45,440 Hello, Mr. Bell. That is actually far 125 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:50,080 from the best performance I've seen on this in terms of not being all washed 126 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:56,240 out and crappy looking. In terms of sharpness, though, my god, so unfair for 127 00:08:54,160 --> 00:09:00,480 Apple because if it was anyone else, like if I was holding a Vivo phone or 128 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:05,519 something, I'd be blown away right now. I'd be so impressed. But with Apple, I 129 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:09,760 like I expect it to be really good. And so when it's anything other than head 130 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:15,279 and shoulders above anything else I've ever seen, then I'm just not that impressed. It's it's like it's rough to 131 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:18,959 be on top. Hey, Apple. It's it's I mean, it's great obviously, but there are 132 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:22,800 areas that I'm looking at going like, "Yeah, that TV is not pink." Even just 133 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:26,720 here on the set, there's a couple of little things that I'm looking for, and 134 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:30,160 that's one of them. So, like any smartphone camera, it's going to be a 135 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:33,360 little situational. It does a pretty poor job of this. And it's a shame 136 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:36,480 because you can actually see it looks better in the live photo before they 137 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:40,399 apply their processing and then it just looks like crap. Man, I'm excited for 138 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:45,760 the video camera though. Like some of this is just flipping unnecessary. Does 139 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:48,800 anybody really need to do 4K 120 frames 140 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:51,680 per second Dolby Vision? Anyone? Buler. 141 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:58,160 But with this you can you won't be storing a ton of that unless you spring 142 00:09:53,600 --> 00:10:00,800 for like a 1 TB or a two TB model. 143 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:04,880 Give me that smoothness. But damn. Also, I know some people 144 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:10,399 didn't really like liquid glass. They call it like liquid ass or whatever. I 145 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:12,399 love it. I love this. This is so cool. 146 00:10:10,399 --> 00:10:16,640 Holy Like, every time I'm looking at an Android phone, I like to look at 147 00:10:14,079 --> 00:10:22,640 like the Android Jutter. Like, none of them handle stabilization like Apple 148 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:25,120 does. It's so smooth. It looks like I 149 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:29,200 have it on like a a gimbal or something. And if I want even more stabilization 150 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:33,839 than this, it has an action mode that will apply even more. That is really 151 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:37,600 impressive. You know what I'd rather talk about right now? The selfie camera. 152 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:41,920 This thing is freaking awesome. It uses a new 18 megapixel square sensor that 153 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:47,200 using Apple intelligence will automatically frame either in portrait 154 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:49,040 or landscape depending on what is best 155 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:52,240 for the current situation. So, it'll have a look and go, "Oh, yeah. You're 156 00:10:50,959 --> 00:10:58,320 holding your phone in portrait right now, but there's a whole bunch of people crowding in to get into the picture." 157 00:10:55,600 --> 00:11:02,079 Boom. It'll crop it landscape, make it wider, and you can snap your picture. I 158 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:06,959 actually took this picture on the Air, but the entire iPhone 17 family and the 159 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:10,560 Air features the same front-facing camera, and I freaking love it. It's 160 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:14,959 awesome. I mean, I might as well take a picture or two on the Pro. I don't know 161 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:18,640 why it went wide there. There. Let's just not go wide. Okay. Okay, so it 162 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:26,240 doesn't always make the best decisions. That is an extremely wide and worse 163 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:28,720 selfie. Man, the Pro Max is big. 164 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:32,320 They both feel so heavy compared to the Air. Oh, we should try the speakers. 165 00:11:30,959 --> 00:11:35,839 That's one thing that could convince me to get these instead of the Air. The 166 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:39,640 speakers on the Air are so bad. Or should I say speaker? 167 00:11:40,959 --> 00:11:47,120 As usual, the iPhone Pro is better than any phone has any right to be. Although 168 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:51,279 I wouldn't say that this is a night and day difference over last gen by any 169 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:54,279 stretch of the imagination. How's the Max? 170 00:11:55,120 --> 00:12:01,120 Yeah. For better or for worse, the difference between the 17 Pro and the 171 00:11:58,399 --> 00:12:05,040 Pro Max has never been less. It pretty much just boils down to more battery 172 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:09,279 life on the Pro Max, a bigger screen, and of course, up to two terabytes 173 00:12:06,639 --> 00:12:12,880 instead of just 1 TB of storage. But that's not a bad thing. They're kind of 174 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:17,519 the best iPhones ever. Apple's new Ceramic Shield 2 is the first front 175 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:21,600 glass and is present across this entire generation of iPhones that has ever led 176 00:12:20,079 --> 00:12:24,959 Zach from JerryRig Everything to say anything other than scratches lately at 177 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:29,920 level six with deeper scratches at seven. Instead, it's lightly at seven 178 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:35,120 with deeper scratches at eight. That's kind of flipping incredible. Uh they've 179 00:12:32,560 --> 00:12:38,160 all got Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6. We've got faster mag safe charging than ever 180 00:12:36,639 --> 00:12:41,519 before, up to 25 watts >> on the Pro models, along with a return 181 00:12:39,839 --> 00:12:45,440 of some of Apple's really cool emergency features like detecting a severe crash 182 00:12:43,279 --> 00:12:49,600 and contacting authorities or allowing you to contact an emergency contact via 183 00:12:47,519 --> 00:12:53,279 satellite if you are lost and not able to get cellular signal. None of that is 184 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:57,839 unique enough to drive me to switch to the iPhone. I have to give credit to 185 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:59,760 that to iOS 26. Looks freaking awesome. 186 00:12:57,839 --> 00:13:04,639 Apple has slowly but surely been chipping away at all the little things 187 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:09,680 that have kept me off of it. We have T9 dialing now. We can put desktop icons 188 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:13,040 anywhere we freaking want to for the most part. And they've got a bunch of 189 00:13:11,839 --> 00:13:16,959 really cool new stuff. Their call screeny looks amazing. My phone doesn't 190 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:21,839 even ring for an unknown number until they've stated their purpose to an Apple 191 00:13:18,959 --> 00:13:26,000 AI. And I hate sitting on hold. Yes, it's not a new feature, but it's new to 192 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:32,880 Apple. And being able to have my phone just tell me, "Yeah, they're ready to talk to you." H oh, absolute lifesaver. 193 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:36,639 So, I have a plan. I'm going to switch to iPhone for 30 days again, but I'm 194 00:13:35,519 --> 00:13:43,040 going to do it a little bit differently this time. I'm going to put three different iPhones in my pocket. The 195 00:13:40,079 --> 00:13:47,440 regular 17, the Air, and one of the Pros, and see which one I gravitate to 196 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:50,639 over the course of the month. Make sure you're subscribed to LTT so you can 197 00:13:49,279 --> 00:13:53,600 check that out. And make sure you subscribe to ShortCircuit.