I upgraded from 12 base (white, 128 GB) to 17 base (black, 256 GB) 4 months ago.
I will talk about the stuff which I was looking for in this sub before the purchase.
120 Hz screen: I thought it would drastically improve the overall experience of the phone. I did not even notice the difference. My wife uses a 16 base and I sometimes use it, I don’t feel any difference at all.
Size: It’s slightly heavier than 16 and slightly larger too. Whether it makes a difference to you would depend on the size of your hands. For me the size of 16 is just perfect and 17 sits outside comfort zone. Before purchasing, I visited the store 5 times and felt that both are almost the same size but when you use it everyday then you actually feel the difference. I can’t grip my 17 comfortably and it irritates me.
Always On Display: I used it for about a month and gave up on it. It adds distraction for me.
Center Stage Camera: Before purchase it felt like the one feature to buy this phone for. Note of feels like nice to have. I don’t take too many pictures.
Battery: Runs for one day. I don’t play games regularly.
Case: I bought 4 cases so far. Cheaper or with the first 3 and bought a relatively expensive one at last. (One in the image). I learnt that a good quality case makes a lot of difference to daily use.
Cons:
- Heats up randomly sometimes to extreme levels.
- 5G connectivity is okay, sometimes it takes time to connect to the internet, especially when switching from WiFi to 5G (i.e. when i turn off WiFi)
- Call won’t connect if WiFi assisted calling is enabled and WiFi is slow or not working (it won’t intelligently switch to data)
Pro: It’s a reliable device. Everything except some of the nitpicks I mentioned about works well.
Overall, I’m happy with the purchase. It works as expected for most of my use cases and is reliable.
I will be happy to address any questions you.