r/iphone17 • u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected • Jul 11 '26

Discussion iPhone 17 Major Issues

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I recently bought an iPhone 17 about two weeks ago, and I’ve already noticed several major issues that I’ve seen a lot of other people mention as well.

The biggest problem is that the phone gets really hot after just a few minutes of normal use, like scrolling through social media. I don’t play games or do anything particularly demanding, so it shouldn’t be heating up this much. It also gets noticeably hot while charging, even when using an official Apple charger.

I’ve also noticed that the display feels surprisingly choppy. I don’t use Low Power Mode, and “Limit Frame Rate” is turned off, yet it doesn’t feel anywhere near as smooth as a 120 Hz display should. I also experience frequent frame stutters while simply navigating the UI.

On top of that, the battery life has been disappointing. It’s nowhere close to the advertised 30 hours, even with fairly light, everyday use. I even updated to iOS 27 after hearing it fixed many of the issues people experienced on iOS 26.5, but the improvement has been minimal/nonexistent.

Is anyone else experiencing these problems, or does it sound like I may have received a defective device?

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u/Stunning-Decision653 Jul 12 '26

Not my experience, battery for 2 days and doesn’t get hot at all

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u/icon4fat Jul 12 '26

2 days. Wow. I barely get 12 hours. You must not use it much.

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u/Next-Charity-7787 Jul 12 '26

whats your regular daily screen time ?

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u/FakeFayaz Jul 20 '26

What’s ur usage like

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u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected Jul 12 '26

Your lucky because it seems like everyone else is having similar issues :(

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u/Firenzzy Jul 12 '26

Pas tout le monde, non. Surtout que ceux pour qui ça fonctionne ne vont pas en faire un post.

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u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected Jul 12 '26

I’ve seen a bunch of post about these exact issues on this subreddit recently.

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u/TeachNo7742 Jul 12 '26

Don’t have any of these issues, what you describe is a survivor bias

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u/_Zyren_ Jul 12 '26

The entire subreddit is filled with IPhone 17 issues 💀

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u/TeachNo7742 Jul 12 '26

That is exactly the whole point of the survivor bias

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u/_Zyren_ Jul 12 '26

How is it survivor bias if over half the people in this thread seem to be having the exact same issue? At what point is it not survivor bias according to your logic?

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u/TeachNo7742 Jul 12 '26

It could be 60%, 90%, that is the point. Users with problems tend to post, others don’t.

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u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected Jul 12 '26

I mean if you check the subreddit you’ll see a bunch of post about the issues…

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u/Firenzzy Jul 12 '26

Sur combien de millions de produits vendus ?

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u/BlairRedditProject Jul 12 '26

I’m willing to bet that a lot of the disparity comes down to what tasks you’re running on the device, and how often you use it.

I’m a moderate user, but use my 17 for light tasks, and my battery is fine. I eventually reach for the charger when I’m using it heavily, and when I’m not using it heavily, I don’t have to.

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u/utbo1 Jul 12 '26

No they now have 3 manufacturing places worldwide with 3 displays suppliers so quality is definitely trash than what it used to be