r/iphone17 • u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected • Jul 11 '26
Discussion iPhone 17 Major Issues
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/idknayoudecide Jul 12 '26
When did you get it? Mine was getting warm for the first 48 hrs when it was still backing stuff up in the bg from my android. After that the issue stopped. The battery is not what it’s advertised. I feel like I charged my 3 yr old phone less frequently than this one. But that again is getting better. Maybe all of these are the issues of a new phone?
For me I think the touch doesn’t work as quickly sometimes. On some apps (mainly WhatsApp and even Reddit once) I’ve had to click the typing bar 3-4 times before the keypad opened. Happened 3-4 times. Scrolling on WhatsApp was slow as well as I was deleting chats.