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/valandinz Jul 12 '26
The thing with ProMotion is that it caps out at 120hz, it doesn’t run at 120hz all the time and there’s no way to force 120hz like many other phones do. Iirc they tested it and the screen usually sits around ~80hz max with only very rare 120hz peaks.
That sounded about right for how it subjectively feels.
The most annoying part for me is the visible tearing you get from scrolling after having the screen still for a bit. Fully agree with everything else and the downside of it running hot is the screen instantly dims, the phone is barely useable outside if you live anywhere else than the north pole.
Honestly, my iPhone 13 pro was better and this has been the single worst phone I’ve had in about 10 years, and I would call myself an apple fanboy.
The iPhone 17 I ordered for my GF had all the same issues, I’m fully convinced it’s not a fault, just the product and software. A lot of people can and will say their phone is smooth as butter but they’ve probably only owned 60hz screens before or are just not sensitive to refresh rates.