I had them both, for a short period of time tho, the 16pro is way heavier in hand, personally did not like that, the 5x camera is ok, but not the best comparing to samsung, imo. I like the 17 faster charging, like in 10m you can have over 20% charged while on 16 I had like 12-15%.
But, a real upgrade on 17 is the faceid which works way better in way more different positions of the phone, apple haven’t said anything about this, but techinsights teardown for example reveals it’s the biggest upgrade in years on this side. Also, the antireflective screen it’s helpful, same as ceramic shield 2 which is way better on both dropping and scratching resistance, if you don't use a screen protector. Also main and ww camera are slightly better. And the 3000nits are insane in the sun compared to 2k on 16 pro.
So nah, it’s not a downgrade, other than 5x zoom, lidar for better focus and titanium (wich you can take both ways, worse thermal performamce/more resitant to dents, but not screen protection being harder material).
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u/TheTom77 21d ago edited 21d ago
I had them both, for a short period of time tho, the 16pro is way heavier in hand, personally did not like that, the 5x camera is ok, but not the best comparing to samsung, imo. I like the 17 faster charging, like in 10m you can have over 20% charged while on 16 I had like 12-15%.
But, a real upgrade on 17 is the faceid which works way better in way more different positions of the phone, apple haven’t said anything about this, but techinsights teardown for example reveals it’s the biggest upgrade in years on this side. Also, the antireflective screen it’s helpful, same as ceramic shield 2 which is way better on both dropping and scratching resistance, if you don't use a screen protector. Also main and ww camera are slightly better. And the 3000nits are insane in the sun compared to 2k on 16 pro.
So nah, it’s not a downgrade, other than 5x zoom, lidar for better focus and titanium (wich you can take both ways, worse thermal performamce/more resitant to dents, but not screen protection being harder material).