The iPhone 17 Pro got off to a rough start with reports of scuffs and marks on its new aluminium body, but reviewers months in praise its battery life and telephoto camera. Long-term gripes from owners are scratches and soft aluminium, photo processing, and the phone's size and weight.
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On the evidence gathered here, yes. 78% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.5 out of 10 two years in. Months in, a reviewer says it fades into daily life and simply works.
Reviewers several months in describe a phone that fades into the background, with standout battery life. Owner complaints centre on scratches and the softer aluminium, camera processing, weight and iOS 26.
One owner's screen got badly scratched without drops, and the camera-area aluminium scuffs. Some owners found early battery runtime disappointing. Camera results divide owners, especially for motion and low light.
Months in, a reviewer says it fades into daily life and simply works. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 7.8 out of 10 in the first week and 7.5 two years later.
Worth it for: Heavy users who want two-day battery; Travel and telephoto photographers; Upgraders from an iphone 13 pro or older. Think twice if: People who go caseless; Recent pro model owners; Buyers who want a light phone.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.3 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 7.8 / 10 |
| One month | 8.0 / 10 |
| Six months | 7.9 / 10 |
| One year | 7.7 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.5 / 10 |
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After four months, the writer charges only every two or three days and uses the phone instead of a dedicated camera for most outings. She dislikes Liquid Glass and the delayed Siri upgrades, and finds the 8x zoom weak in low light.
Writing about six months after launch, the reviewer says the phone fades into daily life, gets through the day comfortably, charges fast, sustains performance with its vapour chamber, and has a telephoto that replaced his second phone. His quibbles are over-eager sharpening, low-light shots and the huge camera plateau.
Owners replying about four months in are mixed to positive. Two call it their best phone yet, while others complain about the camera processing, a screen scratched without any drops, soft aluminium, the weight and size, and iOS 26.
In launch-week posts, owners report battery health readings around 100% but disagree on runtime. Some found it disappointing compared with older Pro Max models, and others suggested waiting for it to settle or blamed iOS 26.
Reports on doubts about Apple's claim that early scratch marks came from worn store MagSafe stands, noting that buyers also saw marks and that the aluminium around the camera can scuff noticeably.