iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro upgrade to iPhone 17 Pro?

[iJohnnyG]

I’ve had my iPhone 14 Pro since release day, the phone works great and has been looked after but it does need a new battery (73% capacity). I use it probably for around 7-10 hours a day, the main thing I do when I’m outside with it is take photos with it. I can see on the comparison chart on apples website that the main camera is 48mp, is there much of a difference between the 2 phones?

I’d probably keep the 17 Pro for 3 years again, so would upgrade to 512gb as im running out of space! Looking for opinions and if anyone else is in the same boat?

 

[xxFoxtail]

I'm keeping my (launch day) 14 Pro for at least another year, I got a battery replacement at the beginning of summer. The camera on it is good enough, zero complaints on it. I just feel like if I got the 17 Pro, it's just more or less going to be the same experience.

 

[Eggtastic]

I have a 14 PM and am in the same boat minus the battery life (mines at 83%) and works for my uses.

I too want to see what the camera upgrades are all about vs. 14 series.

I have a feeling waiting another year unfortunately will be the move.

 

[ZeroInspo]

For minute there I considered upgrading to the base 17, which is an upgrade in almost every way except that it doesn't have the telephoto lens (which I don't use). The main reason is battery, mine is already at 77% and if I get a new battery in it I would be out of $100 while next year I'll lose another $100 on trade-in/resale value. That's a opportunity cost of $200. However upon further consideration I think I'll keep my 14 Pro one more year and upgrade to the 18 base instead since I work from home and I'm almost never too far from a power outlet.

 

[Dulcimer]

The main camera hasn’t been upgraded at all for 4 generations (14 Pro through 17 Pro). Only the ultra wide and telephoto has improved over the years (and stuff like 4k120 Dolby vision).

Although you are finally getting USB-C, >30% bigger battery, faster more efficient chips, better thermals (pretty useful out in the sun), etc.

 

[iphone1027]

The main camera hasn’t been upgraded at all for 4 generations (14 Pro through 17 Pro). Only the ultra wide and telephoto has improved over the years (and stuff like 4k120 Dolby vision).

Although you are finally getting USB-C, >30% bigger battery, faster more efficient chips, better thermals (pretty useful out in the sun), etc.

Agree. And those are some of the reasons why I will be going from a 14 PM 256 GB to a 17 PM 512 GB. I take lots of videos and photos and tend to keep them locally available. My battery is pretty decent at 85% but I find that I have to charge my phone a little bit at about 3-4 pm (taking it off the charger at 5 am). Does replacing the battery come out cheaper, yes but even having a USB-C to charge and transfer data is a big deal to me since my household has mostly everything on USB-C i.e. newer iPads, Macbook, other individuals with iphone 15s and 16s and Im the only one with a lightning supported device. It just makes sense to me to upgrade.

 

[xARx2]

also on a 14pm, here are my thoughts:

battery: i’ve had a couple applecare replacements of my device (purchased at launch), so i’m sitting at 86% battery capacity right now. i do find myself hunting for a charger more often now, so more battery would be nice. an aside: it’s a shame apple didn’t allow the “80% max” charge setting to be enabled on this generation device.

regarding the camera: i use the tele lens a lot, and it often downgrades to the cropped main camera in low light, like concerts. however, in landscape/well lit situations, it performs great. once the tele lens is able to be used in lower light, that would be a big upgrade to me. the wide lens is also useful for landscape shots, and the exclusion of those two lenses on the air were what dissuaded me from going with that. it looks like a gorgeous device, otherwise.

performance: i don’t foresee myself upgrading to ios 26. i find screenshots of the new os give me a headache, and the home screen honestly looks like some cheap jailbreak theme i’d install ten years ago. it doesn’t look premium at all, to my eyes. additionally, everything i need (web browsing, messaging, content consumption) works fine. the new features don’t hold any appeal, and i’ve turned off all the “AI” features on my AI-capable macs.

on usb-c: i have a plethora of lightning cables, but i preferentially charge wirelessly, like at home and in my daily driver. the only time this phone ever really sees a lightning cable is in a road trip or in my weekend car, neither of which are regular enough occurrences to necessitate an upgrade for the port.

overall, the i purchased the 14 pro (upgraded from an X) because it marked a new step in the design language with the dynamic island (which i use for music/maps multiple times a day!). the stainless steel looks exceptional, even with everything moving to brushed metal again. i think a battery replacement will get this device feeling solid again, and that’s way cheaper than a new phone!

the air *almost* provides a logical upgrade path, but there aren’t really major changes beyond the form—the X, for instance, brought new screen tech (OLED) and new security (FaceID) to iphone, in addition to the design change. it even had a better camera system (OIS on both lenses) than the 8, to boot. maybe the 18 (or whenever the folding phone comes out) will be the next step for me

 

[Selcher]

I have a launch day 14 Pro Max in Deep Purple that's in pristine condition (minus the 78% health battery) that I still love but I've preordered a 17 Pro Max in Deep Blue as I'm passing this one down to a family member. Don't really need to upgrade but either I buy a new one or the family member does and it's more appropriate for me to.