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in 1 weekClockwise #623: Knocked the Air out of Me - Relay
iPhone purchasing habits, desired Apple product color changes, storage management frequency, and current headphone choices are primary topics.
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This $449 discounted price is for the Wi-Fi-only 128GB model. There are three other storage sizes available-each with their own $150 discount. You can get the 256GB model for just $549, the 512GB model for just $749, or the 1TB model for just $949. If you want to add on cellular, the discounts are slightly different. The 128GB, 256GB and 1TB models are down $150 still but the 512GB model is only down $84.
At first glance, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max seem like a drastic upgrade over their predecessors. They have a fantastic new look-one that adds more character with a two-tone design highlighting the blend of the aluminum chassis and glass. The " Camera Plateau," as Apple calls it, elongates the camera module and gives it a more balanced appearance and feel. (Although I have to say, Google did it first.)
Apple's M4 CPU is at the heart of both versions of this miniaturized desktop, with 10 cores each for the CPU and GPU. Our reviewer Brenda Stolyar had no complaints about the performance, noting that it handled multiple browser tabs, chat programs, and other apps without lagging or slowing down. That's good news, because the memory isn't upgradeable by the user later.
After a week of use and tinkering, the Ultra 3's biggest selling point is its battery life. Apple includes the S10 chip in the Ultra 3, lengthening its battery life by six additional hours, for a total of 42 with regular use. I'm not religiously proactive about charging my smartwatch, but the 42-hour upgrade kept me ahead of battery drain and made continuous use simple.
Apple's self-dubbed 'awe dopping' September 9 event brought no big surprises, but it still left us with some thoughts. It also brought some nostalgia back to our hearts for the good old times when we collectively held our breath in excited anticipation of what Apple's new iPhone would be. The last few years have been sort of lackluster on the iPhone front, to be honest, and it was high time for Apple to bring back the excitement.
Apple's new iPhone quartet is official and unsurprisingly it's dominating our trending chart this week. The iPhone 17 Pro Max ended up as the most popular phone among them, followed by the iPhone Air and the vanilla iPhone 17. This puts the iPhone 17 Pro in the unenviable position of being the least popular among its siblings, but this week that's still enough to be the fourth most popular device among the 14,000 members of our database.