While we typically wait until phones are actually released to compare them, Apple's next iPhone models are so highly anticipated that we'll make an exception. We're basing our comparisons on the most credible rumors of what's coming in the iPhone 17 series , including a potential super-thin iPhone 17 Air , to give readers an early sense of how the new series of phones may look.
Last year's iPhone 16 series added a handful of upgrades over its predecessors, most notably the new Camera Control key . While the basic iPhone 16 and Plus models got a new ultrawide camera and bigger battery, as is typical with Apple's phones, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max got the lion's share of the improvements with upgraded rear cameras, pro video recording modes and thinner bezels.
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