the iPhone 16 is less than 2 months old, but let's talk about iPhone 17. Oh, I'm sorry, is it too soon? Well, don't blame me; it's the Apple analysts that are already talking about what's coming next. The iPhone 17 could be the thinnest iPhone ever, and all models could have a display with a fast refresh rate. But how do those things impact the battery life? And yes, there are also talks of the iPhone 17 having a better camera, arguably what most people actually care about. So, so let's break down what the next iPhone could look like. If you're on the fence about the 16, this might give you one more reason to wait for the 17. I'm Bridget Cary, and this is one more thing. If you're shopping for an iPhone, there is always this question of do you get a pro or stick with the entry-level model, and the gap between that choice has been narrowing. I have been using the pro for a while, but I switched for a few weeks.

to use the iPhone 16 plus, and it's hard to really feel like I'm missing out on much in my day-to-day life, except for that little bit of extra zoom in the pr line you get. What Apple calls promotion, it's a display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. But a new report from South Korea's ET news says all the models of next year's iPhone would have these better display panels that all go to 120 Hz refresh rate. And as reported by Tom's guide, it's not the first time this rumor popped up. Display analyst Ross Young posted the same thing in September on X. Now, only the iPhone Pro Models have had this 120 Hz screen since the iPhone 13 Pro came out. And that means screens are refreshing 120 times a second. That's compared to the normal iPhone 16 that has a 60 Hz display. Now, with just basic social media scrolling and watching videos, my eyes are not noticing a difference since I st down to the plus model. So, it might not be something that

gets customers all that excited. Changing the physical IC shape of the iPhone, of course, could turn more heads, and it looks like Apple might make something super thin. According to analysts and reports from The Information and Bloomberg, we have seen iPhone minis and iPhone pluses, but this year could be about the iPhone Slims. But what does it mean to have a super thin iPhone? Will the camera be just as good? Will the battery be just as good? Or is it just cool to have something really thin and light? Now, I always put my phone in my back pocket, so let's hope this thin phone can also handle me accidentally sitting on my phone. Camera upgrades, I feel, are what's going to get a lot of people interested in actually buying a new iPhone, and maybe the front-facing camera is getting a facelift. Mac Rumors recently dug into a research note from Apple analyst Jeff Pew that expects the whole iPhone 17 lineup to have a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with six plastic lens elements. Now, right now, the iPhones have a 12-megapixel camera.

in the front, upgrading the front camera to me is an absolute must in this age of social media because I'm always using the front camera to see myself while I film myself. And there were also multiple sources now on this rumor. Back in January, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was the first to say that the iPhone 17 would upgrade the front camera to 24 megapixels with autofocus. The whole dynamic island might even get a redesign with panel Face ID technology changes that can make the dynamic island cut out a little bit smaller. But that was said back in 2023 by the analyst Ross Young. We still have a year to wait for even more reports to trickle out, but what do you think of the rumors so far? I'm sure we're going to be in another mindset completely by then, especially when Apple intelligence fully blossoms and is used by more people. And that too could be a big selling point for people who want to get in on the action on the 17 who didn't get a 16. Share your thoughts in

the comments, and I'll see you next week when we have one more thing to talk about in the world of Apple.

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