The iPhone 17 surpasses the iPhone 16 in terms of performance, screen, and imaging system, but the latter remains competitive due to its price advantage, and the choice needs to be based on personal needs and budget. The A19 chip on the iPhone 17 adopts the third-generation 3nm process and integrates a dedicated AI accelerator. The machine learning task response speed is increased by 30%, the GPU graphics processing capability is enhanced by 40%, and the energy efficiency ratio is optimized to reduce power consumption by 20%. This makes large-scale games (such as Genshin Impact) and multitasking more smooth, and the number of background applications resident increases by 50%. Although the A18 chip of iPhone 16 meets daily needs, frame rate fluctuations are more pronounced in high load scenarios, and AI functionality only supports basic face tracking.
Rear camera: The iPhone 17 adopts a dual 48 megapixel main camera and ultra wide angle combination, with a 4x increase in ultra wide angle resolution and a 30% reduction in low light shooting noise. It also adds the “synchronous dual shooting” function to support one mirror dual scene creation. The iPhone 16’s 12 megapixel ultra wide angle has a significant difference in detail preservation and night scene highlight suppression.
Front camera: The iPhone 17’s front 18 megapixel sensor supports Center Stage dynamic focus tracking, automatically centering the person during video calls; The 12 megapixel front of iPhone 16 is prone to composition limitations when taking selfies with multiple people.
