For the first time in literally ever, I don't feel tempted by the iPhone 17 Pro Max or the iPhone 17 Pro, even the Air's svelte body fails to entice me; it's the base iPhone 17 all the way this year! iPhone 17 Camera SamplesDaytime camera samplesThe iPhone 17 is extremely dependable when it comes to camera image quality. CPU Performance Benchmarks:Geekbench 6Single Higher is better Apple iPhone 17 3527 Apple iPhone 16 3264 Samsung Galaxy S25 3031 Google Pixel 10 2298 Geekbench 6Multi Higher is better Apple iPhone 17 8798 Apple iPhone 16 7899 Samsung Galaxy S25 9626 Google Pixel 10 5579 View allOur benchmarks are pretty clear: it's the iPhone 17 that dominates the Geekbench 6 single-core test by a significant margin over the iPhone 16 and its Android rivals. GPU Performance3DMark Extreme(High) Higher is better Apple iPhone 17 5172 Apple iPhone 16 4029 Samsung Galaxy S25 5959 Google Pixel 10 3368 3DMark Extreme(Low) Higher is better Apple iPhone 17 3295 Apple iPhone 16 2397 Samsung Galaxy S25 2500 Google Pixel 10 2025 View allWhen it comes to graphics performance, the iPhone 17 impresses in the 3DMark Extreme stress test. iPhone 17 SoftwareThe iPhone 17 ships with Theships with iOS 26 , which is the biggest software update for iOS in more than a decade.