There are a series of camera updates on the iPhone 17. Christian de Looper for BGRAs a whole, unsurprisingly, the iPhone 17 captured vibrant and detailed images every time. Unless you zoom into your shots frequently, you may not miss the telephoto camera all that much. Christian de Looper for BGRStill, I was very happy with how the camera on the iPhone 17 performed. My favorite upgrade on the iPhone 17, however, comes on the front of the device.