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Title: The iPhone 17 Pro has an aluminum case and vapor chamber cooling

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While all eyes are likely on the iPhone Air this year, Apple is introducing
several new features in the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max that should keep its
more demanding users satisfied. The company says it went back to the drawing
board to develop a new unibody aluminum case, a revamped vapor chamber
cooling system and the biggest batteries ever put into iPhones. ThereΓÇÖs
also a completely revamped rear design, featuring a new horizontal camera
array and a combination of glass and AppleΓÇÖs Ceramic Shield along the
bottom half. The latter update should increase overall durability, while also
allowing for MagSafe wireless charging.

While all of AppleΓÇÖs new iPhones are getting massive camera upgrades this
year, the Pro rightfully remains the most capable with a new 48 megapixel
telephoto lens. That joins 48MP wide and ultrawide sensors, as well as the
new 18MP Center Stage front-facing camera. The telephoto camera can now shoot
up to 8x ΓÇ£optical qualityΓÇ¥ zoom at 12MP and 4x at its full 48MP. As
usual, Apple shot its iPhone announcement event with its new Pro phone, and
it looked on-par with a true professional camera.

Under the hood is AppleΓÇÖs new A19 Pro chip, a six-core CPU that offers
ΓÇ£MacBook-level processing power,ΓÇ¥ according to the company. Strangely
enough, the A19 Pro is also in the iPhone Air, but the iPhone 17 ProΓÇÖs
vapor chamber cooling should allow for better sustained performance. (You
canΓÇÖt really push heat out quickly from a super-thin case, after all.)

Developing…

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