In recent years, the standard version of iPhone has a bit of leek color and Cook's precise knife skills have made many people who have a certain pursuit of product quality directly go to the Pro version. However, after watching the press conference, I and several friends around me have a premonition that this year's standard version will be the main force in the shipment of this generation of iPhones.

Why is it the most valuable iPhone in history?

Why do you all think that the iPhone 17 standard version is the most worth buying mobile phone among the many contestants in this session?

Let’s start with the iPhone 16. Compared with 16, the current starting price of 17 is 600 yuan, but it can be added to the national supplement. If you calculate it, it basically means adding more volume and not adding more price. In what aspects are the specific amount added?

Summary as follows:

These upgrades basically solve the shortcomings of the standard version in the past. It can even be said that compared with 16Pro, in addition to the difference between imaging capabilities and USB 3.0, other things can basically be replaced perfectly. For ordinary users, it is actually enough.

Relatively speaking, Air is not that versatile, and Pro is too bloated:

iPhone Air

Advantages: 5.6mm ultra-thin body (165g), titanium metal midframe, A19 Pro chip, eSIM design.

Disadvantages: Single camera (no telephoto/ultra-wide angle), only supports eSIM (only available in China Unicom), small battery capacity (rely dependent on MagSafe external battery).

Suitable for people: users who pursue thin and thinness at the extreme, but need to accept image compromises and network restrictions.

iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max

Advantages: triple camera 48 million pixels (ultra-telephoto), VC heat dissipation, 2TB ultra-large storage, professional video recording (ProRes RAW).

Disadvantages: expensive (Pro Max top-end 17,999 yuan), thick horizontal large matrix lens (expectation is controversial), and redundant functions (ordinary users use less than 8x zoom and professional editing).

Suitable for people: photography/video creators, technology enthusiasts, or users with sufficient budget and pursuing "top-fit".

Use the standard version to "fill in the shortcomings" and use Pro to "support the facade"

From this point of view, the upgrade of the iPhone 17 standard version will actually squeeze the sales of high-end products for Apple itself, but why should Apple take this risk?

Since 2025, the domestic mobile phone market has been gradually recovering. In the last week of last month, Apple's domestic market share fell from the top five, with only 10.4%. On the one hand, this data is that potential users hold coins to buy, resulting in a decline in sales. On the other hand, it also reflects that Apple still needs some strong products to support in the Chinese market, so the standard version of the iPhone 17 is the answer to this problem: by decentralizing core configurations such as high brushing and storage, Apple builds barriers at the price of 5,000-6,000 yuan, and at the same time uses the Pro series (starting from 8,999 yuan) to maintain the brand premium, forming a dual-track model of "entrepreneurial models and high-end models profit".

When is it worth buying, and should I make a starter?

For ordinary people, when is the new iPhone worth buying, and should they make the first launch?

Buying a mobile phone is not a "gimmick", but a "function that can be used in daily life". The standard version of 5999 is indeed a surprise for many users who hold a 8999 budget to buy a Pro.

Of course, judging from the prices in previous years, the official price of the standard version is not equal to the real price. In previous years, everyone could buy the standard version of about 4,000 on third parties, but this year it may be a bit difficult. The configuration determines that this phone will become the best-selling standard version in recent years, and its price will be relatively firm. Combined with shopping festivals such as Double Eleven and national supplements, the price of 4500-5000 is a good price, and it is not necessary to buy it at that time.

After talking about the iteration and upgrading of other products, it is all just a word to save money