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The iPhone Pro Max Was a No-Brainer—Apple Just Changed That

Is Apple’s iPhone 17e a budget-friendly alternative to their top-of-the-line model? WIRED’s Julian Chokkattu weighs in as the iPhone 17e and iPhone 17 Pro Max go head-to-head. Julian compares all of the essential differences you need to know to make the right choice for you… and your wallet. #iPhone #Tech #Gadgets 00:00 – iPhone 17e…

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Is Apple’s iPhone 17e a budget-friendly alternative to their top-of-the-line model? WIRED’s Julian Chokkattu weighs in as the iPhone 17e and iPhone 17 Pro Max go head-to-head. Julian compares all of the essential differences you need to know to make the right choice for you… and your wallet.

#iPhone #Tech #Gadgets

00:00 – iPhone 17e vs. iPhone 17 Pro Max
01:34 – Camera test
05:05 – Performance differences
07:04 – Processor stress test
09:30 – Screen comparison
10:36 – WIRED’s choice

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44 Comments

  1. @thextraverage

    April 27, 2026 at 12:02 pm

    Second

  2. @RandomContent-666

    April 27, 2026 at 12:04 pm

    since when did wired become a tech channel weren’t yall interviewing people

    • @Yooloocooo

      April 27, 2026 at 5:13 pm

      Its information based

  3. @t8e7q6q6e7tjshabx

    April 27, 2026 at 12:05 pm

    Bad title. $599 is not $500, it’s $600. That’s exactly why everything is priced ending in -99 though, people only look at the numbers before it.

    • @Simon-oh9vy

      April 27, 2026 at 12:16 pm

      I thought it was talking about the difference between $599 and $1099 🤔

    • @Gnargoyle811

      April 27, 2026 at 12:30 pm

      @@t8e7q6q6e7tjshabx bad “hot take”, Matt.

    • @TJDawgs72

      April 27, 2026 at 12:59 pm

      Not a single thing in the title mentions the price. You may wanna look again dude.

    • @LinusDropTips

      April 27, 2026 at 2:32 pm

      The old title was “What Do You Really Get For 500 Bucks?”

    • @lokon1979

      April 27, 2026 at 3:15 pm

      @TJDawgs72A lot of channels now use A/B test on their thumbnails and/or titles. It’s not uncommon you’d see the same video titles and thumbnails changes

  4. @Tinjinladakh

    April 27, 2026 at 12:05 pm

    Touch some grass if you think 600 dollars phone is budget phone 😭

    • @ovojdabanks210

      April 27, 2026 at 12:27 pm

      it is when phones are 1k

    • @Giannopsyrras

      April 27, 2026 at 12:34 pm

      ​@ovojdabanks210 Phones are also available at 150.Those are the actual budget phones.

      At ~350 you enter the mid range,and it ends at ~650

    • @Dancingpenguins

      April 27, 2026 at 12:55 pm

      Don’t be poor then

  5. @zerstorerB

    April 27, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    nice ad campaign

    • @axeavier

      April 27, 2026 at 6:31 pm

      he litearlly suggests the pixel instead

  6. @robertl4522

    April 27, 2026 at 12:19 pm

    It’s too expensive for what it gives. At this point I don’t need a more “powerful” phone, I’m satisfied with what I have.

  7. @Talentedtadpole

    April 27, 2026 at 12:23 pm

    No, it’s not a win. Too many iPhones. Too many problems. Stop doing brainless ads and get back to the useful journalism you used to be known for.

  8. @Broklynn-n3

    April 27, 2026 at 12:31 pm

    Bad title. $599 is not $500, it’s $600. That’s exactly why everything is priced ending in -99 though, people only look at the numbers before it. ….

  9. @nijego

    April 27, 2026 at 12:41 pm

    Wired trying to be the next MKBHD

  10. @cubeson67

    April 27, 2026 at 1:44 pm

    what is this?

  11. @afinney88

    April 27, 2026 at 1:59 pm

    Well for starters you don’t get an iPhone for 500 bucks as it’s 599!

  12. @Create2moro

    April 27, 2026 at 2:38 pm

    I got the 13 Pro Max when it first released and been regretting it since due to how heavy and big it is. I travel often and I will not be staying with the Pro Max line.

  13. @ianAmerrill

    April 27, 2026 at 2:44 pm

    Apple has a 17, non-pro. why no mention?

  14. @rangerovertexas2648

    April 27, 2026 at 2:54 pm

    Wired is sooo hit and miss. This is just an ad for something I would never even consider. A miss!

  15. @frrrnixx9012

    April 27, 2026 at 3:03 pm

    I really don’t care.

  16. @keshmild

    April 27, 2026 at 3:12 pm

    The Air is better than both

  17. @guybrushtwood

    April 27, 2026 at 3:42 pm

    you can get an iphone air for around that price nowadays

  18. @JODmonn

    April 27, 2026 at 4:04 pm

    why does the script feel like it written by ai. with a command of extend my script to make this video more than 10 minute 😂

  19. @Blckztr

    April 27, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    …or you could get better and even slightlt cheaper android phones like the Pixel 10A or the galaxy 25fe, nothing will happen if your text messages appears as green…

  20. @Leveetsta

    April 27, 2026 at 5:04 pm

    This review has similarities to the good old Verge computer build. Just fewer flaws.

  21. @MinedMaker

    April 27, 2026 at 5:26 pm

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  22. @othsf

    April 27, 2026 at 5:30 pm

    iPhone 17e and Pro max don’t share the same demographic at all, this video is useless and would have been a lot more interesting if it was 17 vs 17e.

  23. @SoteroMurguia

    April 27, 2026 at 6:02 pm

    Seems like most people will be able to do what they need to do with the 17e. I would consider switching to the 17e now that it has MagSafe.

  24. @Sentient_Goose

    April 27, 2026 at 7:47 pm

    Elaquently saying nothing for clicks

  25. @ShimueloMx

    April 27, 2026 at 8:16 pm

    An IPHONE was and never will be a no-brainer
    What in the ads is this bs?

  26. @mickey8643

    April 27, 2026 at 10:44 pm

    Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out.

  27. @pez---

    April 28, 2026 at 12:28 am

    @04:01 pause it – you say better skin tones? are you joking? These images are crap.

  28. @powerful_people-p7o

    April 28, 2026 at 2:24 am

    Still expensive for what can do, better Android 🎉

  29. @omgitshere

    April 28, 2026 at 2:51 am

    I have a $70 phone I got at Walmart that does everything I need: it makes phone calls, text messages, and runs apps. It can also take pictures. Paying hundreds of dollars for a phone is asinine.

  30. @henryacevedo6166

    April 28, 2026 at 5:05 am

    Advertising a whole entire phone 11:48 brand while reviewing another is crazy…really debating if just un subbing to this channel.

  31. @fly1ngsh33p7

    April 28, 2026 at 6:49 am

    why no comparison to the 16th gen?

  32. @greg5023

    April 28, 2026 at 8:00 am

    Apple’s micro-phone.

  33. @Visitor______________________v

    April 28, 2026 at 8:37 am

    The no brainer is an android phone. Iphone is a social experiment

  34. @vitaminc66612

    April 28, 2026 at 6:59 pm

    Apple didn’t innovate nor invent anything.
    It’s just yesterday’s tech for tomorrow’s price.

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