u/Demon-Philosopher

Reports are saying that Apple will potentially increase the price of the iPhone 17 very soon (August 10th)!

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/07/iphone-17-might-get-price-increase-next-week-per-new-rumor/

Some of you may have seen my previous post about the iPhone 17 having major issues with frame stuttering, disappointing battery life, and overheating.

Based on many of your suggestions, I took it to the Apple Store to have it checked out. The employee confirmed that my phone was indeed experiencing those issues and offered me a replacement, which I accepted. When I asked what might have caused the problems, he said he believed I had received a defective unit. He also mentioned that they’ve had quite a few people reporting similar issues, so he suspects there may be a number of defective iPhone 17s that were shipped out.

As for the replacement iPhone 17, the difference has been huge. The battery life is significantly better, the frame stuttering is completely gone, and the phone stays cool during normal use. So far, it’s performing exactly how I expected it to. I’m really glad I decided to get it replaced.

If you’re experiencing severe overheating, poor battery life, or noticeable stuttering on your iPhone 17, it might be worth having Apple take a look at it. You could have a defective unit like I did.

And to everyone who told me I was just overthinking it or that it was “normal”… turns out it wasn’t. Looks like I wasn’t imagining the issues after all.

One more thing that helped confirm it for me: while I was setting up my replacement phone, I tested every base model iPhone 17 demo unit in the store. About half of them showed noticeable frame stuttering, while the others were perfectly smooth.

Link to previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone17/s/Z61whHHqsv

Has anyone else noticed that the search bar in the Settings app doesn’t work? Whenever I try searching for something, no results appear at all, even though I know the setting exists. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

I recently bought an iPhone 17, and I’ve noticed what seems to be a swipe lag issue. I stopped by the Apple Store to see if they could fix it, but they weren’t able to resolve the problem.

While I was there, I tried several of the display models and noticed that about half of them seemed to have the same issue while the others were smooth.

Is anyone else experiencing noticeable lag or stuttering when swiping between Home Screen pages, or is it just me?https://youtube.com/shorts/h1SkrOoUH0E?is=VUnZ4Hzgll2eJz92

I recently bought an iPhone 17 about two weeks ago, and I’ve already noticed several major issues that I’ve seen a lot of other people mention as well.

The biggest problem is that the phone gets really hot after just a few minutes of normal use, like scrolling through social media. I don’t play games or do anything particularly demanding, so it shouldn’t be heating up this much. It also gets noticeably hot while charging, even when using an official Apple charger.

I’ve also noticed that the display feels surprisingly choppy. I don’t use Low Power Mode, and “Limit Frame Rate” is turned off, yet it doesn’t feel anywhere near as smooth as a 120 Hz display should. I also experience frequent frame stutters while simply navigating the UI.

On top of that, the battery life has been disappointing. It’s nowhere close to the advertised 30 hours, even with fairly light, everyday use. I even updated to iOS 27 after hearing it fixed many of the issues people experienced on iOS 26.5, but the improvement has been minimal/nonexistent.

Is anyone else experiencing these problems, or does it sound like I may have received a defective device?