Engadget Review Recap: Iphone 17 Lineup, Airpods Pro 3, Apple Watch Series 11 And More

Last week's Apple arena meant we were successful for a barrage of reviews this week. We spent tons of clip putting nan iPhone 17 family, including nan caller iPhone Air, done its paces. We besides tested nan AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch Series 11 that were unveiled conscionable complete a week ago. In non-Apple reviews, there's in-depth study of a premium Chromebook and nan latest Tamagotchi device. Read connected to drawback up connected everything you might've missed complete nan past fewer weeks.

Apple iPhone Air

Apple replaced nan iPhone 16 Plus pinch nan ultra-thin iPhone Air, but nan caller telephone is much than conscionable a gimmick. As elder reviews writer Sam Rutherford observed, nan institution opted for sleekness pinch a purpose, and it did truthful without sacrificing excessively overmuch artillery life. "While Apple mightiness not want to opportunity truthful conscionable yet, I'm consenting to stake that this instrumentality will besides beryllium nan template for an upcoming foldable iPhone," he concluded.

Apple iPhone 17

We've go saturated pinch Apple's tickle-down strategy for nan regular iPhone complete nan years. The institution has many times opted to bring features from nan Pro statement down to these devices. This time, it yet gave nan iPhone 17 a 120Hz display, and you won't person to hold for nan champion camera updates. "Even if you’re coming from nan iPhone 16, you’ll reap nan benefits of nan overhauled show and improved cameras," I wrote. "I don’t opportunity immoderate of that lightly arsenic I’m not a personification who recommends getting a caller telephone each year."

Apple iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max

The Pro and Pro Max versions of nan iPhone person ever held a camera advantage complete nan regular model, and that's still true. But nan main differences now besides see amended thermal management, an aluminum unibody lawsuit and an optional 6.9-inch display. "This year’s iPhone lineup is forcing maine to re-think nan thought of a Pro phone," managing editor Cherlynn Low said. "Is it 1 that looks and feels costly aliases is it 1 that’s somewhat much durable and possibly doesn’t look arsenic stylish?"

Apple AirPods Pro 3

If Apple had only improved some nan progressive sound cancellation (ANC) and sound capacity of nan AirPods Pro 3, it would've been a decent upgrade. However, nan institution went good beyond that pinch nan additions of Live Translation and heart-rate tracking. But nan champion portion astir this exemplary is nan beardown anticipation that nan institution isn't done pinch it yet. "If caller history is immoderate indication, nan institution will proceed to adhd caller features to this third-generation version," I said. "I highly uncertainty that Apple is vanished exploiting nan powerfulness of nan H2 chip, truthful it's conscionable getting started pinch what nan AirPods Pro 3 tin do."

Apple Watch Series 11

The champion smartwatch for iPhone owners keeps getting better. With upgrades to design, artillery life, wellness monitoring and more, nan Series 11 is simply a large refresh for nan wearable device. However, it mightiness not beryllium nan champion action for astir people. "With nan Watch SE 3, you’ll still beryllium capable to entree a wide scope of wellness and fittingness features for illustration wrist somesthesia monitoring, slumber score, emergency SOS, autumn and clang discovery and more," Cherlynn concluded. "It’s a compelling action astatine an appealing price."

Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514

There's immoderate wide variance successful capacity among Chromebooks, but Acer's Chromebook Plus Spin 514 offers power, longevity and utility. The main downside is you'll person to salary a premium for it. "At $700, we’re pushing nan apical of what anyone should walk connected a Chromebook," deputy editor Nathan Ingraham wrote. "While nan much powerful spot and agelong artillery life will beryllium worthy it for immoderate people, Acer itself is providing immoderate beardown title pinch its modular Chromebook Plus 514 which came retired this summer."

Tamagotchi Paradise

If taking attraction of a virtual pet is much your velocity these days, play editor Cheyenne McDonald spent immoderate clip tending to her integer flock. "All successful all, Tamagotchi Paradise feels fuller than 2023's Uni, particularly arsenic nan second existed astatine its motorboat earlier each nan downloadable contented started coming in," she said. "There's a batch of nosy to beryllium had pinch this one, truthful agelong arsenic you're unfastened to a small (okay, a batch of) change."