{"id":248,"title":"iPhone 17/Pro/Air Impressions: Spot the Red Flags!","description":"MKBHD gives his first impressions of Apple's fictional 2025 product lineup, including the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and the new, ultra-thin iPhone Air. He breaks down the key features of each model, noting the addition of ProMotion to the base iPhone 17 and its innovative square selfie sensor. For the iPhone 17 Pro, he highlights the new camera 'plateau' design, improved thermals due to a unibody aluminum build, and a better telephoto lens, while questioning the trade-offs of the impressively thin but potentially compromised iPhone Air.","slug":"iphone-17-pro-air-impressions-spot-the-red-flags","creator":"mkbhd","duration":889.486803,"tags":["MKBHD","Apple","iPhone 17","iPhone 17 Pro","iPhone 17 Air","tech review","first impressions","smartphone","concept phone","Apple event","technology"],"transcription":"Hey, what's up? MKBHD here and welcome to your first look and hands-on of everything Apple just unveiled today at their 2025 September event. This is iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Air. Definitely get subscribed to be among the first to see the full reviews when they come out. But this is my first impressions. And I actually found it pretty simple to to synthesize my thoughts on on everything they announced today. Like there is some good tech, there's some interesting new designs and some questionable decisions, but the funny thing is, you know, as I go to these events and as I think about all this stuff, what usually happens is I end up typically getting some texts from friends asking what I think of the announcements and my mental task is to summarize everything I'm thinking about into one or two easily digestible sentences or just words to understand what's new and what happened. I don't want to tell them too much information. And so that's what I'm going to give you about each of the things Apple announced today. I'm going to give you my super, super compressed version of what I saw. So let's just start with the iPhone 17, right? The base new iPhones. My ultra simple summary for the iPhone 17 would be, hey, it got ProMotion and a better selfie camera and the rest is mostly the same. So the design is mostly unchanged other than the new colors. Same screen sizes, same dimensions, same camera bump, same buttons and camera control, which they barely talked about. But there's a new A19 chip inside, which we expected. That should see some nice performance gains and efficiency bumps, roughly 20% faster CPU, which is nice. And battery life should be a few beats longer. And the display is brighter, too, getting up to 3,000 nits. But this is the first time we are seeing a pro-branded feature on a non-pro iPhone because every new iPhone across the range now has ProMotion. And it's the same ProMotion, too. It's the adaptive 1 to 120 Hz. Doesn't seem to be handicapped at all. It's funny, we always used to have that, oh, regular people don't care about 120 Hz argument, but now here it is on the new base iPhones. So, hey, sounds great to me. This makes the base iPhones much more usable. And so does the new base storage of 256 gigs. So those are welcome upgrades, but the other new thing was the selfie camera. And it was funny, the keynote was pretty chill up until the point where they started to talk about this and it was actually the loudest applause and it was really tempting to make fun of it, but I actually do think this is really clever because all these new iPhones have this massively upgraded selfie camera system. They're calling it Center Stage, but I actually think that kind of does a disservice because the actual Center Stage on their laptops and stuff is kind of annoying. But what's happening is with these phones, they all have a larger 24 megapixel square selfie camera sensor. And so then when you go to take a selfie, the phone can take a regular vertical selfie or can manually or even automatically take a horizontal selfie without you having to rotate the phone. And honestly, this might be genius. Like the default for most people is obviously to take a vertical selfie now. It just fits on the phone. You're probably viewing it on the phone. But if you go to take a horizontal selfie to fit more people, suddenly the camera lens is off to the side and it's a little bit less natural looking. So now, since the selfie camera is larger and a square, it can literally just crop an 18 megapixel selfie in portrait or landscape. And for videos or photos. It's I think it's great. It's very useful. It might be the biggest upgrade to the iPhone 17. So then there's the iPhone 17 Pro. And my quick friendly summary of the Pro phones is, hey, they got better zoom and more battery and orange. So the Pro iPhones actually look a little bit different. There's actually quite a bit going on here with this new design. First of all, there's only three colors, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue, and Silver. Really bumming me out that there's no black Pro phone, but then I remembered Dbrand exists. Never mind. But then the thing that's going to catch everyone's eye on the back is the camera bar up at the top, which is what Apple keeps calling in their keynote a plateau. Uh, it kind of looks a little bit like the Pixel's visor or frankly what we've been seeing on a ton of other Android phones for years now, just a huge bar across the top of the back of the phone. But it's actually not just cameras in here. Apple's done some rearranging of the insides of the phone to actually shove more components like the A19 Pro chip and the logic board and storage up here in that bar so they could fill out more of the bottom of the phone with more battery. And that approach is going to make even more sense in a little bit, but my first reaction to that is, oh, yeah, great. That sounds like these Pro phones might actually come with a real substantial battery upgrade from last year, which is again, very welcome. Now, you might also notice some other little things like the millimeter wave antenna at the top of the phone and the ring around that plateau actually also being an antenna. But then the other new design element is that they actually switched back to aluminum, which is interesting because we just saw like two years ago, the iPhone 15 Pro's whole thing was titanium, the new titanium color and titanium rails and it was a whole big deal. But now they're switching back to aluminum in a unibody form because it's much better thermally. And so there's also a new vapor chamber right in the middle of the back of this phone. First time we've seen a vapor chamber on the iPhone. And so this new cooling system and new unibody aluminum build should mean the iPhone shouldn't get nearly as hot from sustained loads to the chip, which is different from normal bursty quick on and off workloads of everyday use. I'm talking more about like rendering long videos or playing an intense game for a long time with ray tracing at high frame rates. This phone should be able to keep cool and keep that performance high without overheating. Apple is saying 40% better sustained performance. So yeah, this design, it is just a little bit more than meets the eye, you know, rearranging some components here and there, being more efficient, better cooling and better battery. The number that they quoted on stage was 39 hours of video playback, which whatever, dumb stat, video playback is kind of ridiculous. But okay, we'll take that. And I also looked up the iPhone 16 Pro Max's video playback and that was also a great battery life phone. That one quoted 33 hours. So maybe up to like 10% battery life on this phone, which is sick. And then there's the cameras that I mentioned. They always go hard with Pro phones and cameras and this generation is no exception with the main improvement being the new 48 megapixel 4x telephoto camera. Now, 4x might be a lesser number than last year's 5x, but that was a smaller 12 megapixel sensor. This new zoom camera is a 56% larger sensor and has way more resolution. It's 48 megapixels. So that is a smaller gap between the main camera and the zoom. And you should be able to continue to zoom further and crop more with less consequence now that you have 48 megapixels. The Pro phones also get the new selfie camera. They also get the new brighter display. These also got Qi2 support. And then they also got some seriously pro features that I'm looking forward to testing like genlock sync support and also ProRes RAW video, which I will hopefully be getting to test in an autofocus video coming up very soon. But of course, there was one more new iPhone, the iPhone Air. No number, just Air. And you all know what that means. They're doing the ultra thin thing and they're leaning in hard. So this thing is a stunningly, ridiculously thin 5.6 mm at the thinnest part. And you can tell from the commercials, you can tell from my footage here and, you know, the first time I hold the phone, it has the same effect on me that the S25 Edge did from Samsung, which is just it's so sick. Like clearly nobody's asking for thinner phones, but once you hold one, it is pretty impressive that they're able to make something like this. But there are also absolutely some red flags that come along with this. So the basics are, it's a 6 and 1/2 inch Pro motion display. It's got the A19 Pro chip inside, minus one GPU core. Interesting choice. Apparently it's a bit more efficient than the base A19, so that's good for battery life. But we also just heard a whole long list of choices Apple made with the Pro phones to make them more thermally efficient to not overheat, switching from titanium to aluminum and adding a vapor chamber to the back. But this phone is still titanium and absolutely does not have room for an advanced thermal solution or any sort of vapor chamber. So it sounds like this phone could get much hotter and throttle performance much quicker. It's a red flag. Now, we also know that ultra thin phones have a tendency to be a little bit less durable. They've bent over the years and I'm not going to be the first one to point this out. I mean, you're I'm sure already glued to JerryRigEverything's channel for his bend test. And Apple, of course, has thought about this. They've for sure tested this and they're telling us it's the most durable iPhone ever. But I mean, I'm looking at the phone and I think it qualifies also as a red flag. And then we already know there is just no way battery life can be good on this phone, right? There's just no way. I've been reviewing phones for more than a decade and all signs point to it being trash. There was a slide in the keynote today about how they were still proud to achieve all-day battery life, but like, come on. Really? I mean, they still do the thing where they rearrange the components up into the little plateau at the top to make room for more battery at the bottom. But there is just absolutely not enough room in this phone for a large battery and it doesn't appear to be silicon carbon or any sort of a special ultra high density battery. And Apple also announced it alongside a special dedicated MagSafe battery accessory just for this phone that adds 3,149 milliamp hours and just barely combined will match the 17 Pro in terms of quoted video playback. So, if that doesn't scream red flag, I don't know what to tell you. It is also eSIM only globally because there's no room in any version of this phone for a plastic SIM card. Uh there's also no millimeter wave 5G. And like I said, it's coming in at $1,000, which is more expensive than the base iPhone, which will have a better camera system and better battery life and may overheat less. So look, I think there's two ways to look at this phone. This is either Apple just throwing something new at the wall and seeing if it sticks. Like we just saw them try, okay, they had the mini phone for like two years and that really didn't sell that well. So then they moved to the plus and that was also a little bit underwhelming. So now they're trying that same spot in the lineup for an ultra thin phone and seeing if maybe they can market that to turn into some more sales. So you can see it is that or you can see this as a visionary, long time in the making preview at the future of all phones. Like maybe someday in the future, every phone will be this thin. And Apple is just now today getting the tech together with the battery and display and modem and Apple Silicon to make this phone possible. Maybe, kind of like how the first MacBook Air sucked and was underpowered, but then eventually all laptops became that thin. Maybe that's also what's going to happen to smartphones. And maybe the same way Samsung made the ultra thin S25 Edge and then a few months later they came out with their super thin foldable, the Z Fold 7, and I felt like the Edge phone was one half of that foldable. Maybe that's also what Apple's doing. Maybe we're going to see an ultra thin foldable iPhone next year, maybe. Either way, I do think it's clear that you probably won't find too many logical reasons to pick up this first gen iPhone Air, but I do also think that picking it up and holding it is going to convince a lot of people because it's pretty stunning in person and it's the same thing I said about the Samsung phone, it's pretty sick. But only time will tell for that part of the story. Now, there were a couple other announcements today. There were new AirPods Pro 3, which have twice as good ANC as the last gen, which is crazy, plus IP57 and heart rate tracking during workouts, all at the same $250 price. Definitely going to test those. And there's also a new Apple Watch Series 11, now with 5G and possible hypertension detection, and the slightly new Watch Ultra 3 with thinner bezels, LTPO3 and slightly longer battery life. I'm going to be testing all this stuff over the next couple weeks, so get subscribed and I'll see you in those videos. And shout out to channel sponsor Ridge for being ahead of the game because while the iPhone Air does lack battery, it does still have MagSafe, which means you're going to want to pick up a Ridge power bank. I've seen plenty of power banks over my 15 years of reviewing tech, but this Ridge one quickly became a favorite. It's got five ways to charge, 15 watt MagSafe compatible wireless charging, two built-in cables, USB Type C up to 20 watts and lightning for older Apple devices, and a charging pad for your Apple Watch. Pass-through charging, so it doubles as a hub. And it also comes in three colors, matte black, matte olive, and I guess perfect for the new iPhone 17 Pro color, Basecamp Orange. Ridge also makes a MagSafe card holder that snaps right onto your iPhone and holds up to three cards. Every Ridge product comes with a lifetime warranty and a 99-day risk-free trial. So get one today and head over to ridge.com/MKBHD for 10% off. Thanks for watching. See you guys very soon in the next videos. Peace.","timeline":[{"t":0,"speech":"","visual":{"action":"A fast-paced, stylized motion graphics intro with black, white, and red geometric shapes.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","white","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp","framing":"full-screen graphic"},"mood":"energetic","objects":[],"people":[],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"abstract geometric patterns","lighting":"N/A","location":"N/A"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":2,"speech":"Hey, what's up? MKBHD here and welcome to your first look and hands-on of everything Apple just unveiled today at their 2025 September event.","visual":{"action":"A montage of close-up shots showing different colored iPhones being held and used. 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But this is my first impressions.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD sits in a hotel room, looking directly at the camera and speaking.","colors":{"dominant":"brown","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"focused on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"calm","objects":[{"color":"white and red","name":"In-N-Out cup","position":"left background","state":"on a table"}],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red geometric pattern"},"face":"neutral, speaking","hair":"short, black, styled top","hands":"resting in his lap","pose":"seated, facing camera","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard, window with curtains","lighting":"warm, soft, from the side","location":"hotel room at night"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":22,"speech":"pretty simple to to synthesize my thoughts on on everything they announced today.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD continues speaking to the camera, gesturing with his hands to explain his thought process.","colors":{"dominant":"brown","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"focused on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"thoughtful","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red geometric pattern"},"face":"thoughtful, slightly smiling","hair":"short, black, styled top","hands":"gesturing with open palms","pose":"seated, facing camera","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard, window with curtains","lighting":"warm, soft, from the side","location":"hotel room at night"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":28,"speech":"Like there is some good tech, there's some interesting new designs and some questionable decisions, but","visual":{"action":"A montage of close-up B-roll shots: an orange iPhone 17 Pro held near a plant, a white iPhone 17 Air held in a crowded room, and two iPhones (gold and silver) being compared side-by-side.","colors":{"dominant":"white","palette":["orange","white","silver","gold","green"]},"composition":{"angle":"various","focus":"sharp on the phones","framing":"close-up"},"mood":"intriguing","objects":[{"color":"orange","name":"iPhone 17 Pro","position":"center","state":"being held"},{"color":"white","name":"iPhone 17 Air","position":"center","state":"being held"}],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{},"face":"","hair":"","hands":"holding the phones","pose":"","position":""}],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"blurry, varied (plant, event hall)","lighting":"bright, naturalistic","location":"various"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":38,"speech":"what I think of the announcements and my mental task is to summarize everything I'm thinking about into","visual":{"action":"MKBHD gestures with his hands, creating a large circle in the air to represent the breadth of information he has to process.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"focused on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"expressive","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch on left wrist","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red geometric pattern"},"face":"focused, explaining","hair":"short, black, styled top","hands":"making a large circular gesture","pose":"seated, leaning forward","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard, window","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room at night"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":48,"speech":"one or two easily digestible sentences or just words to understand what's new and what happened.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD continues to explain, bringing his hands together and then opening them up as if presenting a simplified concept.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"focused on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"didactic","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch on left wrist","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red geometric pattern"},"face":"clear, articulate expression","hair":"short, black, styled top","hands":"open, gesturing outward","pose":"seated, engaged with camera","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard, window","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room at night"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":57,"speech":"about each of the things Apple announced today. I'm going to give you my super, super compressed version of what I saw.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD brings his hands together, interlacing his fingers, then gestures forward to emphasize his point about giving a compressed summary.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"focused on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"direct","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch on left wrist","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red geometric pattern"},"face":"determined, making a point","hair":"short, black, styled top","hands":"gesturing forward","pose":"seated","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard, window","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room at night"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":62,"speech":"So let's just start with the iPhone 17, right? The base new iPhones.","visual":{"action":"A close-up shot of a light blue iPhone 17. The camera focuses on the dual-camera system on the back.","colors":{"dominant":"light blue","palette":["light blue","dark blue","black","white","skin tone"]},"composition":{"angle":"slight low angle","focus":"focused on the phone's camera module","framing":"close-up"},"mood":"clean","objects":[{"color":"light blue","name":"iPhone 17","position":"center","state":"being held"}],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{},"face":"partially out of focus","hair":"","hands":"holding the phone","pose":"","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"plain, light-colored wall","lighting":"soft, diffuse","location":"indoor setting"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":70,"speech":"My ultra simple summary for the iPhone 17 would be, hey, it got ProMotion and a better selfie camera and the rest is mostly the same.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD is back in the hotel room, speaking directly to the camera and summarizing the iPhone 17's features.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"informative","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red pattern"},"face":"neutral, speaking clearly","hair":"short, black","hands":"resting","pose":"seated","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":80,"speech":"So the design is mostly unchanged other than the new colors. Same screen sizes, same dimensions, same camera bump, same buttons and camera control, which they barely talked about.","visual":{"action":"A montage of different colored iPhone 17s. A light green one is shown from the back, then a light blue one is shown from the side, highlighting the buttons.","colors":{"dominant":"light green","palette":["light green","light blue","silver","white","black"]},"composition":{"angle":"various","focus":"sharp on the phones","framing":"close-up"},"mood":"neutral","objects":[{"color":"light green","name":"iPhone 17","position":"center","state":"on display"},{"color":"light blue","name":"iPhone 17","position":"center","state":"being held"}],"people":[],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"bright, out-of-focus environments","lighting":"bright, even","location":"hands-on area"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":86,"speech":"But there's a new A19 chip inside, which we expected. That should see some nice performance gains and efficiency bumps, roughly 20% faster CPU, which is nice.","visual":{"action":"A graphic of the Apple A19 chip appears on a black background. It's a silver square with the Apple logo and 'A19' text. The graphic then animates to show a colorful schematic of the chip's internal layout.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","silver","gray","purple","green"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp","framing":"full-screen graphic"},"mood":"technical","objects":[],"people":[],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"black","lighting":"N/A","location":"N/A"},"text_on_screen":[{"content":"Apple A19","location":"center","style":"sans-serif, black on silver"}]}},{"t":94,"speech":"And battery life should be a few beats longer. And the display is brighter, too, getting up to 3,000 nits.","visual":{"action":"A hand holds an iPhone, swiping through the home screen and control center. The screen appears very bright against the white background.","colors":{"dominant":"white","palette":["white","black","blue","red","green"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"focused on the phone screen","framing":"close-up"},"mood":"vibrant","objects":[{"color":"black","name":"iPhone","position":"center","state":"being used"}],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black wristband","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":""},"face":"","hair":"","hands":"holding and swiping on the phone","pose":"","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"plain white wall","lighting":"bright, clean","location":"indoor setting"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":101,"speech":"But this is the first time we are seeing a pro-branded feature on a non-pro iPhone because every new iPhone across the range now has ProMotion.","visual":{"action":"A graphic with the word \"ProMotion\" in a purple gradient appears on a black screen.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","purple","magenta"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp","framing":"full-screen graphic"},"mood":"dramatic","objects":[],"people":[],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"black","lighting":"N/A","location":"N/A"},"text_on_screen":[{"content":"ProMotion","location":"center","style":"sans-serif, purple gradient"}]}},{"t":108,"speech":"And it's the same ProMotion, too. It's the adaptive 1 to 120 Hz. Doesn't seem to be handicapped at all.","visual":{"action":"On-screen text shows \"120Hz\" and then an iPhone lock screen is shown with the refresh rate animating from 30Hz down to 1Hz for the always-on display.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","purple","blue","white","gray"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp","framing":"close-up"},"mood":"technical","objects":[{"color":"black","name":"iPhone screen","position":"center-left","state":"displaying always-on lock screen"}],"people":[],"setting":{"architecture":"","background":"black","lighting":"N/A","location":"N/A"},"text_on_screen":[{"content":"120Hz","location":"center","style":"large, purple gradient"},{"content":"30Hz","location":"right","style":"purple gradient"},{"content":"1Hz","location":"right","style":"purple gradient"}]}},{"t":117,"speech":"It's funny, we always used to have that, oh, regular people don't care about 120 Hz argument, but now here it is on the new base iPhones.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD is in his hotel room, speaking with a slightly amused expression and gesturing with his hands.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"amused","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red pattern"},"face":"smiling, amused","hair":"short, black","hands":"gesturing with open palms","pose":"seated","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":127,"speech":"So, hey, sounds great to me. This makes the base iPhones much more usable. And so does the new base storage of 256 gigs.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD smiles and gestures with open hands, expressing his approval of the new features.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"pleased","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red pattern"},"face":"smiling","hair":"short, black","hands":"open palms, gesturing","pose":"seated","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":134,"speech":"So those are welcome upgrades, but the other new thing was the selfie camera.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD points his index finger up to introduce the next topic, the selfie camera.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"engaging","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red pattern"},"face":"focused expression","hair":"short, black","hands":"left index finger raised","pose":"seated","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":145,"speech":"And it was funny, the keynote was pretty chill up until the point where they started to talk about this and it was actually the loudest applause and it was really tempting to make fun of it, but","visual":{"action":"MKBHD gestures with his hands while explaining the reaction at the Apple keynote, looking slightly amused.","colors":{"dominant":"black","palette":["black","dark brown","warm beige","skin tone","red"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"sharp on MKBHD","framing":"medium shot"},"mood":"recounting","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s-30s","clothing":{"accessories":"black watch","bottom":"","footwear":"","top":"black t-shirt with red pattern"},"face":"amused, smiling slightly","hair":"short, black","hands":"gesturing to explain","pose":"seated","position":"center"}],"setting":{"architecture":"modern hotel room","background":"dark padded headboard","lighting":"warm, soft","location":"hotel room"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":156,"speech":"I actually do think this is really clever. because all these new iPhones have this massively upgraded selfie camera system.","visual":{"action":"MKBHD holds up an iPhone and takes a selfie. 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