5 Hidden Features on the iPhone 17 (That You Probably Missed)

Apple has presented the iPhone 17, but there are many features you probably missed. These are five hidden features of the iPhone 17!

Hidden features iPhone 17

The iPhone 17 series has been released! Apple has equipped the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max with new processors and improved battery life. Many features were announced during the presentation of the new iPhones, but Apple did not explain a number of features. These improvements are not only useful for private use; they are also useful for self-employed people or users who are on the road a lot. These are five hidden features of all iPhone 17 models!

1. Improved connectivity

Apple has not only equipped the iPhone 17 series with the new A19 and A19 Pro chip, but also with the N1 chip. This processor was manufactured by Apple itself and can be found in all new iPhones from 2025. The N1 chip ensures improved connectivity with the iPhone 17. The processor offers support for WiFi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread. These are useful hidden features of the iPhone 17.

Furthermore, your personal hotspot and AirDrop work better with the new N1 chip. You no longer have to worry about your iPhone’s wireless connections in 2025, because they work much better with the iPhone 17 series. You can easily share files via AirDrop and also have a stable internet connection on the go via your personal hotspot. In this way, the iPhone 17 is also interesting for business users, because then a wireless connection is even more important.

2. Support for physical SIM card

In the Netherlands and Belgium we have a modified version of the iPhone 17 series, because all models here still support a physical SIM card. In the United States, for example, this is not the case, where you only get the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro (Max) with e-SIM support. It is an advantage that the iPhones here still work with a physical SIM card, because this way you decide which option you choose.

Especially if you use your iPhone 17 for both private and business purposes, it is interesting to use a physical and digital SIM card. You can easily add an e-SIM to your iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro (Max) so you can use two songs on one phone. Apple did not explain this option during the presentation, although it is an important hidden function of the iPhone 17 series. The phone still works with a physical SIM card in the Netherlands and Belgium, but this is sometimes not the case in other countries.

3. Fast charging

If you’re on the road a lot, not only the wireless connection of your next iPhone is important, the battery life is also very important. The iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have a greatly improved battery life. You can get up to 30 hours with the iPhone 17, up to 31 hours with the iPhone 17 Pro and even up to 37 hours with the iPhone 17 Pro Max when you play videos. All new iPhones last a day without any problems and Apple clearly explained this during the presentation.

Is your iPhone dying anyway? In that case, charging the iPhone 17 series is much faster than previous iPhones. During the presentation of the iPhone 17, the longer battery life was highlighted, but little was said about the charging times. These have also been improved on the iPhone 17 series, because all new devices are charged to 50 percent within twenty minutes. That is a huge advantage, so you almost never have to have an empty iPhone again. Even after a long (work) day, the iPhone 17 is charged again in no time.

4. Brighter screen

Do you regularly edit photos and videos? Or do you often watch series and films on your iPhone? Then it is important that the screen remains easy to read, even in bright ambient light. The screen of the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a solution for this, because Apple has increased the peak brightness of the displays. In outdoor light, the peak brightness of the iPhone 17 series is no less than 3000 nits.

For comparison: with the iPhone 16 series this was still 2000 nits. You will especially notice this difference when there is a lot of ambient light, where the display of the iPhone 17 series has an even higher screen brightness. This way, the color and contrast of the screen always remain clearly visible. This is nice if you watch a series outside or do professional video editing, for example. The iPhone 17 series is suitable for both private and business use.

5. Protection against malware

Do you plan to use your next iPhone for both private and business use? The iPhone 17 series has a very important hidden function. Apple has introduced an extra layer of security for these devices, which should protect the iPhones against malware. Apple calls this Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), which ensures that applications containing malware or hackers cannot make changes to your iPhone’s memory.

This layer of security is especially important if an application tries to access your passwords or your iPhone is involved in a data breach via an insecure internet connection. In that case, malware is immediately blocked and terminated, so that it cannot access the memory of your iPhone. With this new feature, all files are safe on your iPhone, which is so important for private and confidential documents.

Get iPhone 17

Apple did not explain all the improvements in detail when presenting the iPhone 17 series. That doesn’t make these hidden features any less important, because they provide better security and wireless connectivity. The iPhone 17 series also lasts all day and is well protected against malware thanks to the extra security layer. Charging is easy thanks to the support for fast charging.

Are you still looking for a new iPhone? The iPhone 17 series is suitable for both private and business users. For most users, the iPhone 17 is more than sufficient, for business users the iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone 17 Pro Max is usually the best choice. Are you curious about where you can get the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone 17 Pro Max at the best price? View the lowest prices here, so you never pay too much for your next iPhone: