Apple iPhone 17 Pro Long-Term Review: Pros & Cons After 2 Months

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Before and just after the Apple iPhone 17 Pro launched, much of the conversation was about the cameras, specs, and physical appearance and whether the upgrades justified the new price. It’s been two months and after all the hype has settled, people want to know if the phone’s performance meets its price value. Image Credit: Apple Where does the latest and spec-rich iPhone lie when it comes to long gaming sessions, extended usage, and real-world photography requirements? We’re here to tell you how well the iPhone 17 Pro holds up in the actual world and if any cracks appear! Do you already have the device and need advice for a hard reset? Follow our guide on How to Force Restart iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air What Has Aged Well So Far Apple remains consistent when it comes to the ‘Pro’ versions of the iPhone. Where most overhyped smartphones fail in a few days or weeks, the iPhone 17 Pro excels in performance, getting better by the day! We didn’t experience any symptoms of slow d...
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4 Last Ditch Digital Christmas & New Year Presents

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If Christmas and the New Year has suddenly snuck up on you, and you haven't been on top of your gift shopping, we've got you covered! It could be too late to get a physical gift because of backlogged shipping and unrealistic delivery timelines. A digital gift could make all the difference, because the last thing you need is to gift someone something useless. 

We've got the best digital and gadget gifting ideas for 2025 and we'll share them with you in this blog. 

ThePhoneGrid Christmas Digital Gift Guide

1. Apple App Store / Google Play Gift Cards

I've got to admit this is the best last minute Christmas gift and the best you could do if you legit forgot about gifting or an office ‘Secret Santa’ event! 

This option opens up opportunities to get games, apps, books, and much more. Examples of how one may use a Google Play Gift Card are: 

  • Buying a premium game like
  • Starting a YouTube premium or Gemini Advanced subscription
  • Avail premium versions of productivity apps

The same applies for an Apple App Store gift card, except instead of YouTube Premium and or Gemini Advanced, you can get goods and services from the iTunes store, App store, Apple Music and iCloud subscription or storage. 

Buying a Google Play Gift Card on Amazon

How to Buy a Google Play or Apple App Store Gift Card

If you're interested in this versatile digital Christmas and New Year’s gift, you’ll want to know how to buy a Google Play or Apple App Store gift card. 
  1. It's as simple as opening the Amazon app and getting one between the denomination of $25 and $200. 
  2. You'll be asked for the email address of the gift recipient or a phone number for a faster delivery. 
  3. You even get the option to personalize the email design, to add a personal touch to the regular generic email, because it is the festive season with Christmas upon us and the New Year around the bend!

2. Spotify Premium 

Who doesn't love music, especially during Christmas and New Years? 

Even if they aren't listening to festive music, they wouldn't mind an ad-free music experience. It's officially the biggest music platform that hosts music and podcasts, most of which are platform exclusives. 

A year's worth of ad-free and exclusive music streaming will be a useful and appreciated Christmas/New Year's gift given all those pesky ads circulating on any streaming app. 

Home Screen of Spotify Mobile App

3. Xbox Game Pass (or better, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscription) 

There's no way you're going to struggle to find a gift for a frequent gamer and Xbox user. The festive season is the best time to give a Xbox Game Pass subscription. This is ideal money for value, rather than giving them one game they will or won't like. 

You grant them access to more than 500 games and it's easy to get from Amazon as well. Although there are countless tiers, it's worth going all out for the ‘Ultimate’ subscription plan. You can choose a subscription duration, making it suitable for a month, three-months, or even a year (if you're a generous Santa!) 
GTA V, Valorant, COD

FC 25, Hogwarts

Call of Duty - Modern Warfare, F1 24

NOTE: Check whether the person has a working Xbox and if they already have a Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription before buying. 

4. Netflix Subscription 

What's the festive season without some Netflix and Chill? 

Subscriptions for Netflix never go unwasted and ever since the password-sharing crackdown, people have become more appreciative of a Netflix subscription. The Standard ad-free version is $17,99 while the Premium version is $24,99. 

Representation of Netflix's Three Pricing Tiers

Note that there's even a member add-on option that could even the cost if you want to add multiple users.

Happy Christmas shopping everyone! 

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