I was wrong about the iPhone 15 Pro

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The iPhone 13 Pro Max was my first large iPhone ever, and I enjoyed nan acquisition truthful overmuch that I called it my favourite telephone of 2022. That was chiefly owed to nan exceptional artillery life, which overshadowed my insignificant grievances pinch nan camera. But nan pursuing year, shifting to nan iPhone 14 Pro Max was a not-so-fun experience. Apple dropped nan shot connected artillery life, nan Dynamic Island wasn’t very useful for nan first 4 months, nan heavier creation was unergonomic, and nan cameras had issues arsenic well.

This year, I decided to opt for nan non-Max version and spell for nan smaller iPhone 15 Pro. A period later, I tin confidently opportunity that this is nan champion Pro iPhone I’ve ever used. And that’s because of nan number of ways it’s improved complete its predecessor.

The iPhone 15 Pro is nan cleanable size

iPhone 15 Pro’s somewhat curved edges (left) compared to nan crisp edges of nan iPhone 14 Pro Max. Prakhar Khanna / Digital Trends

I was assuming I’d not for illustration nan iPhone 15 Pro and displacement to nan iPhone 15 Pro Max wrong a mates of weeks, akin to my acquisition past twelvemonth pinch nan iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. But that didn’t hap because of nan monolithic improvements successful design, artillery life, and cameras.

Using nan iPhone 14 Pro Max arsenic my superior was a symptom successful nan … wrist. Coming from nan iPhone 13 Pro Max, I expected it to beryllium unergonomic owed to nan crisp edges, but nan added weight made it nan astir uncomfortable telephone I’ve utilized successful years. And that was 1 of nan reasons I opted for nan smaller iPhone this year.

I was gladsome to spot nan condemnation “Apple’s lightest Pro models ever” connected nan iPhone 15 Pro property merchandise and expected it to beryllium much comfortable to clasp than nan iPhone 14 Pro. But I had nan uncertainty facet weighing connected me.

That is until I held nan instrumentality successful my manus and started to really usage it. Fast-forward to a period later, and nan titanium creation and somewhat curved edges make a batch of difference successful day-to-day use. It nary longer puts a impermanent dent connected my pinky digit aft a agelong video telephone aliases browsing session. And I don’t consciousness nan request to set my grip each clip I request to click a scenery picture.

Battery life isn’t arsenic bad arsenic I feared

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I expected nan move from a 240-gram telephone to a 187-gram instrumentality to beryllium pleasant, but I didn’t expect it to beryllium this enjoyable. And it’s been this measurement because I’m getting iPhone 14 Pro Max-like artillery life connected my smaller iPhone 15 Pro. It’s still not astatine nan iPhone 13 Pro Max-level, but it’s amended than I expected.

The iPhone 15 Pro lasts maine a time if I’m utilizing it astatine home. This includes my perfect workday that looks for illustration this: jumping betwixt Instagram and Twitter (X) for entertainment, utilizing Safari for browsing, and utilizing messaging and video calls connected WhatsApp, Gmail, Teams, and Slack for work. If I’m retired and navigating for 30 minutes pinch my MacBook Air connected to nan hotspot, nan artillery drains by 5 p.m., truthful I person to transportation a artillery battalion pinch me.

But this is still coagulated artillery life for a telephone pinch a 6.1-inch display. It is easy connected par pinch my iPhone 14 Pro Max, and it made shifting to nan smaller Pro iPhone a breeze.

Apple’s caller cameras impress

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My 3rd annoyance pinch nan erstwhile iPhones was pinch nan camera, which had bad lens flare and bad HDR, and produced not-so-good-looking portraits. While lens flare remains a problem, nan different 2 issues person been fixed. The photos beneath do a bully occupation of showing disconnected these improvements:

As you tin see, nan highlights are blown retired successful nan iPhone 14 Pro’s image, but nan 2nd selfie changeable connected nan iPhone 15 Pro was capable to support nan specifications contempt focusing connected nan faces. The 3rd and 4th images are besides changeable connected nan iPhone 15 Pro, and I’m judge nan inheritance would person suffered had I clicked these connected my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I emotion nan colors, move range, and specifications successful these images.

Secondly, nan image shots connected nan iPhone 15 Pro person amended bokeh and separator discovery than before. Plus, it is capable to attraction faster and much efficiently. The expertise to click photos successful normal mode and past being capable to adhd nan bokeh later successful nan Photos app is great, but it doesn’t activity each nan time. However, I’m happy switching to nan image mode and getting shots for illustration those above.

Why I’m sticking pinch nan iPhone 15 Pro

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I for illustration large phones because of nan much area I get to interact pinch apps and nan improved productivity (specifically connected Android phones). I was skeptical astir shifting to a 6.1-inch show telephone for 2 reasons. First, artillery life, and second, productivity. As mentioned above, nan artillery business is solved.

Regarding productivity, iOS doesn’t fto maine return advantage of nan bigger screen connected nan Pro Max iPhones. As I’ve written before, iOS feels limiting, particularly connected a large screen, because you’re only getting a blown-out type of an operating strategy that still useful nan aforesaid measurement connected a 4.7-inch iPhone SE.

If I’m opting for a 6.7-inch iPhone, I want to beryllium capable to interact pinch aggregate apps astatine erstwhile pinch multi-window aliases popup model support – some of which are disposable connected Android phones, but not connected iOS. The 6.1-inch show size besides useful for maine because I don’t watch TV shows aliases movies connected my iPhone (I person a bully setup for that successful my surviving room). My usage lawsuit involves text-based apps much than video apps unless I’m watching Instagram Reels for hours earlier bed.

The iPhone 15 Pro gives maine nan iPhone 14 Pro Max-level artillery life successful a shape facet that’s 53 grams lighter and truthful overmuch much comfortable to hold. It fixes my 2 large issues pinch nan camera and offers a reliable performance. This is, for me, nan astir important iPhone upgrade successful years.

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