I had the same impression of the 15 Pro in comparison to the 14 Pro. I do know that the screen sizes are the same but the 15 Pro feels much lighter to pickup from the table.
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iPhone 15 Pro Max 15 Pro Max feels smaller than 14 PM
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I think it is that the weight is more balanced on the 15 Pro in comparison to the 14 Pro feeling top heavy.
It may feel smaller but it does a better job than the larger one, I have to explain this to girls all the time
Because it is. Height and width have been REDUCED. Only thickness increased ever so slightly.
I feel the same way coming from my 13 Pro Max, the 15 pro max feels like the regular iPhone 15. Not as premium as stainless steel, much more alike to the aluminum frame. A little TOO lightweight, it doesn’t stay put in my car it slides all over because it is so light. And the titanium sides have this metal-burn scrunchy feeling not as nice IMO. Camera sticks out and often gets caught on my pants when putting in/out of pocket. Just feels oddly smaller and not as premium overall :/
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These "less premium" comments make me laugh. It's a phone, not fine jewelry. It's a tool. Apple made the tool better ergonomically, lighter and more functional, while maintaining the same screen size. It used to be that miniaturization was the sign of a premium product. Does anyone remember those tiny Nokias in the early cellphone days? Those were the phones to get because they were small but did all the same things as a bigger phone.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max feels more premium to me exactly because of all these improvements. It's my favorite iPhone design since the iPhone X. I just don't understand why you would want a phone that is heavier than it needs to be.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max feels more premium to me exactly because of all these improvements. It's my favorite iPhone design since the iPhone X. I just don't understand why you would want a phone that is heavier than it needs to be.
Does it feel less wide to hold in the hand carrying it? What about once you add a case; do you still notice the difference?
Agree. The 14 PM was an atrocious phone. Heavy, uncomfortable, even painful! Total design failure.
It is slightly smaller than 14 PM because of reduced bezel, but it retains the same screen size
When I bought my 15PM in exchange for 12PM, I felt 15PM way lighter than 12. Though the weight difference isn't minimalistic between 15PM and 12PM.
It's smaller, which is good. It's thicker, though, chunkier, which is not good.
To me, the feel in hand of current large screen phones goes like: 15 Plus (best), 14 Plus (good), 15 Pro Max (okay-ish).
Agree that 14 Pro Max was a design and ergonomic disaster: the phone that actually hurt people's hands.