People say it every year…”not worth the upgrade” better for me. My order can go through quickly and I can get the color n specs I want. 
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Apple Announces iPhone 15 Pro With Titanium Design, USB-C Port, Action Button, A17 Pro Chip, and More
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Idk the most compelling thing for me is 6E(for no other reason than I have 2 nice shiny 6E AP’s) and the camera. $1000 off from Verizon gives me something to think about. However, it goes back all the way to the 11 Pro series. If I follow this logic, I could wait 12 months. Spend the 12 months of Apple Care, and then trade it in for the 16 flagship. Getting more out of my 13 pro max phone per dollar spent. Especially since that was $1000 off as well.
I’m really not sure what to do. The phone is definitely not screaming buy me. But there’s a real financial incentive.
I’m guessing next year it’s going to be A18, A18pro, A18max/A18 ultra.
I’m really not sure what to do. The phone is definitely not screaming buy me. But there’s a real financial incentive.
I’m guessing next year it’s going to be A18, A18pro, A18max/A18 ultra.
I understand the concept of if something’s not broken, don’t fix it…but, iPhone is really starting to drag on at this point. For a company that says they champion innovation and groundbreaking products, they sure have fooled me in believing that. Was in Asia recently and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen huawei phones (had a Mate 9 when it was shortly available in the US and loved it with that Leica camera!). I’d never buy another huawei at this point but there’s no denying the phones are amazing. And there were phones for everyone…super cheap, super expensive, folding screen phones, standard phones, etc….yet, here we are with apple and more of the same. Wish they’d step outside their comfort zone and introduce something that’s actually exciting and groundbreaking
Obviously YMMV depending on usage. Personally I find the upgrades compelling, well worth the ~$1 per day marginal cost of upgrading.Let TALK about price.... then tell me it's worth upgrading from 14proMAX (oh its lighter)
How did they fail to meet my already low expectations for performance improvement with the a17. That thing better sip power or it's actually laughable.
Apple today announced the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, its latest flagship smartphones. The devices sport an array of new features, including a titanium frame, the A17 Pro chip, an Action Button, and more.
The new titanium chassis has a brushed finish. It makes the iPhone lighter than any previous Pro model, while enhancing durability. The frame has a contoured edge for a more comfortable feel in the hand. The bezels around the display are also substantially slimmer.
The iPhone 15 Pro features an Action button in place of the mute switch. With a press and hold, users can toggle between ring and silent, with haptic feedback to indicate a change of state. Users can switch between different actions, allowing them to start recording in voice memos, launch the camera, activate a favorite accessibility, feature, or run a Shortcut.
The new devices feature Apple's A17 Pro chip, made with a first-of-its-kind 3-nanometer process. The A17 Pro has a six-core CPU, for 10% faster CPU performance and 20% faster GPU performance. It has a two-times faster 16-core neural engine to accelerate machine learning such as more accurate autocorrect or pulling a subject from an image. It can process up to 35 trillion operations per second.
The A17 Pro contains a brand new GPU with an Apple-designed shader architecture. Apple says it is the biggest redesign in the history of Apple GPUs, with a focus on performance and efficiency, running complex applications, and new rendering features. It offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing and new Mesh shading capabilities. Console games like Resident Evil 4 can now be played on the iPhone.
The iPhone 15 Pro features an improved camera system. The main camera has a larger sensor, a new coating to reduce lens flare, better low light performance for Portraits and Night mode, a range of focal lengths, a new 24MP super-high-resolution default mode, and more. The iPhone 15 Pro Max's telephoto camera offers 5x optical zoom at 180mm focal length with a 25% larger sensor. This is combined with optical image stabilization and an autofocus 3D sensor-shift module, which Apple says is its most advanced stabilization system yet. The Ultrawide camera has a new anti-reflective coating, as well as improved Night mode and Smart HDR.
The iPhone 15 Pro models feature a USB-C port for charging and data transfer. The A17 Pro supports up to 10Gbps transfer speeds with a USB 3 cable. Using a cable, users can instantly transfer 48MP ProRaw photos to a Mac or record ProRes video directly to an external storage drive. Higher quality recording options are available for external drives, with support for 4K60 for the first time, plus Log encoding.
The iPhone 15 Pro, like the standard iPhone 15 models, has a next-generation Portrait mode that automatically detects when there's a subject in the frame, allowing you to switch to Portrait mode after an image has been taken. There is also new focus and depth control tools, allowing you to switch focus from one person to another after the photo has been taken. Night mode is also improved, while and Smart HDR allows the device to capture the sky and subject simultaneously.
The iPhone 15 Pro has Apple's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, allowing other devices with the chip to connect from up to 3x as far away and friends that share their location with you to be located directionally like an AirTag. The devices also support Wi-Fi 6E, Qi2 charging, and Thread, opening up future opportunities for Home app integrations. Building on Emergency SOS via Satellite, it is now possible to connect to a satellite for roadside assistance. Audio quality for calls has been updated with a more advanced machine learning model that prioritizes your voice.
The iPhone 15 Pro models are available in Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium. The iPhone 15 Pro starts at $999 for 128GB of storage, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at $1,199 for 256GB of storage.
Article Link: Apple Announces iPhone 15 Pro With Titanium Design, Action Button, A17 Pro Chip, and More
I know USB-C is a more adopted standard, I just know it can be a flimsier solution in a mobile device compared to say a MacBook. I am not unplugging and plugging in my MacBook as much as I do my iPhone, and I have had experience with the USB-C port failing in more mobile devices like vapes after repeated charging use. Oh well, have to "get with the times" I guess.
looks like the rumors about improved battery life were pretty much bunk.
I'm happy with the rest of the phone, honestly, but that one is a bummer.
I'm happy with the rest of the phone, honestly, but that one is a bummer.
Zero benefits to me, adds costs to me, means zero upgrade for me.
Why upgrade? Because the improvements are easily worth ~$1 per day to many of us. It has nothing to do with adequacy of the older version.
Any words on RAM? Is it gonna be 8G across all pro models?
Need ram info asap.
Also, battery size? Screen improvements??
What about the main camera sensor? Wasn’t it supposed to be a 1” sensor?
Seems like a lot of meh wrapped up in some dull colors. Was hoping the white one would have polished sides not brushed, these things will be slippery.
Also, battery size? Screen improvements??
What about the main camera sensor? Wasn’t it supposed to be a 1” sensor?
Seems like a lot of meh wrapped up in some dull colors. Was hoping the white one would have polished sides not brushed, these things will be slippery.
It was used to go to the moon because it's as strong as steel but much lighter, not because of its hardness. It's actually a relatively soft metal, and definitely less hard than stainless steel so it can be scratched easier.
Is it impossible for them to protect those camera bumps with something? I can't imagine going nude and putting my phone lens's down.
I just wanted the USB C and better battery/processor, so a win in my book coming from the 13 Pro Max. That said, I don’t see a reason to upgrade for many, many years.
As for the Titanium, I plan to use it without a case.
As for the Titanium, I plan to use it without a case.
INCREDIBLY underwhelming. I at least expected a sensor upgrade for the Ultra wide and Tele lenses - or improved official battery life. But not even this.
What a ****ing letdown.
What a ****ing letdown.
Definitely for thermals not rlly cheaping out. Titanium is already less thermally conductive as is but the one down side of grade 5 vs pure titanium is that it's apparently 60% less thermally conductive on top of that, yeah u definitely want copper or aluminium to transfer heat away with that...
Yeah looked it up, grade 5 titanium has a thermal conductivity of 6.7W/m-K vs 15-20 on stainless steel that was already a bit of a hindrance on the iphones thermals compared to most androids with aluminium seeing it's at over 200W of thermal conductivity. The upcoming 24 ultra also rumoured to have titanium will undoubtedly need to do something like Apple has done to not roast their own chips.
Lots of nice, marginal upgrades for the same price. Thinner bezels and USBC being the highlights.
"Mirror" lens designs for SLR telephoto have been common for many decades. Given that 35mm tele lenses often go through ~10 internal lenses I would not worry about the light transmission loss.
Or maybe they increase the price just to cover the cost of the camera? To them the storages are like the pool of profit anyway.
Excatly. Lots of BS with all of the products launced today, mostly software updates