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Hands-On With the New iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Models
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The whole presentation was very underwhelming and cringe worthy at times.
Following today's keynote event that saw Apple introducing the new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple allowed members of the media in attendance to spend some hands-on time with the new devices. MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera was at Apple Park for the event, so he's able to give us an early look at the iPhone 15 lineup, as well as his first thoughts.
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The iPhone 15 Pro models are made from titanium, and they are noticeably lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro models. There are contoured edges that improve the feel of the iPhone in the hand, and the Pro models are overall much more comfortable to hold. Apple also cut down on bezel size for even more display than ever, and the Action Button that replaces the Mute Switch is super convenient.
Apple added a 5x zoom lens to the iPhone 15 Pro Max and at its 120mm focal length, you can get great portrait shots. There are options on both Pro models to change the focal length of the Main camera, which you can do just by tapping. It can be set to 24mm, 28mm, or 35mm, and the ability to change focal length is useful for pro photographers.
As for the standard iPhone 15 models, they're more Pro-like than ever with the addition of the Dynamic Island and the new matte glass back. Apple say it is using back glass that has color infused throughout the material, and it's a nice look, especially with the pastel color options.
For more on what Dan thought of the iPhone 15 models, make sure to check out his full video, and for more of our coverage, visit our 2023 Apple Event hub.
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The upgrades nothing to get excited about, only 5x zoom a big let down, as is the supposedly new gen processor, which looks like it's only 10% faster.
The highlights; It's lighter, hopefully a better camera system, with flares being eliminated 🤞 (to be confirmed) and the Spacial Video, which Dan didn't even mention.
Apple Watch as underwhelming as the iPhones, no upgrade for me this year!
Apple could take a big hit in sales this next 12 months
It’s because of how the image is cropped. The sensor is 48MP but generating a 24MP image so it “cuts” out a section that correlates to selected focal length. It’s how they did 2x on the iPhone 14PM. Quad binning to go from 48MP to 1x 12MP image and then the a center section of pixels not binned to get a 2x 12MP image.
What I’ve noticed is apple sales are inversely proportional to MacRumors negative sentiment. That means Apple, imo, will sell hundreds of millions. I’ll be among those.
We are talking about 19 gram difference. That’s 4 nickels.
I feel like it should be able to change with different focus modes. That would make a lot of sense to me.
According to GSMArena:
The 11PM is 226g (7.97oz)
The 15PM is 221g (7.80oz)
IMO the 11PM was the last large iPhone that truly felt great in-hand. Hoping the 15PM restores that.
Do you mean automatically, or each time?
Like, maybe if you’re in work focus, you’d want to use the action button for one thing, like calling into a conference call or Zoom, and for the weekend, you’d want it to open the camera.
It feels like a “Minimum Viable Product” kind of thing that will expand over time. I wouldn’t doubt that they eventually add that.
These are great new models. If people think these are "S" upgrades, great -- the "S" iPhones were always the best ones, refined and worked flawlessly.
I've noticed that as well. Though to be fair, Apple is perpetually successful, while negative sentiments here go back 30 years and never let up. It's a badge of honor to be perpetually underwhelmed and sad on most everything Apple does.
Considering my X still works pretty darn well, I would certainly hope your one year old phone works flawlessly..
Class action lawsuit for what? Disappointing you? Lol. What do you expect? Unhappy with Apple? There’s plenty of options elsewhere.
Yeah, the numbers given are a kind of deception, like "3nm".
Welcome to the future, welcome to doublespeak.
So this year I wanted to really upgrade (I am rocking an iPhone 7! Yeah, I mostly comment to write this xD) but my conditions were that the phone needed to gave usb c + red color available. Any rumours already saying that the red version will come later this year? 
As there won't be a switch anymore, will we have a silent mode indicator 🔕 in the status bar to remind us to turn off silent mode and avoid missing calls?"