Too bad that Pixel runs the steaming pile of dung known as Android though.
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Hands-On With the New iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Models
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This. Literally the only time I've *NEEDED* to connect a phone via wire (aside from Carplay in my 2020 Tundra) was to activate it when I bought it, because it wouldn't activate over cellular for some reason....and I don't even need 480Mbps for that. LOL
This wasn't about the OS, it was about hardware design. You have nothing to refute my point. I use an iPhone, but at this point it's industrial design is inferior.
It’s interesting reading so many comments complaining. I had to make sure I didn’t accidentally go to 9to5google. The iPhone has become a car. You don’t upgrade your car every year and you don’t expect extreme industry defining innovation every year. Same for laptops. I’m kind of happy that I don’t feel compelled to upgrade every year or two. I expect the 15Pro will last me 3+ years like my 12Pro. I’m happy for the weight reduction, the USB-C, the better camera features and a few other bits and bobs. Life is better when you don’t feel like you’re missing out.
I do as well. The 13 Pro and Pro Max are excellent. Excellent cameras, battery life still good, promotion is fantastic, speed is excellent. The main reason I’m going for 15 Pro Max is I want a Max display.
There are, however, a few things I am looking forward to:
1. Dynamic Island
2. Always on Display
3. USB-C
4. Action Button
5. Titanium build
6. New camera system
7. Slimmer display bezels
8. Battery life
Those are all icing on the cake features. Display size is the big one for me.
No, actually an APS-C camera for less than $1,000 including a lens already takes much better photos. Or you can buy a used full frame camera from ten years ago and even that one will beat a smartphone. Replacing a camera with a smartphone is as ridiculous as replacing a TV with a smartphone. The photos from a smartphone just look so good because they are heavily processed while the RAW photos straight of a camera look quite flat and dull. You could also apply most of the smart image processing algorithms to photos from a real camera though.
PS: I just looked at Ebay. There you can find used full frame cameras for under $500. Even those that have cost thousands when they came out.
I still use a 1D X from Canon, that had cost €5,996 when it came out in 2012. I bought it in 2013. So it turned ten years old this year. In those ten years I had to replace the main board once for a little over €600. That camera only has 18 megapixels, but it still beats modern smartphone cameras in image quality by far. And with modern noise reduction software I can get rid of all noise at ISO 2000 or even more without losing any detail. Today you just need to spend about $2,000 to get a much better camera than mine. For example The Lumix S5 II. It has an incredible low light performance and a very strong image stabilization. It can even do pixel shift for a 96 megapixel photo. Of course on Instagram smartphone photos look good, because the maximum resolution on Instagram is 1,440x1,800. That is 2.6 megapixels.
Huh? So you're never getting 48mp of resolution? That doesn't make any sense and still doesn't answer my question. Is the Pro's standard camera focal length 24mm, 28mm, or 35mm?
iPhone 15 26mm
iPhone 15 Pro 24mm
Main camera 1X photos can be saved at 48MP
iPhone 15 cameras: What you need to know
In a year when it seemed as if all the details about the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro were leaked beforehand, we were surprised at many of the camera details that emerged. From automatic Portrait mode to focal length options to external 4K/60 video support, we’ve got details.
www.dpreview.com
iPhone 15 26mm
iPhone 15 Pro 24mm
Main camera 1X photos can be saved at 48MP
iPhone 15 cameras: What you need to know
In a year when it seemed as if all the details about the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro were leaked beforehand, we were surprised at many of the camera details that emerged. From automatic Portrait mode to focal length options to external 4K/60 video support, we’ve got details.
Thank you. Just read the same article and was going to post the same link
I tend to agree, though I think that transition from "full of amazing new features you really gotta have" to "minor upgrade over last year's offering" really disappoints the crowd who enjoy having the latest new thing.
Especially among Apple enthusiasts, I think there was an expectation Steve Jobs helped build up ever since he took over the company that everything new they released would be so exciting, it was worth sitting and watching a 1-2 hour long sales presentation before it came out, just to find out all the awesome new stuff that was going to be put in it.
These days, Apple runs a lot more like a traditional consumer electronics company. HP releases a new version of an inkjet printer, or Panasonic comes out with a new electric shaver, and nobody really notices.
Exaaaactly! That would have been an easy implementation with at least the mute function plus an additional function.
On the bright side, they can likely add that in an iOS update later on if people complain enough about it.
I find myself tempted by the iPhone 15 Pro this year. I was already planning to upgrade from my iPhone XR, so any model was going to be a solid upgrade for me. But part of my goal is future-proofing (I plan on getting a 512 GB model, for instance), so I do want the most future-proof model. That makes the processor upgrade pretty tempting even on its own. Additionally, the 5x optical zoom sounds really useful for the types of phone photography I do. I just wasn’t planning on paying out $1299 for it, though. (I can still afford it, but it is more than I was planning on paying.)
While I’m in for an ounce and in for a pound, what perk is there to upgrading to the Pro Max, other than for the slightly larger battery and display? I’ve looked at the Pro Max size before in the Apple Store, and it’s not too big. But I don’t know if the larger display is that much of a benefit for me.
While I’m in for an ounce and in for a pound, what perk is there to upgrading to the Pro Max, other than for the slightly larger battery and display? I’ve looked at the Pro Max size before in the Apple Store, and it’s not too big. But I don’t know if the larger display is that much of a benefit for me.
The Pro Max has a better camera than the Pro, with 5X optical zoom/25X digital zoom. If you’re buying for long-term, that might be worth the jump.
I can’t do the Max size, so I’m sad that isn’t available on the regular Pro.
Thanks.
25 digital. Can you imagine what that would look like on anything other than the phone?