If anything it will be the opposite to all of those… slimmer, nicer and lighter thanks to the titanium body and curved edges.
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If anything it will be the opposite to all of those… slimmer, nicer and lighter thanks to the titanium body and curved edges.
All I think is heaviness / bulk. Just being in Canada it seemed everyone had Pro or maybe plus. Very few max.
I'm more excited than I've been in a long time. But I'm upgrading from the 8+, so there is a lot to look forward to.
Honestly one reason I kept the 8+ so long was because I missed the days of getting excited for all the new features. The phones are more mature now so I figure you have to let the anticipation "build a little", if you will.
Honestly one reason I kept the 8+ so long was because I missed the days of getting excited for all the new features. The phones are more mature now so I figure you have to let the anticipation "build a little", if you will.
If the color s rumored are true, then I think they are lame. I have the 14 pro max & the 15 pro max will have the same 48mp 1x camera, probably with a slightly larger sensor, but if the other two cameras remain at 12mp, then it doesn’t help me to want to upgrade. The cameras on the iPhone are what does it for me. Not the frame, charging port, apps, etc, most of those remain the same. Titanium scratches very easily so there will most certainly be scratches and marks on the frame sooner than later. Of course stainless steel scratches easily also, but the coating on my 14 pro max (Gold) is still nearly scratch free since launch.
If the other two cameras (telephoto & ultra wide) improve sensor wise, then I’ll probably upgrade. The Samsung S23 ultra periscope camera only has a 10mp sensor! Not near enough for me. Pretty lame actually. The reveal online at the Apple event will curve my decision. .
If the other two cameras (telephoto & ultra wide) improve sensor wise, then I’ll probably upgrade. The Samsung S23 ultra periscope camera only has a 10mp sensor! Not near enough for me. Pretty lame actually. The reveal online at the Apple event will curve my decision. .
Hardcore fans aside, I think one's excitement correlates directly with the age of one's existing iPhone. If I had an old model with a home button, I'd be very excited to get a new device. I'm on an 11. Although I can see the benefits of upgrading - better camera, better screen, better speakers, faster - none of those improvements are significant enough to convince me to upgrade much less get me excited about the product. Smart phones are commodity products now. There's really nothing exciting about the entire smart phone market these days.
Been around and heard that before, about Nokia that was king of phones, in the years of 2004/05… 😂 then a giant leap happened 2007 as we all know. So, in a way we are waiting for a new revolutionary technical leap again? It will not happen at apples keynote on the 12th most probably. As many have already said it will be small incremental improvements as it looks by rumours. I’m interested, there have been no cause for me to be excited, and I’m not upgrading my 14 max most certainly.
Tbh the closer we’re getting to the event the more interested/mildly excited I am to see it in person. I know in total it’ll be small upgrades from the 14 pro max but I’m thinking the slightly lighter weight and slightly rounded corners might help with ease of handling.
Sometimes all the little things add up to an intangibly better overall experience so I’m curious to see if that’ll be the case this time.
The titanium grey color interests me too. It’s superficial yeah but that plus the new cases seem fresh
All that said this year more than others could be the one where I skip a yearly upgrade.
But when Tim Cook tells me it’s the greatest iPhone they’ve ever made I just might hit the buy button. Because what am I, a savage? I gotta have the best ever iPhone
Sometimes all the little things add up to an intangibly better overall experience so I’m curious to see if that’ll be the case this time.
The titanium grey color interests me too. It’s superficial yeah but that plus the new cases seem fresh
All that said this year more than others could be the one where I skip a yearly upgrade.
But when Tim Cook tells me it’s the greatest iPhone they’ve ever made I just might hit the buy button. Because what am I, a savage? I gotta have the best ever iPhone
Strangely I am in the same camp. Just 2 weeks ago I was sure about upgrading to 15 PM and Watch Ultra 2 but now I'm thinking I might just skip this generation entirely -- for both phone and watch.
Big reason I upgraded to the 14 PM was for the 48MP sensor and I don't particularly want the rumored 6x telephoto.
One word: Peri Scope Camera.
Imagine. You’re conducting deep ocean research in your submersible when suddenly you need to capture a topside image for socials.
Normie iPhone 14 Pro owner: rushes to surface, misses perfect lighting conditions, gets “the bends”, cries.
Strong iPhone 15 Pro Max Ultra owner: just activates that periscope, continues bagging ocean floor samples and gets that instaclout.
Major research and influencer applications.
Have a 13PM. Still not excited about the 15 Ultra/PM. Will probably pass another year.
The only change that will make iPhone exciting to me and switch to it from Android is if they open it up like virtually any other operating system. I want to be able to install apps outside of a single store. Not an Apple hater btw, I love mac and wouldn't swap it for any PC.
I think apple’s hoping it’s going to be AR/VR but only time will tell I guess. I don’t think that radical change will come with a phone
Yes it’s a really good question, and we would need the best crystal ball to eye the future 🪩 LOL. Been playing with the thought that the Apple Watch could be a contender to play more of a bigger part as a device in the future. Even today you can come quite far with an AW LTE and AirPods, and you can do all the basic “phone functions” and more without a phone with you… what if they could develop that to a new level that could really replace a traditional “phone” haha. Seriously, I think we are going to look back on the 15 PM/Ultra as a relative minor step, in the grand scheme of all 😎. So, no, I’m not that excited about it right now.
Now THAT is a great outlook!
Keeping the awe and the wonder will keep you happy and younger (despite your name). Sometimes we forget just how magical these devices are...
Yes, because the form has gone uphill since the 12 pro with the ever-better large camera. The 15 Pro will likely continue that excellent trend.
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You're stating that the camera is a priority for you. Than why the focus on the pixel count? Until very recently, even full-frame DSRLs had 12MP sensors. While it makes some sense to go for 48MP, especially for digital zoom anything above that for current sensor sizes is more or less useless. The Samsung phones with 200MP but 0,6 µm pixel size stand out in that respect.
Overall, the iPhone has grown most sensor slightly in the last years, e.g. the new ultrawide on the 14 pro using the old main of the 12 pro max and so on. Let's see if anything more than the persicope sensor gets's and upgrade. I'm going up anyway, because I'm on an Xr and really use my phone a lot.
Furthermore while anyone is exited about the size increase of the 16 Ultra and 16 pro to 6,9" and 6,3" in reality these phones will not get any wider, just even longer with the Ultra beeing 165 mm long. That's actually a disadvantage for me. I read a lot on my phone and most of the time I hold my phone straight up. An even longer phone won't make that of any use. The ever increasing aspect ratios of modern phones are in my opinion a marketing act which suggest that the displays get bigger while in reality they are nearly constant. One could have a phone with a nearly infinite "size" on paper and at the same time the display would be nearly infinite small, e. g. an aspect ratio of 1.000.000 to 1 and a phone width of 0.01 mm (0.0004") and a length of 10 m (abou 30 feet).
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I’m not excited, more hopeful. Every year I purchase an OLED iPhone in the hope I can use and own a flagship product, and every year I’m disappointed that I cannot due to PWM eye strain. I’m hopeful this is the year the display has changed enough that I can use it. 🤞
It won’t be different, same kind of oled tech. Eventually going to micro led will bring a solution to pwm.
I’ll be excited if it has more ram and the periscope lens goes to 10x, along with Astro mode for the camera.