I went from a Google Pixel 6 Pro to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Quite a difference. I went in to look at the 14 Plus but they had just gotten the 14PM so I went with it. So far, I am really enjoying the phone.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPhone 14 Pro Max The “I returned my iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max” Thread
- Thread starter sjobsian
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Yeah, I noticed that. When I got mine last Friday it said they'd ship December 28th (if you wanted it shipped to your home).
Even regular 14 has somewhat larger cam bumps compared to 13. Found when pulled on protective case from 13 on 14
I returned my 14 Pro for a full refund after having it for a little over a month over the Christmas period (so very much within the extended returns period).
It’s an amazing phone - just still felt bad after upgrading from 13 Pro after only a year.
That being said, I do wanna acknowledge, that Dynamic Island and Always on Display were bigger and more useful upgrades than I thought.
-Dynamic Island is the multitaskers dream, I really loved having the timer in there so regulate my timekeeping, as well as controlling the music.
-Always On Display is a lot more useful on the iPhone than Apple Watch because larger screen and I would also say because if you’re wearing a long sleeved shirt, your Apple Watch is covered up; me I love having the phone with AOD on, on my office desk.
When you get used to the two above features and then downgrade back down to a 13 Pro, it took some time getting used to not having them anymore.
Other side notes:
-Battery life was comparable if not only slightly less than my 13 Pro
-Deep Purple itself is a really gorgeous colour that I will be sad to not see with the iPhone 15 Pro.
I look forward to iPhone 15 Pro and getting the above two features back when I intend to next upgrade as i’ll have clocked in my two years with 13 Pro
It’s an amazing phone - just still felt bad after upgrading from 13 Pro after only a year.
That being said, I do wanna acknowledge, that Dynamic Island and Always on Display were bigger and more useful upgrades than I thought.
-Dynamic Island is the multitaskers dream, I really loved having the timer in there so regulate my timekeeping, as well as controlling the music.
-Always On Display is a lot more useful on the iPhone than Apple Watch because larger screen and I would also say because if you’re wearing a long sleeved shirt, your Apple Watch is covered up; me I love having the phone with AOD on, on my office desk.
When you get used to the two above features and then downgrade back down to a 13 Pro, it took some time getting used to not having them anymore.
Other side notes:
-Battery life was comparable if not only slightly less than my 13 Pro
-Deep Purple itself is a really gorgeous colour that I will be sad to not see with the iPhone 15 Pro.
I look forward to iPhone 15 Pro and getting the above two features back when I intend to next upgrade as i’ll have clocked in my two years with 13 Pro
I'm in the process of selling my 14 PM which I used since it launched on day one. I purchased an iPhone 13 a few days ago because I wanted something smaller and much lighter. I am much happier now.
I am officially done using large slab phones. (I've used them on and off since the 6 Plus.) That extra height doesn't add very much tbh and it forces me to constantly shift my hand up and down to reach the top two corners. Stainless steel makes for a very heavy device.
I do miss the AOD. However the same can be had on cheap Android devices. It really doesn't sit well with me that we have to pay such a premium for a feature that is available for cheap on the competition. The DI was cool but the placement was not great on the 14 PM due to ergonomics (not a fan of the Reachability option). It also was annoying how I had to hard press to pull up the now playing screen for media. Should have been a tap or a toggle in Settings. I do miss the larger keyboard that the width of the PM/Plus provides. My ideal slab iPhone would be the height of Mini with the width of the PM/Plus.
The only way I would entertain a large phone again one day would be a foldable. For slab devices, I strongly prefer the lightweight aluminum structure and the 6.1" iPhone is nearly the perfect size for this catagory IMO.
I am officially done using large slab phones. (I've used them on and off since the 6 Plus.) That extra height doesn't add very much tbh and it forces me to constantly shift my hand up and down to reach the top two corners. Stainless steel makes for a very heavy device.
I do miss the AOD. However the same can be had on cheap Android devices. It really doesn't sit well with me that we have to pay such a premium for a feature that is available for cheap on the competition. The DI was cool but the placement was not great on the 14 PM due to ergonomics (not a fan of the Reachability option). It also was annoying how I had to hard press to pull up the now playing screen for media. Should have been a tap or a toggle in Settings. I do miss the larger keyboard that the width of the PM/Plus provides. My ideal slab iPhone would be the height of Mini with the width of the PM/Plus.
The only way I would entertain a large phone again one day would be a foldable. For slab devices, I strongly prefer the lightweight aluminum structure and the 6.1" iPhone is nearly the perfect size for this catagory IMO.
Thanks for review. I agree, difference between my 13 and wife 13PM was small when it comes to perception and photo viewing. It was huge when i had 13 mini - in instagram i was like “yeah cool picture of bunch of people at a party” versus 13 PM “wow they have actually faces to that bodies”.
I am curious how you chose 13 over the regular 14? I am in the same dilemma since i have abandoned 13 mini and 13 at a time, but looking forward to pick smth up.
Didn’t feel the differences warranted paying $100 more.
It’s just the regular spammy chatter about "I’ve used Apple stuff since before it was made, and now it’s all rubbish, blah, blah, blah" that fills the forums now. Nothing useful or helpful. You can tell the style before you get through the first sentence.
I went from 12 mini to 14 PM: despite I loved the light weight of the mini, I have to admit that screen and battery of PM are far away more important to me.
Same for me (except I went with the Pro). I absolutely adored the size of the mini but it's nice never really having to worry about battery life.
If you've ever worked in corporate America, you know the drill. Some manager or lead developer comes up with a Really Dumb Idea, and the legions of underlings who are there primarily to pick up paychecks adopt their usual bobble-head, non-thinking, non-objecting pose and say, "cool."
It takes guts to point out that the emperor has no clothes, and of course few people in corporate America have guts.
The current iPhones show evidence of multiple Bad Ideas piled one on top of another. Apple's corporate culture needs a good reworking to encourage and take seriously dissenting opinions.
I sold my 14 Pro and bought the 14 Pro Max instead. The regular Pro is heavy anyway and now I can at least enjoy the bigger screen and longer battery time.
As a tiny woman every phone is big for me and I always have to use them with two hands or carry them in a bag instead of my pocket. Super pleased with my decision. 😊
I plan on keeping it for a few years because here in Europe it still has the sim slot which I want to keep.
I'm also happy that it still has the lightning port for which I have a ton of cables at home.
Normally I switch phones every year but I have a feeling that I might stick to this last of its kind iPhone for longer.
As a tiny woman every phone is big for me and I always have to use them with two hands or carry them in a bag instead of my pocket. Super pleased with my decision. 😊
I plan on keeping it for a few years because here in Europe it still has the sim slot which I want to keep.
I'm also happy that it still has the lightning port for which I have a ton of cables at home.
Normally I switch phones every year but I have a feeling that I might stick to this last of its kind iPhone for longer.
Last edited:
I have had my 14 pro max since launch day and still love it.
Same here, I had mine since launch day and still love mine. I always get the latest and greatest. That will not change and I will be getting the 15 pro max (ultra) when it is released.
And now the iPhone 15 is going to come with all haptic buttons.
Bet that is going to end well.
Oh it will end well for apple people will make excuses for apple if there is a problem with the haptic buttons. And apple will sell millions as usual Apple can’t loose 😃.
Remember what happened to blackberry the same can happen to apple if they don't keep up with android devices. They are way to cocky.Oh it will end well for apple people will make excuses for apple if there is a problem with the haptic buttons. And apple will sell millions as usual Apple can’t loose.
.
Sure. The same thing now is being said going on 12 years. It's not as if they are too big to fail, but imo, they are too smart to fail.
Apple does have the biggest market share and the most cash but they need to make the correct changes to keep sales going up. Some are saying that the iPhone 15 will be a big change for the iPhone.
Most iphone updates are iterative. Some are extremely good iterations even transformative, as noted below, but they all are iterative. (I don't consider usb-c anything more than what it is - a connector, unless like Apple Pay, Apple does something innovative with it)
- iphone 4s: is the embodiment of the iphone future
- iphone 5s: touch id
- iphone 6: bigger iphone and apple pay
- iphone X: face id
- iphone 15: ?