I have a purple Pro Max on order that I can pick up from Best Buy on Friday. I was all excited about it because this will be my first iPhone but after reading about all of the problems with this release, I am wondering if I should cancel and wait a few months for the dust to settle or just stick with what I have.
Overheating issues
Problems with cameras in apps
Problems with battery life
Issues with system data filling up for no reason
Screen inconsistencies, too warm, too cold, uneven tints, etc...
Phone is too large for some
People hating dynamic island
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I realize that the forum is skewed toward people with problems/complaints and that generally happy people don't post to forums. I am trying to keep that in mind. Maybe I should just stop reading all of the doom threads and give the phone an honest try without preconceived ideas of what is going to go wrong. If I don't like it or if it has problems, I have two weeks to return it.
I'm not bashing this forum. I do find it useful and I've been here since I bought the original iPad back in 2011. I have had more iPads than I can count and am on my third MacBook. I wonder how many people sites like this scare away from their purchases though.
I think you should give it a chance. Remember that it is not a one size fits all. What does not work for others may work for you. It also is important to remember that people are more likely to write a negative review than a positive review or one at all. Plus, you have to think that most people buy and the craze is around launch day. So there is an overload of people. People who wait so many months can have issues, but the fanfare died down in the threads and so you will never see it as crazy.
In my case, I came from an iPhone 11 Pro that had a cracked screen and battery health of 78%. I would experience overheating to the point where it was too hot to hold, random shut offs, multiple charges throughout the day, and sometimes lagging.
So far, I have had none of the major issues, but even if I do, it is going way better than where I came!! 😂
I never really know how to tell for screen color inconsistencies. I am sure over the years, I had an iPhone with an issue. It is hard to compare my 11 Pro to the 14 Pro since I have a screen protector on and that can also skew things. I feel like I do notice a little bit of a difference on white backgrounds, but it is not something that overly stands out when I am looking at it. I also am not sure if it is because of the different screen types. When I look at it on its own, it looks just fine to me.
For the dynamic island, I really do not have a problem with it. However, I also never really had an issue with the notch either. I normally forget it is there and I like how the Face ID is built into it over the old way. The only time it was in my way was when I tapped for the page to go to the top and it registered as I was tapping on the dynamic island to open whatever was there instead.
I am a little ehh on the whole size issue, but that is unavoidable if Apple keeps putting the better feature in a bigger phone size. I do not think that I would notice it as much if the edges were not different compared to where I came from. The 11 Pro just fits better in hands with the curved edges. I definitely think that this adds to the too big size.
