Alrighty then.
Here's my brief and concise review after a week of owning the iPhone 15 Pro Max Natty.
I upgraded from a 12 Pro Max. Design wise I like both and have no preference. As long as it slips in my pocket that's all I care about.
the good:
I like the Natty because it looks close to the Starlight MacBook Air in some lighting.
For the first two days I did experience warmth but that's because I was busy testing all the features including Pro Res Apple Log and large USB-C transfers that heat up the SSD.
But my portable Sandisk SSD gets MUCH warmer doing those kind of transfers and disk thrashing.
On day one I downloaded all my biggest game purchases, connected the 15 Max to the Studio Display, paired an Xbox controller...and gamed just like it was a console.
Impressive stuff for such a tiny device.
I'm an energy efficiency maniac and like to challenge myself on how little energy I can use while being as productive as possible.
Therefore my energy settings are efficient. I don't use Always On display on the iPhone (or my Watch) and set the screen to about 75% brightness.
I also make sure my app Settings are efficient. I keep notifications minimal. I only get system and email notifications. I don't want to be pinged by social media apps and I don't want them consuming background resources.
I don't give permissions to any apps to scan my Files, Contacts and Photos either. That's just asking for personal data to be sold and asking for these apps to consume more CPU when they are open.
After seven days I have charged the phone 5 times. I've not yet depleted the battery to 0% and not yet charged the phone to 100%.
There is no heat gate if you use your 15 efficiently and are not a click bait hunter. If there was a heat gate then the screen would dim, but it hasn't. Mine has stayed at the constant 75% I set it to.
So far so good. I like everything about the upgrade hardware wise.
The bad:
Connecting my SSD to the 15 is hit-miss. Sometimes it is detected, sometimes it isn't.
Airdrop is still hit and miss, but is becoming more reliable over the years.
I'd like to be able to apply a LUT to Apple Log footage in the Camera or Photos apps.
The Blackmagic app has a decent interface but Apple Log looks better in Apple's native Camera app. The Blackmagic app is overly sensitive to light and the auto mode results in blown out exposure. I have to force it to keep the ISO down.
5G and 4G performance. This isn't Apple's fault. My provider just has **** coverage on my street and especially inside my building. If I walk 100 meters down the road I get about 350Mbits/sec.
Here's my brief and concise review after a week of owning the iPhone 15 Pro Max Natty.
I upgraded from a 12 Pro Max. Design wise I like both and have no preference. As long as it slips in my pocket that's all I care about.
the good:
I like the Natty because it looks close to the Starlight MacBook Air in some lighting.
For the first two days I did experience warmth but that's because I was busy testing all the features including Pro Res Apple Log and large USB-C transfers that heat up the SSD.
But my portable Sandisk SSD gets MUCH warmer doing those kind of transfers and disk thrashing.
On day one I downloaded all my biggest game purchases, connected the 15 Max to the Studio Display, paired an Xbox controller...and gamed just like it was a console.
Impressive stuff for such a tiny device.
I'm an energy efficiency maniac and like to challenge myself on how little energy I can use while being as productive as possible.
Therefore my energy settings are efficient. I don't use Always On display on the iPhone (or my Watch) and set the screen to about 75% brightness.
I also make sure my app Settings are efficient. I keep notifications minimal. I only get system and email notifications. I don't want to be pinged by social media apps and I don't want them consuming background resources.
I don't give permissions to any apps to scan my Files, Contacts and Photos either. That's just asking for personal data to be sold and asking for these apps to consume more CPU when they are open.
After seven days I have charged the phone 5 times. I've not yet depleted the battery to 0% and not yet charged the phone to 100%.
There is no heat gate if you use your 15 efficiently and are not a click bait hunter. If there was a heat gate then the screen would dim, but it hasn't. Mine has stayed at the constant 75% I set it to.
So far so good. I like everything about the upgrade hardware wise.
The bad:
Connecting my SSD to the 15 is hit-miss. Sometimes it is detected, sometimes it isn't.
Airdrop is still hit and miss, but is becoming more reliable over the years.
I'd like to be able to apply a LUT to Apple Log footage in the Camera or Photos apps.
The Blackmagic app has a decent interface but Apple Log looks better in Apple's native Camera app. The Blackmagic app is overly sensitive to light and the auto mode results in blown out exposure. I have to force it to keep the ISO down.
5G and 4G performance. This isn't Apple's fault. My provider just has **** coverage on my street and especially inside my building. If I walk 100 meters down the road I get about 350Mbits/sec.
