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iPhone 15 Pro 15 Pro Users - Happy or Regret
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it's not only about the weight (Which is ~20g less than 13PM I think). But the size itself.
I’m enrolled in the iPhone upgrade program, had the 14 PM and got the 15 PM and I’m very happy with it, the weight difference alone is nice, but I also love the action button, and the 5x zoom on the camera.
This was me. Had an 11 PM, tried the 12 PM and absolutely hated it. Ended up keeping the 11 for four years since I didn’t want to go smaller but the PMs of the 12/13/14 were all so big and heavy. Finally now in a 15 PM and very happy to have waited; for me, the size and weight reductions were definitely enough to love the Max again.
I hated the order process and the switch over from my iPhone 12 Pro. That was my fault as I did a restore from iCloud instead of phone to phone transfer. Took me almost 2 weeks to get all my logins and passwords back working. Every time I thought I was all set another would show up.
The phone itself had a few quirks in the beginning when listening to podcasts and tracking my walking steps. It dropped 30% battery in only an hour. That resolved itself.
At this point, I’m happy with my phone. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
The phone itself had a few quirks in the beginning when listening to podcasts and tracking my walking steps. It dropped 30% battery in only an hour. That resolved itself.
At this point, I’m happy with my phone. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Coming from iPhone 12 Pro... I almost went for the 15 Pro Max but decided the juice of the 5x lens isn't worth the squeeze of the bigger phone. Battery life for me, is fine on the standard Pro and the 3X lens is still an upgrade from the 12 Pro.
That said - the only reason it was worth upgrading at all is a kick-in from my employer to buy a new phone every few years. The 15 Pro cost me very little out of pocket - under $100 in the end. If I'd had to pay full price for it, I don't think it would have been worth the upgrade. The 12 Pro was a fine phone.
That said - the only reason it was worth upgrading at all is a kick-in from my employer to buy a new phone every few years. The 15 Pro cost me very little out of pocket - under $100 in the end. If I'd had to pay full price for it, I don't think it would have been worth the upgrade. The 12 Pro was a fine phone.
So far so good. I haven't had it even 24 hours yet so have yet to go through one battery cycle. I put it on the charger at about 4:40 PM yesterday and let it do it's first full charge and right now it is at 86%, certainly can't complain about that. It gets warm when it charges, but just warm not hot. Other than the normal password crap with any new phone I have had no annoyances or problems.
I haven't had a real chance to play with the camera but so far I can only say Wow, my first impression of the camera on the 13 Pro was Oh, it was OK but nothing to write home about IMHO.
Looking forward to learning all about it and honestly expect no problems.
I haven't had a real chance to play with the camera but so far I can only say Wow, my first impression of the camera on the 13 Pro was Oh, it was OK but nothing to write home about IMHO.
Looking forward to learning all about it and honestly expect no problems.
I've flip-flopped from 11 Pro Max > 12 Pro > 13 Pro Max > 14 Pro and stuck with 15 Pro this time.
In hindsight I've spent way too much money, and on balance I think the 11 PM and 15 P have been my favourites - I should've gone straight from one to the other!
Pro Max is lovely big screen & battery, but I find the compromise too great and am happy settled with the smaller Pro size now.
In hindsight I've spent way too much money, and on balance I think the 11 PM and 15 P have been my favourites - I should've gone straight from one to the other!
Pro Max is lovely big screen & battery, but I find the compromise too great and am happy settled with the smaller Pro size now.
Close, anyway.
I’d only ever had the large max for a day. Every other phone has been the smaller or standard size (but not a mini).
I’m still unsure if I maybe erred but I’ll figure it out!
It’s just a phone: I’m not obsessed with these things like I use to be.
Had an 11 before. Now a 15 pro.
Feels just like an iPhone always did. Little bit faster, little better camera, little nicer screen, little better battery life.
Had an 11 before. Now a 15 pro.
Feels just like an iPhone always did. Little bit faster, little better camera, little nicer screen, little better battery life.
Very happy with my 15 PM, it is much lighter than the 14 PM in feel, and the cameras are great (why I upgraded )
this is always a tough one.. i prefer the 15 pro but I do find the screen just a tad too small.. waiting for a 6.3
I was happy with the 15 Pro until I experienced the mediocre battery life. Coming from a 14 Pro, my biggest pain point was the abysmal battery life. So I am currently trying a 15 Pro Max and I'm surprised at how easy it's been to adjust and how narrow it feels to hold. The battery ain't impressive on the 15 Pro Max either but def lasts longer than the 15 Pro. So I'm leaning towards keeping the 15 Pro Max at the moment.
yeah good point there, I travel a lot and have had issues with battery on the pro for sure!
have you used the 5x zoom at all?
Having used both, been impressed with the 5x option and have learned to appreciate it more than the old 3x
To those coming from a previous Pro Max still deciding between a Pro and Pro Max.
The 15PM is actually smaller than the 14PM. The 15PM won't even fit in a 14PM or earlier PM case. It might not seem like much to the eye, but my pockets notice the extra room, along with the lighter weight.
The 15PM is actually smaller than the 14PM. The 15PM won't even fit in a 14PM or earlier PM case. It might not seem like much to the eye, but my pockets notice the extra room, along with the lighter weight.
What abysmal battery life? I get from 5 am off charger to 10 pm with still typically 30%+ battery life. Heck even with 3 hours of CarPlay with navigation and heavy use yesterday I still finished at 25%. That's pretty dang good battery life to me.
I started out with a 7+ and then an SX Max, and then a 23 Pro. I had gotten used to the size but thought the 13 Pro would be OK since they were going through this same supply thing 2 years ago. Well I was wrong and my eyesight has worsened and now is actual AMD which will only get worse as I age so I'm really happy to be able to see my phone again.
I was coming from a 14 Pro Max when I purchased my launch day 15 Pro. I was really starting to love it for its convenient size but kept feeling like I was missing something. I was so used to the Max battery. I went back and forth in my head and finally decided to just get the Max and be done with it. So that's what I did yesterday as they had a Black 256GB available at my local store. Feeling whole again.
