I dumped my OnePlus 13 for an iPhone 16 Pro Max and don't see myself ever going back.
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Here's How the iPhone 17 Pro Max Will Compare to the iPhone 17 Pro
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I don't buy the locked-in argument that people make. I use Sony WH-1000XM5 and Creative Labs Sound Blaster Jam headphones, cast to an Nvidia Shield and Google Chromecast, cast to a Roku soundbar, used my Galaxy Watch 6 Classic with Merge for iPhone until I got an Apple Watch, paired my 16e with Microsoft Phone Link on a Windows PC to get my text messages on my desktop before I switched to Mac... Interoperability isn't the big hassle it used to be. Merge was the only third party iOS app that I had to use to make any of those things work and now that I have a Mac I'm blown away by how much better integrated iOS is with Mac than Android is with Windows despite Microsoft and Google's efforts. Like iPhone Mirroring and the ability to run iOS apps on my Mac will probably keep me here for good because it's nice being able to use screen mirroring that is as smooth as using the device itself without having to even pick the phone up and unlock it and iOS games are typically much higher quality than their Android versions I would have to use in Windows with Bluestacks or another third party emulator.
More battery is welcome. But I’m hoping the actual phone isn’t any heavier than the current Iphone 16 Pro Max. Maybe with the switch from titanium to aluminum they are able to increase thickness and battery a little at the same weight?
My iPhone 13 Pro Max is a brick. A wonderful, long lasting, indestructible brick. But I was hoping for something slightly lighter with the upgrade (even 10g lighter would be a win).
My iPhone 13 Pro Max is a brick. A wonderful, long lasting, indestructible brick. But I was hoping for something slightly lighter with the upgrade (even 10g lighter would be a win).
The lock-in is such that third-party accessories can’t provide Find My precision finding, or seamless device switching like the AirPods. And that the iPhone mirroring and the ability to run iOS apps is limited to Macs. That third-party apps can’t use JIT compiler acceleration or alternative browser engines. That you can only backup to iCloud and not other cloud storage providers. The list goes on and on.
You are right to say that Apple is better than Android in certain aspects. But they are also worse in others. There are trade-offs, and different people lean differently on those trade-offs. I’m saying that both directions are valid. You seem to be saying that not going the Apple direction isn’t.
*multiple personal spaces*, for a single user. Sometimes the feature is called "multiple users" but on a phone, it's for one single user, meant for one person to have a couple separate spaces for *improved* privacy / security / data segregation, etc…
So I'm not actually saying that both directions aren't valid. They absolutely are. But it seems to me like most people who switch from iPhones get frustrated with Android and end up back in a few years when their phones are paid off from their carrier.
I moved from a 12 Pro Max back to Android. First with a Pixel 3 XL and then a OnePlus 9, Pixel 7 Pro, S23 Ultra, S24 Ultra, OnePlus 12, and OnePlus 13. I was excited at first but it became readily apparent very quickly just how poorly devs optimize their apps for Android vs iOS and now Google has gone full scorched earth against power users like myself by making it near impossible to hide root from apps (in fact, the dev of Play Integrity Fix has called it quits), while also encouraging apps to require higher levels of attestation, and they also started their "sensitive notification" crap that stopped me from being able to see my 2FA codes on Google Voice via Phone Link (which also couldn't be disabled) so I gave iOS a try again and honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. Things have come a long way since the 12 Pro Max.
I miss the cameras from my OnePlus 13 (this was especially apparent on the 4th when I was trying to get pictures of fireworks and they were all so blown out I had to resort to video) but I was impressed enough with the device and OS overall that I bought a Mac. I'm not rich either. It was my MIL who convinced me that I should spend the $2K on the Mac Studio because I wanted it and I had been so focused on saving money instead of splurging and I'm still paying it off (although it's at 0% and I'll have it paid by December, long before the 0% ends on my Freedom Unlimited in May). I can't say it was a bad decision though because my PC hasn't been used once since I got it other than to hook it up to my spare monitor so I could use it if I wanted to.
The JIT thing does bother me a little bit but Apple is correct that it's a security risk so I understand why they block it. It's my understanding that sideloading with Sideloadly supports JIT again with Stikdebug (which is also somehow on the App Store) and since JIT is only really necessary with emulators and virtual machines, it's pretty niche anyway.
So like having private and work stuff separate in one phone?
in my own case it's for other embarrassing reasons and I don't want people peaking at any other private info.
This article was not written clearly. Allow me to fix it:
There is one BIG difference between the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Pro models this year: the Pro Max model will be thicker to accommodate a bigger battery.
Done. MacRumors could really save some screen real estate for us all by distilling these things down.
There is one BIG difference between the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Pro models this year: the Pro Max model will be thicker to accommodate a bigger battery.
Done. MacRumors could really save some screen real estate for us all by distilling these things down.
Wasn't there a rumour the main camera sensor was going to be a little smaller than the 16 Pro?