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iPhone 14 Pro Reviews: Dynamic Island Shows Promise, 48-Megapixel ProRAW Photos Impress

"Dynamic Island", hopefully this will become a smart toolbar for all iOS devices and not die like the hardware specific Mac TouchBar.
 
Zeke92 said:
I don't think it needs to be "adopted" in the same manner. I think those animations are happening at the system level. For example it already works with Spotify because they are using the now playing api
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Yes, same thing with the touch bar - some Mac apps got touch bar support "for free" for common activities like playing media. But the real magic came when apps built a custom touch bar solution, which was unfortunately rare (e.g. showing Safari tabs in the touch bar).
 
temende said:
My hunch tells me that the dynamic island might end up with the same fate as the touch bar where it looks cool in demos but doesn't get enough 3rd party adoption to make it useful enough. But we'll see I guess.
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It’ll be gone in 2024/25 according to Ross young the Pro line will go under display by then while the cheaper models gain the island next year.

The island is probably why we don’t have interactive widgets but they’ll come once the island is gone.

Verge was pretty brutal, camera is no different from 13 pro, AoD does effect battery which isn’t great anyway and island is pretty useless without 3rd party.

I think the 14 pro is an iPhone XS level dud.
 
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When it comes to taking pictures, I will always pick photos taken by Google' Pixel devices. As a company, Google is much better at AI. They have trillions of images to train their AI models and as a result, Pixel photos have the best color science and look the most natural.

iPhones take processed and over-sharpened photos. Apple tries to throw raw muscle at the problem (Apple Silicon) but Apple's AI model is less knowledge about our real world. Hardware can only take you so far.
 
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pcmike said:
I don’t consider ANY of these reviews to be worth even reading, let alone relying on for helping me make any decisions. Rather than rush this post to the front page, you probably should have found some more nuanced reviews that actually have a bit more substance. The truly sad thing is that most of the public will probably be relying on these terrible sources for “technology reviews” just like you relied on them to push out this front page post as quickly as possible. 🤦🏻‍♂️
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TBH at this time I think most people are looking to these 'reviews' as a sneak preview rather than something to base buying decisions on - and I think that's why MR are highlighting them.
 
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If MKBHD is right with the AOD I hope there is a software fix and maybe lower the brightness on the AOD. He said in his video it cannot be adjusted and was surprisingly bright for an AOD and since it already drops to 1Hz, I imagine it is the brightness that is probably taking a toll on the noticeable battery loss.
 
Zimmy68 said:
I hope iJustine isn't too rough on the new iPhone this year. She can be brutal with her reviews!
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She had a near death experience this year with a blood clot. Seems like she's recovering decently. Not sure if she'll do a review?
 
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Anyone knows that when the action cam is used with 60FPS it's only 1080P instead of 2.8K ?
That would be a bummer..
 
The Verge's Nilay Patel said the feature's potential is not fully realized yet, as no third-party apps support the Dynamic Island at launch. Third-party apps will be able to support the Dynamic Island once the Live Activities feature rolls out later this year.

"Right now, the Dynamic Island feels like one of those things that need a year of refinement and developer attention before we really know how important it is," said Patel.
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This is literally not true, but it's what I expect from that dumbass Patel.


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It's really boggling my mind that Apple is able to parlay the island as a positive, for me it will still be a big black blob (or 2 blobs I suppose) where I should have usable screen.
 
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