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iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 15 Pro Buyer's Guide: 40 Upgrades Compared
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I owned every iPhone since 3g(except iPhone 11 Pro Max). I upgraded from 13 Pro Max to 14 Pro Max only because I got a $1000 trade on my Magenta Max plan. If I get that amount of trade in again, I will do. Otherwise my 14 Pro Max is amazing.
Copy, paste, repeat next year and every year after.
Phones are not changing anymore like they were in 2010. People who upgrade every year or every 2 years are buying to be a status symbol.
The iPhone 15 Pro succeeds 2022's iPhone 14 Pro, bringing over 35 new features and improvements to Apple's high-end smartphones. This buyer's guide breaks down every major difference you should be aware of between the two generations.
In 2022, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Pro as the successor to the popular iPhone 13 Pro, introducing an always-on display, the Dynamic Island, a 48-megapixel camera, the A16 Bionic chip, longer battery life, and more. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have now been discontinued by Apple, and as slightly older models, lower prices can be found for the device at third-party resellers. As such, some customers who own an older device may be weighing up whether to upgrade to an iPhone 14 Pro or an iPhone 15 Pro.
As the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro share a large number of features, should you consider buying or sticking with the iPhone 14 Pro to save money? Our guide helps to answer the question of how to decide which of these two iPhone models is best for you, and serves as a way to clearly see the all of the differences that the iPhone 15 Pro brings to the table.
Although the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro share most of their basic features, the iPhone 15 Pro offers a large number of notable upgrades over its predecessor, such as a titanium design, Action button, USB-C port, and A17 Bionic chip.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Surgical-grade stainless steel chassis with squared-off edges Aerospace-grade titanium chassis with contoured edges – Thinner borders around the display for slightly smaller overall footprint 7.85mm depth 8.25mm depth (0.4mm thicker) 206g or 240g weight 187g or 221g weight (19g lighter) Ring/Silent switch Action button A16 Bionic chip (5nm) A17 Pro chip (3nm) 6-core CPU 6-core CPU (up to 10% faster) 5-core GPU 6-core GPU with with hardware-accelerated ray tracing (up to 20% faster) 16-core Neural Engine 16-core Neural Engine (up to 2x faster) – Dedicated AV1 decoder 6GB memory 8GB memory Telephoto camera with second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization Telephoto camera with larger sensor, folded tetraprism design, optical image stabilization, and autofocus 3D sensor-shift module (Pro Max only) 0.5x, 1x, 2x, and 3x optical zoom 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x, and 5x optical zoom (5x on Pro Max only) – 13mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 77mm, and 120mm focal length picker (120mm on Pro Max only) 48-megapixel super-high-resolution photos 24- and 48-megapixel super-high-resolution photos 48-megapixel ProRAW capture 48-megapixel ProRAW and 48-megapixel HEIF capture with 4x more resolution Smart HDR 4 Smart HDR 5 Portrait mode with Focus and Depth Control Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control Night mode and Night mode portraits Improved Night mode and Night mode portraits ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording Action mode Improved Action mode and low-light video – Log video recording – Academy Color Encoding System – Record spatial video for Apple Vision Pro – Shoot and instantly transfer 48-megapixel ProRAW images to Mac via USB 3 – Improved audio quality on phone calls Wi‑Fi 6 connectivity Wi‑Fi 6E connectivity – Thread networking technology First-generation Ultra Wideband chip Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip (connects from 3x further away) – Precision Finding for Find My friends Emergency SOS via satellite Emergency SOS via satellite and Roadside Assistance via satellite Lightning port USB-C port USB 2 transfer speeds (up to 480Mb/s) USB 3 transfer speeds (up to 10Gb/s, 20x faster) Support for Qi wireless charging Support for Qi 2 wireless charging 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options (no 128GB tier on Pro Max) Available in Deep Purple, Gold, Silver, and Space Black Natural Titanium, Blue Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium
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I figured I'd go with an iPhone 14 Pro to save a couple hundred dollars, now that they're on clearance. Apple has already discontinued them; but I figured I'd buy one at Best Buy. Guess what? iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro cost the same amount.
The iPhone 15 Pro succeeds 2022's iPhone 14 Pro, bringing over 35 new features and improvements to Apple's high-end smartphones. This buyer's guide breaks down every major difference you should be aware of between the two generations.
In 2022, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Pro as the successor to the popular iPhone 13 Pro, introducing an always-on display, the Dynamic Island, a 48-megapixel camera, the A16 Bionic chip, longer battery life, and more. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have now been discontinued by Apple, and as slightly older models, lower prices can be found for the device at third-party resellers. As such, some customers who own an older device may be weighing up whether to upgrade to an iPhone 14 Pro or an iPhone 15 Pro.
As the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro share a large number of features, should you consider buying or sticking with the iPhone 14 Pro to save money? Our guide helps to answer the question of how to decide which of these two iPhone models is best for you, and serves as a way to clearly see the all of the differences that the iPhone 15 Pro brings to the table.
Although the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro share most of their basic features, the iPhone 15 Pro offers a large number of notable upgrades over its predecessor, such as a titanium design, Action button, USB-C port, and A17 Bionic chip.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Surgical-grade stainless steel chassis with squared-off edges Aerospace-grade titanium chassis with contoured edges – Thinner borders around the display for slightly smaller overall footprint 7.85mm depth 8.25mm depth (0.4mm thicker) 206g or 240g weight 187g or 221g weight (19g lighter) Ring/Silent switch Action button A16 Bionic chip (5nm) A17 Pro chip (3nm) 6-core CPU 6-core CPU (up to 10% faster) 5-core GPU 6-core GPU with with hardware-accelerated ray tracing (up to 20% faster) 16-core Neural Engine 16-core Neural Engine (up to 2x faster) – Dedicated AV1 decoder 6GB memory 8GB memory Telephoto camera with second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization Telephoto camera with larger sensor, folded tetraprism design, optical image stabilization, and autofocus 3D sensor-shift module (Pro Max only) 0.5x, 1x, 2x, and 3x optical zoom 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x, and 5x optical zoom (5x on Pro Max only) – 13mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 77mm, and 120mm focal length picker (120mm on Pro Max only) 48-megapixel super-high-resolution photos 24- and 48-megapixel super-high-resolution photos 48-megapixel ProRAW capture 48-megapixel ProRAW and 48-megapixel HEIF capture with 4x more resolution Smart HDR 4 Smart HDR 5 Portrait mode with Focus and Depth Control Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control Night mode and Night mode portraits Improved Night mode and Night mode portraits ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording Action mode Improved Action mode and low-light video – Log video recording – Academy Color Encoding System – Record spatial video for Apple Vision Pro – Shoot and instantly transfer 48-megapixel ProRAW images to Mac via USB 3 – Improved audio quality on phone calls Wi‑Fi 6 connectivity Wi‑Fi 6E connectivity – Thread networking technology First-generation Ultra Wideband chip Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip (connects from 3x further away) – Precision Finding for Find My friends Emergency SOS via satellite Emergency SOS via satellite and Roadside Assistance via satellite Lightning port USB-C port USB 2 transfer speeds (up to 480Mb/s) USB 3 transfer speeds (up to 10Gb/s, 20x faster) Support for Qi wireless charging Support for Qi 2 wireless charging 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options (no 128GB tier on Pro Max) Available in Deep Purple, Gold, Silver, and Space Black Natural Titanium, Blue Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium
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I used to be an annual upgrader also. Back in 2008 I upgraded from the iPhone to the iPhone 3G.
When the 3GS came out in 2009, I REALLY wanted that compass, but I decided I could go two years with the same phone, and I've been an every-other-year upgrader since then. One time I kept my phone for three years.
Is this the year that everyone who is an annual upgrader decides to stop doing that? I doubt it. Some people stopped last year, and some the year before that. Every year it seems that there are people announcing that THIS is the update that is too minor to warrant their spending the extra money. Were they right and you were wrong in those previous years? Nah. It's your money, and if you wanted that upgrade and don't want this one, it's your decision, just as it was their decision not to be impressed by last year's upgrade, even though you apparently were.
I figured I'd go with an iPhone 14 Pro to save a couple hundred dollars, now that they're on clearance. Apple has already discontinued them; but I figured I'd buy one at Best Buy. Guess what? iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro cost the same amount.
Same here with the 13 Pro, I feel I'm good for another year, if not two! Still get great battery life, and it's just a solid phone overall.
For my wife with the 11 Pro, who didn't want a heavier phone last year, this is now a no-brainer... except for the all the USB-C cables we'll have to buy!
It will be interesting to see how well the USB port holds up with "normal" users that abuse the heck out of their phonee. Lighting port is solid, unkillable. USB-C port... could be portgate.
You undoubtedly noticed how they slipped in the old Carbon Offsetting Credits as an unspecified factor in their solution to getting to carbon neutral. About as honest as a 3 card monte game in Times Square in the early 1980's.
Is there a good/safe/reliable place to purchase an iphone 14 pro now, presumably at a lower price point than what it was last week?
The link at Costco seems to be dead now.
The link at Costco seems to be dead now.
I'm still on iPhone 8 Plus
, but it looks like it may finally be time for an upgrade to iPhone 15 Pro, especially since the 8 is not getting iOS 17. I always preferred a matte finish, so it's great to see they switched from the shiny stainless steel to titanium on the Pro models.It was a great phone, got it in 2017 and battery health is at 80%.
Is mother nature proud for keeping it this long?
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Was going to upgrade to a 14pro if the 15's colors were terrible-- but the combination of terrible colors, no major upgrade, and the discontinuation of the 14pro (loved that purple!) makes it an easy decision to hang on to my old phone for another year. Maybe next time they'll have something significant. or maybe they'll have decent colors.
Oh yeah, the fact that they wouldn't do the payment plan unless you had a major carrier also really made it an easy decision not to buy a new iPhone.
Oh yeah, the fact that they wouldn't do the payment plan unless you had a major carrier also really made it an easy decision not to buy a new iPhone.
Did anyone catch the battery size/capacity for the 15 lineup? That was sorta glossed over during the keynote other than mentioning “all day battery life.” Maybe this isn’t something known until iFixit/others do their teardowns, but I’m curious about it since the 15 is a bit thicker than the 14.
There is no reason to upgrade your phone every year or two. Stick with your 13 or 14's and quit whining. These devices have come a long way in the last decade & there are other materialistic things to focus on now that you saved yourself $1000.
