I see little of interest in the 15 line waiting for the camera stuff on the 16 Pro line personally to make enough of an improvement over my 14 ProMax 90 percent certain unless there is surprise that i am sticking with 14 and waiting for 16
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iPhone 16 Pro Said to Feature Wi-Fi 7 Support, 48MP Ultra Wide Camera
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I really like my 14 ProMax a lot and the features of the 15 Pro are Meh to me really a boring “S” year personally the camera stuff compels me each year and the early periscope stuff is not good enough sounds better in 16. We shall see if rumors are wrong and there is more to 15 ProMax I reserve right to make final decision then LOL
I'm sitting here with the iPhone 12 Pro with an itch to upgrade: the 13P was not compelling other than improved daily battery life; the 14P almost won me over; waiting on the 15; now this tease ...
Too expensive cost as much as my new 16 ProMax with 2 TB probably will cost LOLMay be but they are being advertised
Apple has a recent trend record of not adding wifi or cellular chips until they reach 2nd gen.
First gen chips always seems to be power hungry and apple is unwilling to adopt new standards at the cost of shorter battery life. (Also most consumers will not have wifi 7 routers next year, yet alone 6E).
I also believe that apple wants to avoid rushing a chip into a device. Apple sells millions of devices and if a first gen chip has a defect, it could spell disaster for apple. So let the technology mature first.
Apple also did this with 3G (first iPhone still had Edge or 2.5G, which everyone laughed at) and they were behind to adopt 4G, LTE, and 5G. That’s because they waited for the second gen chips for each standard.
Most of the people reading this get the iPhone every year. Most regular people are still on 8’s and XR’s if not earlier. And the 14 was just a 13S… blah. They need to switch the naming from numbers and maybe go to 18 month updates for phone and iOS, just as the bugs are worked out they release a new version, why?
I have been on the AUP for years and this may be the first year I skip and also buy local when I can snag a 16 ProMax. Apple stores are 100 miles or more, Best Buy is local for me (upgraded my AW to ultra, a new 16 M2 Pro MacBook Pro and 2TB gen 6 12.9 iPad Pro from there with my applecare. So I might go back to getting iphone there and not having the agrivating wait to get on to order for opening day an miss about half the time and have to wait a long 3-4 day period to get in October when I am gone a lot. Will be peaceful and just order from Best Buy. But I have to save fo this then for year since I am leaving AUP payments if I do this
Can we please just get to the iPhone 15 series first lol.
Most people haven't even updated to WiFi 6 yet. Are we supposed to just skip that?
I thought the 14 was an “S” year. Haven’t made up my mind about upgrading. Waiting to see prices and final specs - especially weight and battery life. I don’t care about the camera, which I would only use in an absolute pinch anyway.
Well so far for some of us (with 14 ProMax’s perhaps) find the 15 rumors kind of Meh for upgrading so we are focusing on why we are waiting for 16 pro line with rumors of things we do want LOL
Well having been on AUP program for many years the camera would always draw me in. That is the key feature I use a lot on my phone (phone being least LOL). Then other features come second. I have 14 ProMax for camera improvements I like over previous 13 ProMax so it does not seem “S” to me. Speed of processor are gettin so fast those are now Meh also LOL.
The iPhone 15 is not even a S year. I am on a XS Max and I think the 15 Pro Max would be more like an XS Max S. No real improvements. The camera seems still beeing very bad. I will wait for the 16 Ultra or the 17 Ultra Max Pro.
Will the iPhone 16 be phone sized or still tablet sized?
Waiting for 16 Pro Max or perhaps 17 Pro Max. I want all cameras to be ”pro” 👍😁
The 16 Pro is shaping up to be quite the upgrade. 48MP ultra wide lens, periscope lens (6x) that the 15 Pro Max got, WiFi 7 (maybe), stacked battery for improved battery life, LPDDR5X RAM, slightly larger display, possibly a noticeable redesign, etc.
My 12PM is still working great and so far the 15 just isn't pulling my wallet.
I was going to skip the phone and pick up my first AW, but yesterday's articles are all "next year's AW X is the one you want"...
Translation: Hi-rez ultra-wide people on the outer frame of your photos.
I’m afraid the Pro models are going to be even bigger in 2024.
That’s why I’m only interested in either the 15 Pro or the regular 16…
Just imagine what the iPhone 17 Pro will be. There’s your next article, MR.
Wait until you hear about the 17 Pro… That phone is going to blow your socks off… 💫. Of course, the 17 is nothing in comparison to the 18. And then there the iPhone 20 Pro.. OMG! 😱
