Is he really? I have heard many say that its clear he doesn't like to be hard on the big companies when doing reviews and hardly says anything negative or bad about iPhones. It's clear that he isn't being true.
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iPhone 14 Pro Reviews are in and the consensus is well meh
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I had the Xperia 5 III and never had those issues. I didn't hang out in the Xperia online circles so I'm not sure if those issues still persist.
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The Verge sucks and has no credibility with anything related to tech, especially after their "how to build a PC" video.
verge didnt seem overjoyed by it
(also LOL to the new design, gotta bleach my eyes now after witnessing that)
And yes, their new website was built by the same people in charge of understanding tech at The Verge.
His earlier work was more detailed.
I get the feeling he's doing a lot more work now (not just with smartphones) and as such doesn't really put in the same effort like he used to.
I find his reviews now a little 'nothingy'. He often gets details wrong too.
By contrast, I thought The Verge's review this time was great.
I don't agree he's the best YouTuber at all. Like you said, he often gets details wrong and his newest videos are half-baked. His channel spends a lot more time now on fancy intros than quality content.
Of course you’re meant to upgrade every year. Everyone knows that.
Yes. There are plenty of better channels for reviews. Sometime the best takes come from relatively small channels.
Forgive me, I can't tell if you're being facetious or not, lol. I would have agreed with the person you were responding to, that it makes little sense to me to review from the point of view of upgrading every year...but it seems that's the way Apple is encouraging people to go with the iPhone Upgrade Program, which in a way turns iPhone customers from buyers into renters, renters that get the newest iPhone every year as part of their rent.
Sorry but all reviews today are by definition BS to me when I will have an iPhone 14 Pro in hand on Friday and can form my own opinion based on my own skills (I am a photographer) and needs. Wannabe internet influencers primarily seeking clicks are really just noise at this point.
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Very key point. Mostly, year over year upgrades will be relatively useless as a guide for most people. There's some value in talking about that - what do the new models tell us about Apple's focus, etc - but relatively few people upgrade every year. I'd be more interested in comparisons to the model 2 years previous.
Take your own iPhone 14 Pro photos, then be disappointed, or not. Other photogs' photos are only representative of what they created whilst seeking internet clicks...Disappointed with the photos to be honest, to me the 13 Pro photos looks much richer and more depth. For me the Camera was the major motivation to upgrade but now I think I will just keep my 13 Pro.
iPhone 14 Pro & Pro Max review: The 48-megapixel camera is legit
Between the Dynamic Island and the 48-megapixel camera, the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are finally worthy of the pro branding.www.inputmag.com
Personally I expect the value add of the v14 iPhone Pro changes to be complex, and will take time to learn to take advantage of. After months of use I certainly find that true with my 46 MP Nikon.
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It's all relative to what phone you previously had really. I keep seeing people online complain about the 14 pro. I actually don't care if it's a truly incremental improvement or a huge improvement over the iPhone 13 Pro. I'm coming from an XS so I'm going to see a big change in battery, screen size (going pro max), the 120hz display, the cameras and new video functions, losing the notch, AOD (should I used it), and I'm sure I'll notice more as I use it. I think the main thing is that many people complaining are coming from a 13 Pro or maybe even a 12 Pro. That doesn't mean everyone is upgrading from one of those so no one can say definitively if it's worth it for another person to upgrade. Do what will make you happy.
With the battery lasting only 13ish hours in their test then AOD would never come into it; there is no way those tests include any screen downtime at all haha.
Bottom line: regardless of how you or others perceive the improvements, if consumers continue to spend 1k+ for it, consumers see value and Apple has a winning formula. Sure there are plenty of smartphones that will win in some areas over the iPhone, but the iPhone is still best in class because it’s not lopsided on what it delivers where much of the Android world will favor a handful of standout talents.
"The iPhone has a great camera"
---------"Yeah, well, the Huawei has a slightly better one"
"The Pro Max battery life is amazing"
---------"Yeah, well, the Oppo lasts even longer"
"The iPhone has great speakers"
---------"Yeah, well, the Black Shark 5 sounds better"
Ok, but I can't buy a 'HuawOppoShark' can I?
Where can I buy a single phone that does extremely well (best in class or 2nd best in class) in each of those areas, as well as having at least half a decade of guaranteed day one software updates?
Allison Johnson has in her headline (I don't know if she wrote the headline, though): "Welcome to the iPhone 13S". Like that's a bad thing! The S years are the best ones.
There's also this (emphasis mine):
She lists a couple more reasons. But since when is "on an iPhone 12 or older" part of a narrow set of criteria? That's everyone that didn't buy an iPhone in the last year. And even some of those bought SEs. It really annoys me, this treatment of S years as a pejorative.
In my view, if you've got a 13, you don't need a 14. That's true to me every year. But let's say you're on an older phone, and you want a 13 or 14 (non pro, 6.1"). Then all you've got to do is determine if you want to spend the extra $100 on some features that are not on the 13. It's not a lot of features, but it's some. She even goes over them all in the review.
There's also this (emphasis mine):
She lists a couple more reasons. But since when is "on an iPhone 12 or older" part of a narrow set of criteria? That's everyone that didn't buy an iPhone in the last year. And even some of those bought SEs. It really annoys me, this treatment of S years as a pejorative.
In my view, if you've got a 13, you don't need a 14. That's true to me every year. But let's say you're on an older phone, and you want a 13 or 14 (non pro, 6.1"). Then all you've got to do is determine if you want to spend the extra $100 on some features that are not on the 13. It's not a lot of features, but it's some. She even goes over them all in the review.
Upgrades are supposed to be incremental. If they weren't phones would be even more expensive and there would be other issues with universal software support that covers a decent range of both old and new. I know I'd rather have software support that lasts several years than a new IOS each year that only covers that one years' phones.
my 2 cents - it's good enough to get me (and many others) to quit crying about the 5.8" size and upgrade their 11's, so that should tell you something...
my 2 cents - it's good enough to get me (and many others) to quit crying about the 5.8" size and upgrade their 11's, so that should tell you something...
Samsung is the only one that can probably compete in the same ring as Apple in a world of equals, but what holds them back is probably the pace of progress with Android - they can customize around it, and then can make some core improvements, but they have to balance that against how much has to be reworked against the next versions of Android.
In an alternate reality, if Samsung ran the Android program entirely, things could get super interesting.
I’ve got an iPhone XR that the battery is wearing out on (like about 80% battery health). Considering that I’d like increased storage, increased RAM, and an LED display (those things would dramatically improve my day to day experience using the phone), I’m probably going to upgrade instead of just replace the battery. This was already the case before the iPhone 14 announcement, but the Dynamic Island looks a lot better than I was expecting, so the iPhone 14 Pro is on my radar now. I don’t know if I’m going to upgrade this year or next year (I plan on upgrading my Apple Watch this release year, and I don’t know if I’ll have the money to also replace the phone), but, if I upgrade this release year, I’m definitely gonna try to go for the iPhone 14 Pro. (I probably don’t need the Pro Max, in my opinion, the XR is about as large as I’d go screenwise, and that and some more battery life seem to be the only benefit of the upgrade.)
People who upgrade every year may well think the 14 or the 14 Pro are “meh” upgrades, but, for someone like me, when we upgrade, we get all the cumulative upgrades from the previous years. When I upgrade my watch, I’ll get the pulse oximeter and the systemwide keyboard (and the sleep improvements from the 8, when I eventually upgrade again and relegate the 8 to sleep tracking duty). One year’s upgrade might be “meh”, but once you’re talking about three to four years’ “meh” upgrades, you’re starting to talk about some serious upgrades.
People who upgrade every year may well think the 14 or the 14 Pro are “meh” upgrades, but, for someone like me, when we upgrade, we get all the cumulative upgrades from the previous years. When I upgrade my watch, I’ll get the pulse oximeter and the systemwide keyboard (and the sleep improvements from the 8, when I eventually upgrade again and relegate the 8 to sleep tracking duty). One year’s upgrade might be “meh”, but once you’re talking about three to four years’ “meh” upgrades, you’re starting to talk about some serious upgrades.
The iPhone 14 Pro upgrade seems to bigger step than iPhone 12 Pro to the iPhone 13 Pro. It has a lot of cool features, such as the Dynamic Island and always on display. The reviews have given the iPhone 14 Pro a pretty good score, so I don't know how you came to the conclusion of "..well meh"? Why would the iPhone 14 Pro get a good score, if it the conclusion was "well meh" ? Unless there is a conspiracy of Apple paying the reviewers...
This is the camera review i look forward to the most every year, to get an actual idea about the camera https://www.austinmann.com/trek/iphone-14-pro-camera-review-scotland