If your goal is to primarily shoot video or stills for a job, and really want to maximize battery, step one should be turning off the phone section entirely. Switch to Airplane mode and notice how long your battery lasts when the phone no longer needs to constantly ping and reconnect to all the cel towers in typical urban settings. You should see a significant decrease in battery “draw down” until you turn your cel polling back on. Just a FWIW.
I'd still prefer stainless. It's significantly harder than titanium, does a few extra grams really make any difference? My 13 Pro is so tough I don't bother with a case and it has almost no scratches - aside from when it fell off an electric scooter and sustained little more than a scratch on the corner - the frame did not deform at all and protected the edge of the display. An aluminium chassis and titanium frame would not have put up with that and the display would have shattered. Though take away the Titanium as a new "feature" and what is the difference between the 14 pro and 15 pro really? So that's the reason behind the change for sure.
An aluminium chassis and titanium frame would not have put up with that and the display would have shattered.
Hilarious that you have absolute certainty about the results of an accident that never happened to a phone you don't own.
I'm on Apple's iPhone upgrade program, so I've owned the pro models (not Max) of the 13, 14 and 15. I honestly preferred the camera of my 13 to the 14, not in terms of the hardware of it, per se, but the look of my photos, especially in terms of jpeg color balance. I felt like something changed in the 14 and I simply didn't like the results I was getting as much. The 15 Pro is my favorite Pro model to date. I definitely prefer my photo results to the 14. The 5G UWB speeds in NYC seem snappier for sure. Like you, I do not use a case on my phone, and the subtle changes that Apple made to the design in softening the previous sharp edges to slight curves makes a huge difference--at least to me--in the "hand feel" of the phone. And for a device I'm handling constantly every day, this is a big deal. (Of course, this makes no difference at all if you use a case.) And while the 15 Pro is only slightly lighter than the 14 in actual weight, it feels significantly lighter, less like a brick. Maybe it's a change in how the weight is distributed in the phone? I don't know, but the lighter feel is real for me and a welcome change. I will say that Apple seems to have upped its scratch resistance game on the display glass. Normally, after three months of caseless use with a new iPhone, I can see some very slight scratches on the display. But with the 15 Pro, it's still as scratch-free as when new.
Disagree completely. I regret this purchase regularly.
The screen boasts that it’s the hardest, but it easily scratched next to house keys, which did not used to happen in older models. Screen scratches are also no longer covered under apple care. It’s over $300 to replace through the warranty.
May I mention, that an Apple Store employee was the one who recommended I did not need a screen protector because the screens were so hard. Apparently this new screen is more resistant to cracking but less resistant to scratches. I wish Apple’s online marketing had stated this.
I also had a headache of a hardware issue when using actual headphones. Using the jack randomly disconnected my call audio during every call I took for months, but the phone kept passing tests at the store. It took me 5 trips to the Genius Bar over multiple months before a miraculous staff woman finally was able to get through Apple’s hoops to replace the part for me. It’s worked since.
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You should see a significant decrease in battery “draw down” until you turn your cel polling back on. Just a FWIW.
I'm on Apple's iPhone upgrade program, so I've owned the pro models (not Max) of the 13, 14 and 15. I honestly preferred the camera of my 13 to the 14, not in terms of the hardware of it, per se, but the look of my photos, especially in terms of jpeg color balance. I felt like something changed in the 14 and I simply didn't like the results I was getting as much. The 15 Pro is my favorite Pro model to date. I definitely prefer my photo results to the 14. The 5G UWB speeds in NYC seem snappier for sure. Like you, I do not use a case on my phone, and the subtle changes that Apple made to the design in softening the previous sharp edges to slight curves makes a huge difference--at least to me--in the "hand feel" of the phone. And for a device I'm handling constantly every day, this is a big deal. (Of course, this makes no difference at all if you use a case.) And while the 15 Pro is only slightly lighter than the 14 in actual weight, it feels significantly lighter, less like a brick. Maybe it's a change in how the weight is distributed in the phone? I don't know, but the lighter feel is real for me and a welcome change. I will say that Apple seems to have upped its scratch resistance game on the display glass. Normally, after three months of caseless use with a new iPhone, I can see some very slight scratches on the display. But with the 15 Pro, it's still as scratch-free as when new.