I think this is a bigger upgrade for someone coming from a XS, 11, 12 series. I think if you have a 13 or 14 series this will be very boring as there isnt a huge difference especially from the 14 pro series. Most phones are so good nowadays that upgrading every year isnt absolutely neccessary unless you have to have the latest thing. Good vid bro.
Exactly! Every year Apple releases a new iPhone. It’s for people who needed an upgrade coming from an older iPhone like way way old like my iPhone 7 Plus.
Along those lines of thinking.. if there’s not much difference with the 14 series… why not get a 14 for half the price? I’m buying a 3 month old mint condition 14 pro max and saving £600. Makes no sense to pay almost double for so little gains… even if coming from an old phone🤯🤯
@@pboytrif1 But there's a difference between the 14 and the 15. So, why not upgrade to the latest one that has USB C. It's future proof and worth it than the 14 who still has the lightning which also you have from your older iPhone, right? :)
Boring is the wrong word entirely, but yeah not sure why anyone with a device that is still faster than top tier Androids (13 Pro) would be too eager to snatch up the newest thing unless they have a carrier upgrade available or something. I use my Pro model iPhones for 3-4 years every time. Keeping my 13P for another 1-2 years minimum
Legit the best early review out there. I don’t get why you wouldn’t film a 15 Pro review on a pro to show off its new video features yet you’re the only ones who’ve done it this early! Footage looks amazingly clean 👾
One of the major questions with the 15 Pro Max and how it differs from previous generation iPhones e the way the new 5x zoom lens affects Portrait Mode, not just the image quality itself, but the usability and practicality aspects of dealing with such a large zoom increase (from previous 3x zoom). I use 3x Portrait Mode a lot, this is in fact the main factor to make me decide on an upgrade to the latest iPhone or not... I'm really concerned that the 120mm 5x zoom will make it very difficult to use Portrait Mode in several scenarios. So, if you can make a review very much focused in comparing Portrait Mode on the new 15 Pro Max and previous generations, specifically at 3x and 5x zoom and how different approaches and strategies are necessary to shoot the same subjects with these different zoom ranges, it would be really useful.
Exactly my thoughts also. The tradeoffs are not worth it. They instead vould have put a better/bigger sensor on the 3x zoom to make it useable in low light. Hey maybe next year
@@TranceParadiseAs English is not my first language, I had misunderstood what he said in the video. I thought the ProMax had 3x and 5x, but now with your explanation I understand that it doesn't have 3x. Jump straight to 5x
@@cosmicparsec9463 That's the case. I am traveling a lot and taking numeros shots from "behind the wheel" perspective. I simulated 5x with my 14 Pro and and that didn't go to good. Basically the "zoom level" is too big and viewing angle is... well very limited. I can't find it anyhow useful... :(
I honestly would much rather have a 3x zoom than a 5x one; I use the former a lot for portraits and a 5x is not a practical zoom length for portraits in many scenarios. Apple should've done what Samsung did and provided both the 3x and 5x (10x in Samsung's case), but since they make you choose, I can see some photography enthusiasts going with the 15 pro even if they initially wanted the 15 pro max just to get the 3x zoom.
But Samsung wasn't able to pair that zoom with OIS, so good luck to shoot a night time photo with longer exposure or a video, where every little handsake transformed to a giant leap on the screen. They are good for fast daytime shoots, but the slower/longer shoots like night time or video is pretty unacceptable there.
Great video! But honestly, on some of those photo shots you took in comparison with the iPhone 14 PM, it appeared that some of not most looked better on the 14 PM 😮
I’m still using my 13 pro max , I purchased it on launch day almost 2 years ago and the battery life is at 97% , I don’t think I will be upgrading any time soon , zero issues best battery life I’ve ever had in any phone . I do live in the USA and my provider is att and they are offering me 900& trade in for the 15 pro max , I’m just not impressed with the 15 pro 😂
The recording is good, shows how far smartphones have come tbh. Though I will say I can definitely tell it's an iPhone or a mobile device for that matter since some of the background blur, movement and over sharpening gives it away.
My iPhone 14 is still very fast. I don’t see enough compelling reason I should get the iPhone 15. When the excitement of “new” wears off, you’ll see it’s just like any other iPhone out there 😅
i use 13 pro which i bought back in 2021, used the hell out of it. its at 86% after 2 years. So it means heat is major issue because more powerful processors are producing more heat and causing more heat damage with fast charging. Apple never say anything about heat management even though we all know how hot they get while using outdoors. You can almost never use full brightness features cuz it shows heat warning after 5 minutes. But anyway just replace the battery who cares.
The biggest issue with the 15 Pro Max is the huge distance in focal length between the 13mm, 24mm and 120mm focal length equivalents lenses. That’s a pretty terrible range between the 24mm and 120mm lenses, as everything in between is just digital cropping. Not great for photo or video. Would have been better to have a 50mm lens at 48MP and use digital zooming for the rest.
Simply put, upgrading from iPhone 13 Pro Max to the 15 Pro max and will be happy to get the CASETiFY cases for the new phone. I always buy the accessories and the cases before getting the phone and safely install it all together. I hate having a new phone unprotected from my line of work
Wow, thanks for the detailed and straightforward review. I think it's time to upgrade my phone from the iPhone 11 to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Considering your review, it seems like a great phone with many new features compared to my iPhone 11.
@@fromagetristea phone isn’t about apps only bud. He’s obviously gonna enjoy the 4 year camera upgrades that he doesn’t have on the 11 ( 48MP, 4K cinematic, 4K pro res, 24MP standard, etc,) not to mention the difference in performance between the A17 pro and the A13. His phone doesn’t have a 120Hz HDR display, I could go on and on.
Hmmm I was thinking about upgrading to the 15 from my 11 pro max but I came to a decision that didn’t need to since I’ll be using it for the same apps and just casual use. But I guess if you take photography with your phone really seriously then it’s worth the upgrade. My 11 is built like a tank! lol
Up/downgrading from my iPhone 13 Pro Max to the iPhone 15 - really curious how I'd like the smaller size phone. Others have experience with the switch, which do you prefer?
I just got my iPhone 14 Pro Max last Month and honestly I got it because I had a few concerts to attend to. Right now as I’m learning about the 15 pro max, I do want to upgrade but I don’t see a huge difference between the 14 pro max. It’s only the usb c, 5x zoom, new a17 pro chip, and 19 grams lighter >< If the battery life was better, I probably would have upgraded. But let’s see bc I’m still waiting to see how it feels in person. And I want to directly buy it from apple and not an authorized reseller so I’m planning to go to Hong Kong :)
Hey Tom, on battery health, I noticed that my 13 Pro Max degraded quite fast and theorised that this was down to the MagSafe charger, so with the 14 Pro Max, I stuck with wired charging only, with optimised battery charging. With 2 days and a bit to go till the switch to the 15 Pro Max, I’m at 95% battery health. Although the iOS 17 betas chewed through battery health from 99% in June to 95% now.
It's just luck. You got lucky. Probably had a good bit more than the specified capacity in the 14 and almost exactly the s. capacity in the 13 is my guess. Wireless does play a role, but usually other factors like that outweigh it.
@@Alex-tu5vuluck?😂😂😂my 13 pro max was on 100% when i sold it after a year And the battery still lasted almost 2 days I used magsafe as well The problem is not the magsafe The problem is that unguys charge ur phone till 100% and let it go under 20% I always charged my phones in the same way Basicly random charges through the day never under 20% or over 80% And all my phone had 100% after a year or a year and a half Except with the 14 pro This phone doesnt worth a penny . . . Its on 90% now and i have around 3 hours battery life fro. 100% to 0% With this phone i cant do the same thing like i did with the others cause i would get like 1,5~2 hours So if the 15 pro or pro max has the same or worse battery life then apple should bin them now
Returned my iphone 15 pro and first time having a pro max! So far loving the battery and the screen size. Bit heavier but hopefully will get used to it.
I'm moderately tempted to upgrade my 13 pro for the 28, 35 and 50mm "lenses" and automatic portrait mode. I'm torn on the 5x. The extra zoom will come in handy at times, but now anything shorter telephoto is going to look like garbage because it will be a 3-4x digital crop. I bet 120mm from the 77mm lens looks better than 77mm from the 24mm lens. Would be cool if they did the larger 48MP main sensor for the 3x telephoto. Then they could have 77mm but it does the same "extra lens" tricks to give 90, 120 and 150mm equivalent.
PetaPixel did test this "digital crop" on their channel and to be honest it is hard to tell the difference if you use it on social media most of the time anyways.. IF not then real camera from Canon or Sony would be better pick anyways..
don't just buy for a mediocre zoom, you might as well as buy a real camera, i used to shoot with iphone lens the video n pic quality is so fake and over saturated and over sharpen. I've switched to fujifilm xs20 camera and now I can't stand the iphone video looks.
My 13 pro max is at 89% after 2 years but also I’ve heard different about 14 some had bad battery consumption while others had good so it’s also down to use/habits
@@Eminem_9696 bruh stop misinforming people by "without fan it's impossible". Even normal android phones with snapdragon 8gen2 still get 80%+ stability and gaming phones without fans get above 95% , in what world are u living on? apple world?
@@Silent.killer_007 , It's impossible , because of drastic battery drain and overheating. At peak performance newest flagship chips are "eating" 8-12W of power. It's enormous for 17-19-watt-hour batteries. No fan-> overheating-> throttling or battery degradation.
@Eminem_9696 My tiny Zenfone 9 can get 78% stability in the same tests. It's not impossible, they just need to add a vapor chamber and thermal paste like other manufacturers have been doing for years
Btw. You mentioned you had stutters on your previous iPhone. I have them too on my 13 Pro. And it’s extremely bad! Stutters everywhere! I don’t understand why not more people are talking about this issue. It’s very annoying!
Same on iPhone 13 Pro. I even erased all content and settings thinking this will fix it, but still. Never had stuttering on iOS 15, but iOS 16 and now iOS 17 it’s the same. Maybe they fill fix it on iOS 17.6? 😅
@@gothamj0ker I wouldn’t count on it… Plenty of people have reported this issue (including me) during the iOS 17 beta. And Apple have just ignored it! Guess they just want us to buy new phones
Why does 4k60 Prores look so fake at least when you walked outside. Don't like it all. Normal mode looks better. Also I think not many people will use Prores or Dolby vision.
The battery is amazing, just saw it in the apple store.. I used it there for 10 minutes running heavy tasks like benchmarks, GPU scores, surprisingly, the phone didn't heat even a little for me to notice, and the battery was just 1% reduced after a 15 minutes usage!! Amazing phone!! I Just ordered it!! Amazing phone!! Go for it
Going from 14 Pro Max to 15 Pro Max. The USB-C switch is enough to change. I’ve been Android since the G1. Switched to iPhone last year. My entire house is USB-C on every charger except 1. Add in all the other little upgrades and it was an easy decision for me. Especially when 14 Pro Max are selling for $850-900 around me
Neither phone honestly seems to completely fall apart when directly comparing their 3x/5x modes, which surprises me. I fully expected the Pro Max to be hot garbage at 3-4.9x, and similarly the Pro to be awful at 5x. Really seems like a matter of preference on which focal range you prioritize, and if you will ever use the extra digital zoom the Pro Max gets, rather than strictly needing to get one or the other if you ever want to get a usable photo out of it's zoom gap.
Fantastic review as always! I appreciate the in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparisons. The inclusion of astrology photos of the moon would be a fascinating touch in future videos. It really helps in making an informed decision. Keep up the great work, and I'm eagerly waiting for your next video! 👍📱🎥🌙
I have a 13 pro max I wanted to upgrade to the 15 pro max but the 5x instead of the 3x is a big concern for me. I love the 3x lens and I just wish they didn’t change it! 15 pro is too small for me
Same here. Find the regular pros to be too small and the pro max almost to big. That's why I went with a pixel 7. The is is right smack in the middle of those 2 phones.
I'm upgrading my 12 Pro to a 15 Pro Max. I finally decided that after 3 years it was a worthwhile upgrade over my current phone. The USB C got me over the line. I'm interested to see that the daily use iPhone 14 Pro was down to 88% and my iPhone 12 is down to 84% but with 2 more years of use. I'm also pretty abusive with my battery, draining it to nothing almost daily and sometimes a couple times over e.g. get it back up to 20% then draining it again.
@@CeauxTee504 I have one phone an iPhone 12 Pro. In my original comment I was comparing my 12 Pro with the 14 Pro shown in the video. Because I found it interesting that my 3 year old 12 Pro only has 4% less battery health than the 12 month old 14 Pro. Which raises concerns for me about the battery longevity of current iPhones. I hope that makes it clearer.
I only use telephoto lens for portraits and I think I like Pro's 3x lens better than Pro Max's 5x. This was my only concern but you guys verified that my intution was right. I always use 90 or 85mm lense for portraits.
The iPhone 15 Pro having WORSE battery life than the 14 Pro’s astonish me. But I guess the better the chip, the more power it’ll use. This breaks my thought process of the odd numbered iPhones having better battery and the even numbered iPhones having better hardware…
The phone is brand new. Still needs some time to adapt to every day usage. Besides, right now it’s expected to be on the “honeymoon stage”, where you’ll be using the phone a lot more testing its limites since it’s a brand new toy. Give it a week or two and I guarantee, the battery life will surpass the iPhone 14 pro max, especially with all the updates coming after 😊 👍
@@robertmzs I doubt it'll actually get better battery life, but I definitely agree that modern flagship phones are at a point where an hour shaved off their daily battery life here or there doesn't affect you once you get out of that honeymoon phase as you put it. I'm on a 13 which has a significantly shorter battery life than the 14 Pro, and I've only ran into problems once or twice over a year and a half. Until we start seeing battery life that can comfortably last longer than 24 hours, it really has become irrelevant unless your battery is degraded to hell and back.
@@gwenc1371 I saw the Dave2D video and the 15PM gets better battery than 14PM and 13PM. Battery is very subjective, so if like me, you do not game, then the 15PM will get the same or better than the 14PM.
@@andyH_EnglandMy 13PM began life with astonishing battery life. Easily a day and a half. Sometimes two days. Now it’s at 20% by midnight having been charged overnight. Why? I used to use MagSafe charging. Cooked the battery I think. Now I use wireless charging very rarely.
Okay, can we just appreciate that the video looks so good! Thank you for shooting this entire thing on just the iPhone. I was scared to use my 14 Pro for my own videos. But after seeing this I will use it way more.
I’m upgrading from 14PM to 15PM. Like you say, small incremental updates, but updates all the same. Great video by the way, showing off Wells in the sun as well as the rain 😉 Saw you on Sat by Waitrose car park, but you were engrossed in something while walking lol 😂
@@AnonN-sr6uu 20% faster GPU yes but they added a 6th core which is already a 20% jump from the previous 5 core GPU, where are the improvements from the switch to 3nm? Or the All new Apple shader architecture?? And the CPU has even smaller gains
It all for the most part sounds good but the panel still runs at 60fps which is ridiculous. I'll wait for the Samsung S24 Ultra and compare that to the 15 Pro Max before upgrading
For me the change in the design with the less sharp edges is enough to go from 14Pro Max to !5 Pro. Also the 14Pro max was too big for me. I like to type one handed, and it was not pleasant on the 14Pro Max. I usually keep my phone for a long time (my last one was a XR), but this time, the small changes and the need to go out of the max size is enough to change... I will look at the Android offering, but I don't think it will have significant benefits for me to switch...
Good to see you’re still using premiere. Seems like everyone is switching to davinci. This quality can’t touch your Sony rig though. But for a phone it’s great. Ordered one too
The worst part of ordering a new iPhone from apple is the waiting time. They’re estimating I’ll get it by 7th November. Admittedly I’ve gone for their most popular colour (natural titanium) but even still, wasn’t expecting to wait that long for it. Surely a company such as apple would know the size of demand by now? It is annoying.
@@11cesarrenatoI hope your right. I’m trading in my 11 pro max and paranoid it’ll get broken between now and the time I send it off to them. It’s not a huge saving but still brings the 15 pro max to under a grand.
Over sharpened or not, I actually preferred the look of the 14 Pro photos...side by side they make the 15 Pro photos look blurry. It would be interesting to see how the default sharpening levels for each impact retention of details. Thank you for the nice review by the way!
I have the 14 Pro ( as I like the Pro size better than the Pro Max). I’m not going to upgrade, I don’t see a huge difference between the phones for me to upgrade this year. Maybe next year for me. Still very happy with my 14Pro and the Purple color tbh. Also the fact that with iOS 17 we can take HEIF MAX pictures it’s a good thing so we can use the full 48MP without having to take RAW pictures which are very large in size.
I believe Apple held back on innovation a lot this year because of being forced to switch to usb c. This possibly screwed up the iPhone lineup for 3 years.
Some nice evolutionary upgrades. The zooming while recording video has a bit of a glitch with background (trees) at 5x and the bench so I hope they can smooth this out. Also hope Apple add a double click for the action button as well as a long hold programmable action.
Bro I’m still rocking 96% battery capacity and I’ve had my 14 pro max since launch day. I do a bunch of half cycles. Rarely go all the way to 0 back up to 100%. It’s more like I use it all day get to like 50-65% charge it up at night to 100%.
Yes, I charge during the day and never charge over 91%. My iPhone 13PM is still showing 100% but 98% on the onboard stats if the battery is as stated (usually has 5-8% extra). People charging to 100% are literally killing their batteries. The science says that if you charge to only 80% you will double your battery health; ergo instead of 500 cycles to 80% health you will get 1000 full cycles! People complaining when the solution is easy.
Loving your videos for a long time now. I especially like that you take time to answer any questions in the comments... that shows your commitment to us, your subscribers. Really one of the rare ones!!! Just keep up as you used to so far. Cheers.
The Pro Max seems great especially with the screen size, kicks Playstations Portal thing out of the water for remote play. I have a 12 so this would be a pretty decent upgrade for me
so I've never owned an iPhone in my life.. had the same android phone for the past 6 years. Should i finally get an iPhone now and go for the 15 pro max?
That's amazing, I'm from Tunisia and I loved the way you talk, the way you work and I admired your videos, all my support for you, keep going and you're the best ❤❤❤
We did it! 1000 VIDEOS 😀
Well done Tom 👍
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Yey ! Lets celebrate your 1k videos by helping me upgrade my 12 pro HAHA LOL
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Now that I’m old enough to afford the pro max, my eyes have degraded enough that the cameras no longer matter.
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Join the club!
I feel u 😅
Love your comment 😂
Get some glasses.
I think this is a bigger upgrade for someone coming from a XS, 11, 12 series. I think if you have a 13 or 14 series this will be very boring as there isnt a huge difference especially from the 14 pro series. Most phones are so good nowadays that upgrading every year isnt absolutely neccessary unless you have to have the latest thing. Good vid bro.
Exactly! Every year Apple releases a new iPhone. It’s for people who needed an upgrade coming from an older iPhone like way way old like my iPhone 7 Plus.
Along those lines of thinking.. if there’s not much difference with the 14 series… why not get a 14 for half the price? I’m buying a 3 month old mint condition 14 pro max and saving £600. Makes no sense to pay almost double for so little gains… even if coming from an old phone🤯🤯
@@pboytrif1 But there's a difference between the 14 and the 15. So, why not upgrade to the latest one that has USB C. It's future proof and worth it than the 14 who still has the lightning which also you have from your older iPhone, right? :)
Boring is the wrong word entirely, but yeah not sure why anyone with a device that is still faster than top tier Androids (13 Pro) would be too eager to snatch up the newest thing unless they have a carrier upgrade available or something. I use my Pro model iPhones for 3-4 years every time. Keeping my 13P for another 1-2 years minimum
The 12 is still very much up to date. The only reason someone would need to upgrade is for more software support
IPhone Video is insane. The stability is top tier.
Legit the best early review out there. I don’t get why you wouldn’t film a 15 Pro review on a pro to show off its new video features yet you’re the only ones who’ve done it this early! Footage looks amazingly clean 👾
I’m shocked that nobody is talking about how crisp and clear this video is.
The video quality is absolutely stunning. 😍
There are people talking about that.
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Indeed
What microphone are you using while you’re recording?
Why? They are all good.
TASCAM DR-10L Pro - (with the bundled lav mic)
audio is trash, with a lot of noise
@@Thetechchap What stand were you using @10:06?
Lots of low frequency rumble and wind noise. You can use a high pass filter in post. 😊
One of the major questions with the 15 Pro Max and how it differs from previous generation iPhones e the way the new 5x zoom lens affects Portrait Mode, not just the image quality itself, but the usability and practicality aspects of dealing with such a large zoom increase (from previous 3x zoom). I use 3x Portrait Mode a lot, this is in fact the main factor to make me decide on an upgrade to the latest iPhone or not... I'm really concerned that the 120mm 5x zoom will make it very difficult to use Portrait Mode in several scenarios. So, if you can make a review very much focused in comparing Portrait Mode on the new 15 Pro Max and previous generations, specifically at 3x and 5x zoom and how different approaches and strategies are necessary to shoot the same subjects with these different zoom ranges, it would be really useful.
That is why I ordered 15 Pro instead of Pro Max. The jump from 2x to 5x was too excessive to my taste... :(
Exactly my thoughts also. The tradeoffs are not worth it. They instead vould have put a better/bigger sensor on the 3x zoom to make it useable in low light. Hey maybe next year
jc you really wrote that essay...
@@TranceParadiseAs English is not my first language, I had misunderstood what he said in the video. I thought the ProMax had 3x and 5x, but now with your explanation I understand that it doesn't have 3x. Jump straight to 5x
@@cosmicparsec9463 That's the case. I am traveling a lot and taking numeros shots from "behind the wheel" perspective. I simulated 5x with my 14 Pro and and that didn't go to good. Basically the "zoom level" is too big and viewing angle is... well very limited. I can't find it anyhow useful... :(
I honestly would much rather have a 3x zoom than a 5x one; I use the former a lot for portraits and a 5x is not a practical zoom length for portraits in many scenarios. Apple should've done what Samsung did and provided both the 3x and 5x (10x in Samsung's case), but since they make you choose, I can see some photography enthusiasts going with the 15 pro even if they initially wanted the 15 pro max just to get the 3x zoom.
I agree, although the 2x (48mm) is still very good - so having 1/2x and 5x is quite a good range
But Samsung wasn't able to pair that zoom with OIS, so good luck to shoot a night time photo with longer exposure or a video, where every little handsake transformed to a giant leap on the screen. They are good for fast daytime shoots, but the slower/longer shoots like night time or video is pretty unacceptable there.
" photography enthusiasts" dont go with iphones at all.
@@TamasKiss-yk4st The main and zoom lenses (both 3x and 10x) on the S23 Ultra all have OIS; only the ultrawide lens doesn't.
@@chuck_norris They do.
Great video! But honestly, on some of those photo shots you took in comparison with the iPhone 14 PM, it appeared that some of not most looked better on the 14 PM 😮
The 15 pro is literally all in one, not too big and has good cameras already, if the battery is a dealbreaker for you just get a portable power bank.
Iphone 15: I got USB-C !
Android: Welcome to 2015
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Getting more and more tempted by the 15P, but gonna wait just a little longer for the Pixel 8P to come out and see some photo-comparisons
I'm in the same boat as you !
Same here
I'm going to wait for the S24 Ultra and make my mind up then
@@Arrowhead707 I heard the S24 Ultra is suppose to be from a different planet lol. The rumors I'm hearing are mind-boggling.
@@Rivs5117 yeah that's cool you keep paying thru the nose for inferior tech 😂
Woah! You can really see the fancy processing taking place when you jump from 1x to 5x during video recording. Neat!
I’m still using my 13 pro max , I purchased it on launch day almost 2 years ago and the battery life is at 97% , I don’t think I will be upgrading any time soon , zero issues best battery life I’ve ever had in any phone . I do live in the USA and my provider is att and they are offering me 900& trade in for the 15 pro max , I’m just not impressed with the 15 pro 😂
The recording is good, shows how far smartphones have come tbh. Though I will say I can definitely tell it's an iPhone or a mobile device for that matter since some of the background blur, movement and over sharpening gives it away.
Of course the focal lenght options transfer to the videos, you can junt zoom in to 1.2 or 1.5x, it's the same thing
My iPhone 14 is still very fast. I don’t see enough compelling reason I should get the iPhone 15. When the excitement of “new” wears off, you’ll see it’s just like any other iPhone out there 😅
i use 13 pro which i bought back in 2021, used the hell out of it. its at 86% after 2 years. So it means heat is major issue because more powerful processors are producing more heat and causing more heat damage with fast charging. Apple never say anything about heat management even though we all know how hot they get while using outdoors. You can almost never use full brightness features cuz it shows heat warning after 5 minutes. But anyway just replace the battery who cares.
The biggest issue with the 15 Pro Max is the huge distance in focal length between the 13mm, 24mm and 120mm focal length equivalents lenses. That’s a pretty terrible range between the 24mm and 120mm lenses, as everything in between is just digital cropping. Not great for photo or video. Would have been better to have a 50mm lens at 48MP and use digital zooming for the rest.
Simply put, upgrading from iPhone 13 Pro Max to the 15 Pro max and will be happy to get the CASETiFY cases for the new phone.
I always buy the accessories and the cases before getting the phone and safely install it all together. I hate having a new phone unprotected from my line of work
@TheTechChap011 Thanks, I once was an android user for decades, and switching to iPhone and iPad made me wish I had done it sooner.
Wow, thanks for the detailed and straightforward review. I think it's time to upgrade my phone from the iPhone 11 to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Considering your review, it seems like a great phone with many new features compared to my iPhone 11.
once you have your new iPhone 15, you'll realize that you didnt really NEED to upgrade and you'll see that you use the same apps everyday
@@fromagetristea phone isn’t about apps only bud. He’s obviously gonna enjoy the 4 year camera upgrades that he doesn’t have on the 11 ( 48MP, 4K cinematic, 4K pro res, 24MP standard, etc,) not to mention the difference in performance between the A17 pro and the A13. His phone doesn’t have a 120Hz HDR display, I could go on and on.
Hmmm I was thinking about upgrading to the 15 from my 11 pro max but I came to a decision that didn’t need to since I’ll be using it for the same apps and just casual use. But I guess if you take photography with your phone really seriously then it’s worth the upgrade. My 11 is built like a tank! lol
Up/downgrading from my iPhone 13 Pro Max to the iPhone 15 - really curious how I'd like the smaller size phone. Others have experience with the switch, which do you prefer?
thinking the same…
Thank you so much for featuring 3DMark, especially the newest Solar Bay test for ray-tracing capability.
it was dissapointing for stability test, with 3nm it was expected to be better stability.
I just got my iPhone 14 Pro Max last Month and honestly I got it because I had a few concerts to attend to. Right now as I’m learning about the 15 pro max, I do want to upgrade but I don’t see a huge difference between the 14 pro max. It’s only the usb c, 5x zoom, new a17 pro chip, and 19 grams lighter >< If the battery life was better, I probably would have upgraded. But let’s see bc I’m still waiting to see how it feels in person. And I want to directly buy it from apple and not an authorized reseller so I’m planning to go to Hong Kong :)
The best review of IPhone 15 pro series till the date..I feel the difference between IPhone 14 series and 15 series is minimal as usual..
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What do you guys recommend me? I have an iPhone 7 and I need to upgrade. Should I go for iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro?
if u can afford the pro then go for the pro bc it has the 120 hz
Hey Tom, on battery health, I noticed that my 13 Pro Max degraded quite fast and theorised that this was down to the MagSafe charger, so with the 14 Pro Max, I stuck with wired charging only, with optimised battery charging. With 2 days and a bit to go till the switch to the 15 Pro Max, I’m at 95% battery health. Although the iOS 17 betas chewed through battery health from 99% in June to 95% now.
My launch 13 pro max is at 97% battery health
It's just luck. You got lucky. Probably had a good bit more than the specified capacity in the 14 and almost exactly the s. capacity in the 13 is my guess. Wireless does play a role, but usually other factors like that outweigh it.
Been using my 14 pro with wireless charging and optimised charging since day 1 and still have 99%
@@Alex-tu5vuluck?😂😂😂my 13 pro max was on 100% when i sold it after a year
And the battery still lasted almost 2 days
I used magsafe as well
The problem is not the magsafe
The problem is that unguys charge ur phone till 100% and let it go under 20%
I always charged my phones in the same way
Basicly random charges through the day never under 20% or over 80%
And all my phone had 100% after a year or a year and a half
Except with the 14 pro
This phone doesnt worth a penny . . .
Its on 90% now and i have around 3 hours battery life fro. 100% to 0%
With this phone i cant do the same thing like i did with the others cause i would get like 1,5~2 hours
So if the 15 pro or pro max has the same or worse battery life then apple should bin them now
My 12 Pro Max’s battery health is still good.
sticking with the ip13pm, sick and tired of the same form phone be it rounded or not, not making a new purchase till it has something new
Returned my iphone 15 pro and first time having a pro max! So far loving the battery and the screen size. Bit heavier but hopefully will get used to it.
Yeah I'm with you on the Pro Max. What I use everyday.
did apple really ban comparison with iphone 14 pro/max?
I'm moderately tempted to upgrade my 13 pro for the 28, 35 and 50mm "lenses" and automatic portrait mode. I'm torn on the 5x. The extra zoom will come in handy at times, but now anything shorter telephoto is going to look like garbage because it will be a 3-4x digital crop. I bet 120mm from the 77mm lens looks better than 77mm from the 24mm lens.
Would be cool if they did the larger 48MP main sensor for the 3x telephoto. Then they could have 77mm but it does the same "extra lens" tricks to give 90, 120 and 150mm equivalent.
PetaPixel did test this "digital crop" on their channel and to be honest it is hard to tell the difference if you use it on social media most of the time anyways.. IF not then real camera from Canon or Sony would be better pick anyways..
don't just buy for a mediocre zoom, you might as well as buy a real camera, i used to shoot with iphone lens the video n pic quality is so fake and over saturated and over sharpen. I've switched to fujifilm xs20 camera and now I can't stand the iphone video looks.
Bro that little jump when he zoomed from ultrawide to 5x, is that common in 15 pro??
saw enough. dont have to update from iphone 14 pro max to 15 pro max. thx for the video ✌️👍
My 13 pro max is at 89% after 2 years but also I’ve heard different about 14 some had bad battery consumption while others had good so it’s also down to use/habits
@@412Walk yea it’s a solid phone and probably has the best battery out of all the iPhones line up, nice how’s the s23 ultra holding up ?
I’m on 14 pro, don’t think I will be upgrading for 3-4 years
I'm really disappointed with the stability tests. I was hoping Apple would finally add a decent cooling solution this year.
Without fan it's impossible.
@@Eminem_9696 bruh stop misinforming people by "without fan it's impossible". Even normal android phones with snapdragon 8gen2 still get 80%+ stability and gaming phones without fans get above 95% , in what world are u living on? apple world?
@@Silent.killer_007 , It's impossible , because of drastic battery drain and overheating.
At peak performance newest flagship chips are "eating" 8-12W of power.
It's enormous for 17-19-watt-hour batteries.
No fan-> overheating-> throttling or battery degradation.
@@Eminem_9696still saying BS
@Eminem_9696 My tiny Zenfone 9 can get 78% stability in the same tests. It's not impossible, they just need to add a vapor chamber and thermal paste like other manufacturers have been doing for years
Btw. You mentioned you had stutters on your previous iPhone.
I have them too on my 13 Pro. And it’s extremely bad! Stutters everywhere!
I don’t understand why not more people are talking about this issue. It’s very annoying!
Same on iPhone 13 Pro. I even erased all content and settings thinking this will fix it, but still. Never had stuttering on iOS 15, but iOS 16 and now iOS 17 it’s the same. Maybe they fill fix it on iOS 17.6? 😅
@@gothamj0ker I wouldn’t count on it…
Plenty of people have reported this issue (including me) during the iOS 17 beta.
And Apple have just ignored it!
Guess they just want us to buy new phones
Why does 4k60 Prores look so fake at least when you walked outside. Don't like it all. Normal mode looks better. Also I think not many people will use Prores or Dolby vision.
Love the Casetify cases featured in this video! They are really that great!
And I like this 15 Pro Series review as well!
Looking for a better battery before upgrading my 13 pro max.
The battery is amazing, just saw it in the apple store.. I used it there for 10 minutes running heavy tasks like benchmarks, GPU scores, surprisingly, the phone didn't heat even a little for me to notice, and the battery was just 1% reduced after a 15 minutes usage!! Amazing phone!! I Just ordered it!! Amazing phone!! Go for it
Going from 14 Pro Max to 15 Pro Max. The USB-C switch is enough to change. I’ve been Android since the G1. Switched to iPhone last year. My entire house is USB-C on every charger except 1. Add in all the other little upgrades and it was an easy decision for me. Especially when 14 Pro Max are selling for $850-900 around me
Makes sense then
Cheeper in US
We get screwed over in UK
UK price $1468
Please do the review of iphone 15 and 15 plus too with it's detailed camera performance.
The 5x zoom and in between is actually looks good imo
Neither phone honestly seems to completely fall apart when directly comparing their 3x/5x modes, which surprises me. I fully expected the Pro Max to be hot garbage at 3-4.9x, and similarly the Pro to be awful at 5x. Really seems like a matter of preference on which focal range you prioritize, and if you will ever use the extra digital zoom the Pro Max gets, rather than strictly needing to get one or the other if you ever want to get a usable photo out of it's zoom gap.
I've seen a lot of videos saying stay away from the 15 I wonder why.
Fantastic review as always! I appreciate the in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparisons. The inclusion of astrology photos of the moon would be a fascinating touch in future videos. It really helps in making an informed decision. Keep up the great work, and I'm eagerly waiting for your next video! 👍📱🎥🌙
Phone moon shots are faked through an overlay of a high quality moon shot - I don't understand why people care about this feature
Wanted to buy the natural color iPhone 15 Pro Max. But after seeing everyone and there grandmother rocking natural grey im glad i got it in black 😃
I'm so excited for the 5x lens for pictures and especially for concert videos.
Me too!
hows heat management
I have a 13 pro max I wanted to upgrade to the 15 pro max but the 5x instead of the 3x is a big concern for me. I love the 3x lens and I just wish they didn’t change it! 15 pro is too small for me
Same here. Find the regular pros to be too small and the pro max almost to big. That's why I went with a pixel 7. The is is right smack in the middle of those 2 phones.
same here
Which iOS was on 14 and 15? I am wondering and I am concerned about battery in iPhone 15 pro. Is it really worse than 14 pro?
@@Rapha194 Yes What?
I'm upgrading my 12 Pro to a 15 Pro Max. I finally decided that after 3 years it was a worthwhile upgrade over my current phone. The USB C got me over the line.
I'm interested to see that the daily use iPhone 14 Pro was down to 88% and my iPhone 12 is down to 84% but with 2 more years of use. I'm also pretty abusive with my battery, draining it to nothing almost daily and sometimes a couple times over e.g. get it back up to 20% then draining it again.
So you decided to mention you had two phones after it seemed that you had one phone, nice.
@@CeauxTee504 I have one phone an iPhone 12 Pro. In my original comment I was comparing my 12 Pro with the 14 Pro shown in the video. Because I found it interesting that my 3 year old 12 Pro only has 4% less battery health than the 12 month old 14 Pro. Which raises concerns for me about the battery longevity of current iPhones. I hope that makes it clearer.
Where is this location?
great video. they sound nice. but i am not a photographer. i will stick with s23 ultra, it is an awesome phone.
1:18, Thanks Europe for that :)
I love the improvements they made to the camera quality. The colors are much beter now. The video quality is superb.
Can you make iphone 15 pro camera vs 14pro
I only use telephoto lens for portraits and I think I like Pro's 3x lens better than Pro Max's 5x. This was my only concern but you guys verified that my intution was right. I always use 90 or 85mm lense for portraits.
Same here. I love portraits from 2x (48mm) zoom... Sometimes I use 3x, but I can't imagine to use 120 mm lens for portraits. That's too much
@@TranceParadise Why do you take zoomed in portraits? What's the use case?
Sad and stupid to use a lens with such an expensive iPhone, it should already have better equipment
From minute 3:56 I forgot that it was all shot on an iPhone. Pretty impressive. In the next 3 years we should be somewhere near dedicated cameras
The iPhone 15 Pro having WORSE battery life than the 14 Pro’s astonish me. But I guess the better the chip, the more power it’ll use. This breaks my thought process of the odd numbered iPhones having better battery and the even numbered iPhones having better hardware…
The phone is brand new. Still needs some time to adapt to every day usage. Besides, right now it’s expected to be on the “honeymoon stage”, where you’ll be using the phone a lot more testing its limites since it’s a brand new toy. Give it a week or two and I guarantee, the battery life will surpass the iPhone 14 pro max, especially with all the updates coming after 😊 👍
@@robertmzs I doubt it'll actually get better battery life, but I definitely agree that modern flagship phones are at a point where an hour shaved off their daily battery life here or there doesn't affect you once you get out of that honeymoon phase as you put it. I'm on a 13 which has a significantly shorter battery life than the 14 Pro, and I've only ran into problems once or twice over a year and a half. Until we start seeing battery life that can comfortably last longer than 24 hours, it really has become irrelevant unless your battery is degraded to hell and back.
@@gwenc1371 I saw the Dave2D video and the 15PM gets better battery than 14PM and 13PM. Battery is very subjective, so if like me, you do not game, then the 15PM will get the same or better than the 14PM.
@@andyH_EnglandMy 13PM began life with astonishing battery life. Easily a day and a half. Sometimes two days. Now it’s at 20% by midnight having been charged overnight. Why? I used to use MagSafe charging. Cooked the battery I think. Now I use wireless charging very rarely.
@@marcusnz232 There are a few reasons why we get less battery, which is a possible reason, as heat does that.
14pro FTW. Ive made so much money with it as a film camera for OF and YT. IYKYK lol
Okay, can we just appreciate that the video looks so good! Thank you for shooting this entire thing on just the iPhone. I was scared to use my 14 Pro for my own videos. But after seeing this I will use it way more.
What controller is that you are using for the phone I’d like to get one
I’m upgrading from 14PM to 15PM. Like you say, small incremental updates, but updates all the same. Great video by the way, showing off Wells in the sun as well as the rain 😉 Saw you on Sat by Waitrose car park, but you were engrossed in something while walking lol 😂
it's so good to have the newest iphone right?
Superb
With the lack lustre performance improvements with the A17 Pro, I thought they would focus on efficiency. But those battery tests say otherwise.
20% faster GPU, 3nm, hardware ray tracing. Nothing even comes close.
yet throttles heavily lmao, stop dickriding Apple they don't care about you@@AnonN-sr6uu
@@AnonN-sr6uu But 3nm is supposed to be more efficient than 5nm. This is a bummer.
@@alphazutn1274transistor size improvement doesn't always result in better battery life
@@AnonN-sr6uu 20% faster GPU yes but they added a 6th core which is already a 20% jump from the previous 5 core GPU, where are the improvements from the switch to 3nm? Or the All new Apple shader architecture?? And the CPU has even smaller gains
It all for the most part sounds good but the panel still runs at 60fps which is ridiculous. I'll wait for the Samsung S24 Ultra and compare that to the 15 Pro Max before upgrading
The iPhone is cheaper in the UK this year because last year the Pound was deeply down compared to its usual value. It’s not exactly a huge win.
Doesn’t hurt!
I phone is cheeper in UK what have you been drinking
These youtubers got so much money buying 1 is no problem ow buying 2
@@tridens6708 What? It's cheaper than is was last year (because the Pound rebounded a bit). It's not cheaper than in the US, no.
I have a 12 Mini and have ordered the 15 Pro for the much better battery life.
For me the change in the design with the less sharp edges is enough to go from 14Pro Max to !5 Pro. Also the 14Pro max was too big for me. I like to type one handed, and it was not pleasant on the 14Pro Max. I usually keep my phone for a long time (my last one was a XR), but this time, the small changes and the need to go out of the max size is enough to change... I will look at the Android offering, but I don't think it will have significant benefits for me to switch...
edges make you want to upgrade afteer 1 year? lol thats ridiculous rationalization
@@ludwinmax18iphones after 11 became a lot more boxy and unnatural to hold in your hand, so it makes sense
@@ludwinmax18No it's mainly size, but having to pay for repair of about 12 trousers is already more than selling my 14 pro max and getting a 15 pro
Good to see you’re still using premiere. Seems like everyone is switching to davinci. This quality can’t touch your Sony rig though. But for a phone it’s great. Ordered one too
The worst part of ordering a new iPhone from apple is the waiting time. They’re estimating I’ll get it by 7th November. Admittedly I’ve gone for their most popular colour (natural titanium) but even still, wasn’t expecting to wait that long for it. Surely a company such as apple would know the size of demand by now? It is annoying.
the production will change over the weeks and maybe you get sooner
The secret is to wait until the morning of the 22nd and check for in store stock to order one 🫡
@@11cesarrenatoI hope your right. I’m trading in my 11 pro max and paranoid it’ll get broken between now and the time I send it off to them. It’s not a huge saving but still brings the 15 pro max to under a grand.
They are increasing output so here in the UK it may get less. Even Amazon does not have any Pro Max in stock, the rest are available.
I preordered it at at apple event so im getting it this october
It is becoming more and more apparent that these Pro models need a 4th camera. The gaps in focal length are just too large.
No excuse not to catch aliens in HD now.
does the back bone with usb c work well with iphone 15 ?
Over sharpened or not, I actually preferred the look of the 14 Pro photos...side by side they make the 15 Pro photos look blurry. It would be interesting to see how the default sharpening levels for each impact retention of details. Thank you for the nice review by the way!
I have the 14 Pro ( as I like the Pro size better than the Pro Max). I’m not going to upgrade, I don’t see a huge difference between the phones for me to upgrade this year. Maybe next year for me. Still very happy with my 14Pro and the Purple color tbh. Also the fact that with iOS 17 we can take HEIF MAX pictures it’s a good thing so we can use the full 48MP without having to take RAW pictures which are very large in size.
Same exact reasons for me! And I have the purple color too.
I don’t know if it’s the stabilization or the overall quality but this video looks AMAZING! Apple really stepped up their already awesome video
Would have been nice to see some hand held footage though
I have been waiting for your video. No one does better than you.
I believe Apple held back on innovation a lot this year because of being forced to switch to usb c. This possibly screwed up the iPhone lineup for 3 years.
Some nice evolutionary upgrades. The zooming while recording video has a bit of a glitch with background (trees) at 5x and the bench so I hope they can smooth this out. Also hope Apple add a double click for the action button as well as a long hold programmable action.
I don’t know what charger plug to get advise???
The pigeon landing on you! Lol. 4:29
Bro I’m still rocking 96% battery capacity and I’ve had my 14 pro max since launch day. I do a bunch of half cycles. Rarely go all the way to 0 back up to 100%. It’s more like I use it all day get to like 50-65% charge it up at night to 100%.
Yes, I charge during the day and never charge over 91%. My iPhone 13PM is still showing 100% but 98% on the onboard stats if the battery is as stated (usually has 5-8% extra). People charging to 100% are literally killing their batteries. The science says that if you charge to only 80% you will double your battery health; ergo instead of 500 cycles to 80% health you will get 1000 full cycles! People complaining when the solution is easy.
Loving your videos for a long time now. I especially like that you take time to answer any questions in the comments... that shows your commitment to us, your subscribers. Really one of the rare ones!!! Just keep up as you used to so far. Cheers.
I was going to upgrade from the 14 pro max but when I saw that the iPhone 16 pro max screen will be 6’9 i had to wait for that
Grab an SE and buy a Ricoh for photos or a6700 for video
I'm amazed how crisp this video is using the new iPhone 😱😱😱✨🔥
New to tech chap. Which city is this?? please someone help. So beautiful!
@TheTechChap2... is this a joke? 😂 What did I win?
it's a scam - i've deleted it. And the city is Wells, somerset.
The improvement sounds good in the words but not that much difference on the screen in comparison to 14 series.
The Pro Max seems great especially with the screen size, kicks Playstations Portal thing out of the water for remote play. I have a 12 so this would be a pretty decent upgrade for me
First?
Almost, 2nd not bad 🙂
so I've never owned an iPhone in my life.. had the same android phone for the past 6 years. Should i finally get an iPhone now and go for the 15 pro max?
Tnx you are the 1st person who makes iphone 15s full video ❤❤
The fact you record the whole video with the phone ur reviewing.. Its amazing.. 👏 👏 Always enjoying..
I am currently having iphone 14 pro and the battery is not good enough. do you advice to upgrade to 14 pm or 15 pm?
15 Pro Max camera Quality is superb fr
They definitely should have kept the 3x optical zoom & added a 10x periscope zoom to match the S23 ultra
That's amazing, I'm from Tunisia and I loved the way you talk, the way you work and I admired your videos, all my support for you, keep going and you're the best ❤❤❤
Best iPhone 15 review so far!
7:05 that "did I just break my TV" look lmaoo