At the launch of the new iPhone, I upgraded my phone (iPhone xs max) to the iPhone 15 pro.
I assumed that it would be a bigger upgrade for me, since a few years has passed, but oh man this is a huge let down. Sadly don’t have a return policy where I live in Europe.
The camera somehow seems worse. I’m not saying the camera is bad, but it does not seem better photos than my previous phone. I don’t feel like I can just take out my phone and take a picture of something quickly anymore. Now I gotta focus and take more time with it.
The battery is not good. I’m a very light user, yet the battery drains just as fast as my xs max and that phone has 85% battery health.
The only real upgrade for is the 120hz screen. Charing with a usb-c cable or lightning really does not effect me at all.
Anyone else experiencing the same?
The camera somehow seems worse. I’m not saying the camera is bad, but it does not seem better photos than my previous phone. I don’t feel like I can just take out my phone and take a picture of something quickly anymore. Now I gotta focus and take more time with it.
The battery is not good. I’m a very light user, yet the battery drains just as fast as my xs max and that phone has 85% battery health.
Maybe your phone is defective? You can take it to an Apple Store and they can run some tests on it.
From 13 PM with 87% battery health to 15 PM, my battery somehow feels worse and AOD etc are off
Idk I had 13PM and now 15PM battery is slightly better on 15PM but 13PM had the best battery on any phone ever.
85 percent battery health? You have a defective phone. That’s not normal after 1-2 months
I had an iPhone 7 but my dad gave me the 15 pro for Christmas (which was very nice of him) but man, it does exactly the same thing as the 7 just takes better photos. For 1100 bucks I don’t get why people even upgrade from whatever they were using prior.
Not experiencing your issues. Also, if you live in a EU country, you have customer’s protection law covering you to return the product. If you live in a 3rd world country, I’m sorry for you, you should have spent your money more wisely on something else.
Also please note that the technological innovation graph pretty much flattened over the years, don’t expect any new changes even for the next 5 years too! Right now the biggest bottlenecks are batteries, but since they work via chemical reaction, material researchers need to find a new way to store power.
I live in Sweden, so not a 3rd world country. I just bought it in store and not online.
I was disappointed too but as the days pass I realise how much better the upgrade is
Lot of people saying no and downvoting probably just apple sheep. Based on what you said you might have a lemon which can for sure happen and is something I’ve experienced. The cameras have so much post processing now that photos look very different and not always better, you can turn off some of it in settings. For battery try switching to lte over 5g and turn off aod maybe that’ll give you some better standby
I came from the 11 and I‘m with you with the camera. It doesn’t seem like a big upgrade. But overall it’s a good phone. And the battery seems fine to me.
I have a 15 pro and from my experience i really dont have much to complain about. I really like the battery especially for the size of the phone it is still fairly competitive compared to other phones not just iphones but also androids. My point is that my only major annoyance with this phone would be the keyboard if im honest because most keyboards even gboard on the iphone kinda suck.
You are likely the demographic that use an iphone for : scroll, swipe, call , write and snap a picture.
This demographic can’t tell the difference between all iPhone models if it were presented to them, and will probably tell the 12 is more recent and better than the 13 because of…well….feelings…
They can’t tell what lenses do, don’t likely use new software features from each iOS, can buy a Pro model because they were told it is better by a seller, but will never use its features or if they do, it will be without knowing it or thinking it is software instead of hardware.
All the people I meet are like this.
Sadly, any iPhone would have been a disappointment for you since there is not a lot of upgrades anymore that really stand out to the casual user.
And sadly, that’s why “Pro” features like refresh rate, telephotos, AOD, and more will come to the base iPhone very late : casual user don’t notice it and don’t care.
Well, I work in IT and none of my purchases are because someone told me. I do my own research and have a high interest in IT as my hobby. I love new features and install them often on day one, but I’m not very interested in camera tho. Pro Features are definitely coming late to regular models, because Apple is pushing people to their pro phones.
The people you are describing most likely buy the regular 15 or 15 plus.
You on the other hand seem to be in the demographic of people who think they know stuff, because they watched someone else on youtube tell them the specs. Sadly, a lot of people I see on here are like this.
Youre describing the exact demographic apple is targeting
The cameras on the 15 pro’s and pro maxes are the best on the market. Anyone with eyes can see that. OP hate to say it but you are suffering a major Mandela effect if you think and Xs takes better photos🤣
Op you are delusional. The 15 pro and max lineup is easily the best and most game changing iPhone since the original X. Everything is vastly superior and a leapfrog upgrade. The camera’s have been reviewed by many pros as some of the best cameras on the market. For someone like you I’d stick with the regular 15 if you can’t see the difference
in the next topic I was disliked for saying that USB-C is not that important, since the phone is very rarely connected to anything other than charging. You are further confirmation that I am right. Phone nerds, of course, are interested in all these innovations that use the phone to connect to a monitor. Some kind of perversion.
i went form a regular 12 to 15pro max and tbh i am not impressed either. battery is good that’s why i really wanted a new phone but anything else… it’s an iphone.
"Sadly don’t have a return policy where I live in Europe. "
You can return this back or give that back, if you bought from big non apple shops. Make sure that needs the same condition as brand new like i did with ipad pro m2.