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.
Nope.
15PM from iPhone XS. Light years difference in every aspect (camera, battery life, screen, speed, EVERYthing).
Maybe you need to fine tune and adjust your settings (update iOS, background app refresh, etc, etc…)
Someone else here suggested the 15 PM if I wanted better battery, but I spent years regretting getting the xs max, due to it’s size.
Did you tweak the camera settings? If you’re not shooting in RAW, you’re not gonna full results.
Why did you get the max then? 💀 someone’s gonna told you to jump off a bridge and you gonna do it? 😭 spending years to regret and getting the same thing is wild
If you wanted the best battery, I would’ve gotten the 15 pro max or 15 plus. The smaller pro has always only had like average battery life.
Battery life being worse on the smaller phone is no surprise, at all.
If the camera is also bad, then maybe yours is defective. I’ve got an X that I was playing around this morning because I’m about to sell it, and the camera is worse on the X, and I’d assume it’s the same on the Xs lineups.
To be fair, the iPhone 15 pro has a bigger battery than the XS Max (3274mAh vs 3174mAh)
You went from a Max to a Pro not gonna be too crazy of an upgrade…
I wasn’t expecting crazy. I mainly upgraded for battery and a better screen. The screen is 10/10, but battery already feels like a reason to upgrade to a better phone.
Not true at all. The specs differ a lot between two iPhone gens. That is, except for the camera (not this gen) and sometimes RAM.
You should have upgraded to the 15 Plus.
85 percent battery health? You have a defective phone. That’s not normal after 1-2 months
I was disappointed too but as the days pass I realise how much better the upgrade is
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.
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’m not a huge fan of the last couple of generations of iPhones, but I’m gonna say if you’re coming from a XS Max and find the 15 Pro’s camera worse then there’s definitely some issue with your phone. Probably a damaged camera or something.
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.
Youre describing the exact demographic apple is targeting
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.
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.
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🤣