Hey friends, Andrew here - hope you're well! So, at this point it's pretty clear that we've reached
peak iPhone and incremental changes just have to be expected. But, after 100 hours of using the new
iPhone 15 Pro I am pleasantly surprised there's definitely more to this new iPhone than meets the
eye but yet there's quite a few things that make it for short and really make some Android Flagship
phones more desirable so in this review after some serious real life usage with a new iPhone
I'll share what I've disliked what I've liked and if I think it's worth the upgrade thanks to spec
for sponsoring a segment of this video more on their iPhone cases later okay so if you've ever
watched my reviews you'll know I like to use the devices for at least a couple of weeks and then
start off the honest review with the negatives first so as the tradition goes my first gripe with
the iPhone 15 Pro is the battery life which hasn't improved and that's unfortunate the iPhone 15 Pro
gets treated to this amazing new three nanometer chip the a17 pro which I'll talk about later in
this video but the chip is optimized a hundred percent for performance and no aspect of it is
used to help increase battery life and you might ask how do you expect a chip to improve battery
life it's complex topic but the basic explanation is that the newer chipsets like on the iPhone
15 Pro do the same work faster with less energy and less heat so I thought the major efficiency
Improvement of the a17 pro chip would bring battery life improvements and it doesn't I've
been getting the exact same 10 to 12 hours of use before it needs a charge so it gets me through the
day but barely and that's even though the milliamp per hour has gone up on the iPhone 15 Pro to 3
1274 from 3200 in fact the far more affordable iPhone 15 plus outperforms even the pro Max in
runtime which has a 39 milliamp bigger battery because the plus uses the older a16 Bionic chip
how disappointing is that but hey the batteries are now at least made with 100 recycled Cobalt so
that's a plus I guess okay so unfortunately let's forget about the battery but what about the camera
well the 15 Pro received only minor changes you still have the same 48 megapixel main camera the
ultra wide camera and the 3x zoom camera there is a new anti-reflective coating that helps reduce
lens flare and the ability to now turn a regular photo into a portrait mode shot afterwards which
wasn't previously possible on the 14 pro but that's really about it I was disappointed to fight
find out that the new focal lengths are really just software adjustments tap the 1X button and
you see the focal lengths which are essentially software improved cropping modes capturing a
specific range of the processor it's a nice to have but it's hardly Innovative what is absolutely
new to the camera though is exclusive to the 15 Pro Max the 5x telephoto camera a feature that
would be pretty useful to most users I personally think it should be a pro feature and not you know
a bigger phone only type feature but hey the larger size apparently does enable the telephoto
camera to be implemented with that internal reflective design the camera Bump by the way is as
big as ever so just like the iPhone 14 be careful setting your iPhone 15 on its backside on uneven
surfaces next and I hate to say this I haven't found the action by button useful like at all
I've used it the entire couple of weeks and I'm not convinced it's more than just another button
one that can only be mapped to a single function yes you can program this button in settings to do
almost anything with shortcuts but I feel like we'd get a ton more use out of this new button
if Apple just gave it three custom uses one with a single press one with a double press and then one
with a long hold effectively turning this button into three Heck if it adapted in functionality
to the app that's open that's even better this could be implemented as a software change so
Apple if you're watching this it could be an easy win and maybe the biggest gripe and it seems like
almost everyone is thinking this too which is this year's iteration of the iPhone is just not
Innovative Dynamic island is still Dynamic Island app support remains limited for dynamic Island
battery life remains stagnant and the 5x optical zoom on the pro Max still isn't as advanced as
the Periscope lens on the Samsung's s23 Ultra but if we're going to be fair to expect significant
improvements every gear isn't realistic anymore with Moore's Law slowing down which is the law
that the capability of tech should double every year but semiconductor advancement has slowed
down ever since 2010 below the predicted speed now I know who I've shared a lot of negatives
but before we move on to the positives I've been hearing a lot about how fragile this new iPhone
is the titanium frame and the new curved edges haven't given us a better protection in drop tests
not that they're a reliable test in the first place but it's clear that a phone case is still
one of the most important accessories especially if my 14 pro is anything to go by it was was an
absolute scratch magnet so today's video sponsor is a really relevant one and it's spec this is
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my old iPhones and even iPod touch and spec has now just released a new collection of iPhone 15
cases with protection and functionality in mind I personally chose the Presidio 2 grip case in
blue to match the iPhone's new color and it's smooth to the touch with no slip inverted grip
here it's awesome from one-handed usage it's also been treated with microballon which helps reduce
odor and jam build up on the case but probably most important the armor Cloud technology on this
case makes this a 13 foot drop tank thanks to the pockets of air capsules throughout the case that
compress and suspend the iPhone in air to help reduce the impacts from any fours also the new
click lock technology comes in clutch to prevent mag safe accessories from slipping like this hand
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the link in the description box with the code az15 okay so let's finally move on to the positives
there isn't one big Innovative change that stands out this year but there are a string of brilliant
smaller changes more than I actually think we're giving Apple credit for so here is the elements
of the iPhone 15 Pro I've been loving since its launch for starters there is a critical flaw in
the iPhone 14 pro that the 15 fixes if you happen to break the glass back of the 14 pro you either
had to dismantle the entire iPhone or just replace it entirely usually you just completely replace
the phone unless you had access to a specialist glass removal machine but now Apple has revamped
the internal architecture of the 15 Pro adding a new structural frame that allows a back glass to
be easily and more affordably replaced which is a big win for iPhone owners and not so fun
fact though this changes exclusive to the Pro Models only there are a few more things that I
love too which is the lack of the stainless steel chassis and its narrow place with a new titanium
design I've been quite enjoying it it's been both tougher and lighter for the most part 10 lighter
and in fact I do feel the weight reduction day to day coming from the stainless steel frame of an
iPhone 14 pro does it make previous non-titanium iPhones feel like a brick in a pocket absolutely
not but it is lighter and an easier day-to-day carry for the most part though it's a already
proven by Jerry Rigg everything in his tear down video there's only one millimeter of titanium
covering the stainless steel chassis which equates to about thirty dollars worth of grade 5 titanium
I am a big fan of the new titanium blue color though it's extremely similar to the MacBook airs
midnight color which was a who you either love or hate but hey I love it it's a nice pop of subtle
color without looking like Haribo candy what do you guys think about the new titanium blue color
in these shots with the new thinner bezels of the 15 Pro I haven't really noticed them much to be
honest you sort of just get used to it right out of the box especially if you don't have a point
of comparison but when placed side by side here with the 14 pro you can see the subtle difference
in that the screen stretches ever so slightly more towards its curves but it's really not that much
of a noticeable difference so the titanium new colors and thinner bezels are The Superficial
upgrades but what I've truly enjoyed are the quality of life Improvement and there's a few here
everyone knows at this point that all iPhones now finally support USBC but the increased 10 gigabit
transfer speeds on the prone Max models are a true Game Changer using supported cables which is not
the supplied braided cable surprise surprise I've been able to transfer large files and back up the
iPhone significantly faster plus thanks to USBC all iPhones now support 4K HDR video mirroring
to a TV with a supported USBC to display port cable better than actually screen mirroring to
the Apple 4K TV USBC also unlocks the ability to charge the airpods Pro 2 with a new case or
an Apple Watch from the iPhone or even connect external storage drives to the iPhone Direct
so you know pretty good quality of life changes by the way though Apple has warned not to use Android
cables to charge the iPhone 15 due to over heating issues I gave it a go and I didn't have a problem
but it's probably worth sticking with Apple's braided cable in the long term now of course
apple is selling a new dongle that almost everyone will need the USBC to lightning adapter for 29.99
not exactly cheap but a must to get the most out of the new connection type then there is something
that Apple didn't actually mention the bump up and Ram from six to eight gigabytes and this needs
to be praised pair the increase in Ram with a new three nanometer a17 Pro chip and the iPhone 15 Pro
is such a joy to use particularly on iOS 17 and when multitasking it has computer-like performance
on geekbench 6 results here with the iPhone 14 pro on the left we can see a about a 10 increase up to
7201 in the multi-core test so nothing to scoff at so things like using cap cut to edit 4K videos
or a picture in picture mode watching Netflix or Apple TV while I use other apps like Safari is way
more responsive than ever and this is where the extra RAM and a17 Chip Shine the most what is a
bigger jump though is truly the incredible GPU performance they've outdone themselves here on
3D markets called 3802 on the wildlife extreme test and 6268 on the solar Bay test which is a
dedicated Ray tracing test I've been playing games like NBA 2K and grid Motorsports on the 15 Pro and
they run silky smooth it's incredible that the new 6 core GPU design now supports mesh shading and
even Ray tracing which is a rendering technique to produce photorealistic lighting effects and
then and to have it on a mobile phone is quite remarkable we've already seen Ubisoft game Studio
saying that the iPhone 15 Pro will offer mobile Gamers higher resolutions more Dynamic lighting
and environmental effects so only time will tell what game studios come out with but damn
does the division and Assassin's Creed Mirage look promising for the iPhone I think bringing Triple A
games over to mobile is a good strategy because unlike the Mac there is a big user base for iOS
gaming so yeah if you're big on mobile gaming the 15 Pro gives good reason to upgrade to Sweden that
upgrade there's also faster Wi-Fi 6E supported and faster 5G speeds thanks to the new Snapdragon
x70 modem the second generation Ultra wideband ship enhances proximity based functionality 2
which is another nice addition and I found it funny that Apple didn't refer to it as U2 for
obvious reasons so you can always count on the new iteration of the iPhone being somewhat better than
the previous but all in all I've been surprised by the upgrades in the iPhone 15 Pro the changes this
year may not be groundbreaking but the definite improvements the titanium design Slimmer bezels
USBC custom action button as not useful as it is in my opinion but that considerable leap in CPU
and GPU performance is great and after a hundred hours of use these changes are substantial enough
for a better experience especially if you're upgrading from anything older than a 13 Pro and
look if you want the more affordable alternative if you're not ready to give up the lightning cable
or you simply don't need the performance bump the 14 pro remains relevant in the market and if you
already own a 14 pro I'd be inclined to hang on to it for now what I'd love to see in the near
future though is a battery capable of multi-day usage but let me know what you think of the 15
Pro and what new features you would like to see in future iPhones if you made it to the
very end of this video comment the code word titanium and I'll give it a like for watching
until the end and I also drop a video here where I share 14 must-change settings when
you upgrade to iOS 17. as always thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video
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