I was gifted an iPhone 15 Pro, delivered yesterday morning, by yesterday evening it was being sent back (Network couldn’t sort out my contract).

But during this time I got to play with it, I was upgrading for an iPhone 11 (normal, not pro) and was so excited for the huge difference, but I just didn’t feel it?!

Do you feel you’ve had a big difference from your previous upgrade? I took the same photo on my 11 and 15th and unless you zoomed in, you couldn’t really see the difference. The sound quality on the 15pro I could hear every breath when recording and I also felt like white colours were ‘too strong’ on the screen making videos/photos feel fake on the 15 pro compared to read on the 11. Are you noticing any of these? Did I just not get to play long enough?

Upgrading from 7 to 11 felt HUGE and I was expecting that again, especially with this being a Pro model.

  • Supplex-idea@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I went from an iPhone 8 to 14 Pro and it was a massive difference. Almost everything about the phones is different.

    • Kafkarudo@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Ha I went from a iphone 8 to iphone 15 pro. From nearly useful to way to much for my needs

        • Maywestpie@alien.top
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          1 year ago

          I just changed from 8 to 14 and my disappointment is large. But without iOS upgrades I felt I had to.

          • Ace_Dystopia@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Knowing that I’m going to probably hold on to it for as long as I can, I’ll probably go with the pro model. The main question is the size option…

          • Raudskeggr@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Haha, nice, but once you get it it’s going to be such a hugely different phone you’ll partly have to re-learn how to navigate the UI!

            I went from a 7 plus to an XS MAX and it was a bit of an adjustment. I did miss that home button for a couple days, but once I got the hang of the gestures I came to like them better.

          • elignore@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Yeah… every time we spend much time anticipating something… but then again once you take attention off it. Time passes real quick. Hope u enjoy ur new phone!

        • Rude-Froyo4062@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          bro please for the love of god upgrade from an iphone 8… u can get a 13/14 refurbished for like 600 bucks

    • ThatOnePersonIsThere@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This seems to be a troll post. An iPhone 11 to iPhone 15 pro you get:

      • OLED display
      • 120 Hz screen
      • Brighter display
      • 5G
      • Better Camera
      • Action button
      • USB-C

      You have to be a moron to say that the above quality of life features have zero impact even if you’re an extremely low end user.

      • mr9t9@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        • Improved HDR • 3x telephoto • Dynamic island • 4K 60Fps all Lens support • Action button

        Maybe in the camera it’s not a huge upgrade for him but overall its decent upgrade.

      • Revolutionary_Break7@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        This seems to be troll reply. I tried to switch from iPhone 11 Pro to 15 pro and ended up returning after 10 days of use. 15 pro with oled panel consumes battery like crazy. 120hz again battery sucker. Brighter display again same. So basically you get an updated phone with a less efficient battery. Which a normal use wants a more efficient battery. 5g is fine but till 5g came 4g lte was great too. Only the main camera is 48mp rest both the camera suck big time. Also 1 inch sensor 48 mp is still boring. Apple creates unnecessary bloated files from the main camera. USB-C nice to have but not everyone uses it.

        • Nourios@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          one of the key selling points of oles panels is that they use a lot less energy, the battery drain is mostly caused by 120hz

      • SmartMoneyisDumb@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        So if you upgrade to a 15/plus, you’re still stuck with 60hz…after 4 generations. 15 plus is one of my options but the refresh rate will be a downgrade from my 2 year old xiaomi mid ranger. Pro models are too expensive in my country, not really worth it.

      • StudSnoo@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Lol. The experience is innately the same. This is true for all iPhones without a home button. This is where the reply is coming from.

      • Varrag-Unhilgt@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Yet it still FEELS the same to use, that’s the point here and I agree.

        Also, an average Joe doesn’t care much about neither of these things

      • QuintinPro11@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        The average user doesn’t care about OLED, 120hz, or a brighter display as long as it works. I personally would never care about 5G because it’s the same thing as 4g just slightly faster In select areas and less reliable. The camera is good enough that nobody would care. Action button is so high up that it’s useless. USB-C can actually be negative for an average user, only a small percent of those users are using usb-c accessories.

          • QuintinPro11@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            True, but how many average users have the latest and greatest newest generation with USB-C? Most users still have lighting, if not excluding a MacBook, which most people also, don’t have.

            • Fritzi_Gala@alien.topBEnglish
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              1 year ago

              I own like seven devices that use USB-C and ONE that uses lightning. I am so excited to put every lightning cable into a drawer and never look at them again.

        • M4NU3L2311@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Maybe they doesn’t care for the display but the difference is night and day after a couple of days using it. If you go back to the regular display everything feels slow

            • QuintinPro11@alien.topBEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Do I really have to explain how this is dual sided?

              Since I’ve been downvoted, I guess I’ll have to.

              Our brain has been proven to change the way we perceive things. This is common knowledge. In case you need proof, just look up the effects of optical illusions and how they work. Maybe watch a few.

              The human eye shows us the world around us in about 24hz. This is why movies are mostly filmed in 24fps. The brain can change how we perceive that though. Clearly it can. Because are set to 24hz, yet we can see 60, 120, and with the new Samsung wall tv, 2000hz, this proves something is underlying. However, when you watch a movie, it is typically difficult to see individual frames.

              The gamers in this sub would have thought they plucked me apart by now. Games don’t run at 24fps, and usually when it falls below a certain threshold, we can see this and interpret it as “lagging”. This is because unlike a movie, where you are relaxed, and not making and quick decisions, (unlike a game), your brain automatically shifts to see things in the correct order, either to preserve energy, or other things which I do not know.

              In a game, adrenaline is rushing, your senses are heightened, you are thinking quicker, but less intelligent, and you make choices faster. In a game, you will notice the “lag” much more because your brain has made your eyes more sensitive to the shift in HZ.

              Now your question is, what does this have to do with the screen on a phone? Well, when a user switches from a 60hz phone to a 120hz phone, they will temporarily see a difference. Ultimately, that users brain will adjust the eyes to match the display. And vice versa. When a 120hz user returns to 60hz, they will temporarily see a decrease in performance (artificially). This makes the phone seem like it is “lagging”, as stated by other users in this thread; “If you go back to the regular display everything feels slow”. (Posted by u/M4NU3L2311).

              Anyway, I digress. Any further objections will be addressed in this comment as an edit.

      • IMissMyZune@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Why do you have to be a moron to not be blown away by the phone?

        Regular people could not tell you what it is or notice the difference between types of screens. Most people who can tell the difference probably only notice because they know the difference exists.

        The Action button only matters if you use it.

        So on your list the only thing a regular person is going to notice is that the top right corner says 5G now instead of 4G, the camera is marginally better, and that they have to use USB C instead of lightning. Doesn’t make them a moron if these things don’t improve their quality of life with the phone…

    • Sele81@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Went from XS to 14 Pro and didn’t feel much different. But then 2 weeks later trying the XS out again and difference was huge.

      • Supplex-idea@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Responsiveness, the screen in general, and the battery. Then of course there’s no home button but that took about a week and I had forgot about it.

    • BolotaJT@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I went from an iPhone 7 to iPhone 14 Pro. HUGE IMPACT. Lolol. But I still miss my 7?!