IPHONE 14 PRO MAX
It's hard to gauge real innovation in the smartphone market, apart from, of course, the developments we've seen in the foldable market. When did Apple do "enough" between generations? When is there "enough" new technology to justify an upgrade? What does it take to switch between platforms?
These are pretty open questions, to say the least, and on the surface, the answers seem so subjective as to be difficult to navigate.
So instead of dwelling on underlying universal truths, let's chart whether the iPhone 14 is "enough" for me, as a consumer who's used a mix of OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, and Google Pixel phones. Is Apple doing enough? Is this generation one of the better? let's see.
I find the whole specification "game" a little annoying now. Sure, sometimes that makes sense, like the new Sony Xperia, which stands or falls by its spec sheet, but more often than not, that drab list doesn't really give much insight into what a smartphone can do for consumers. As Mr. Mobile said (and you should follow him); smartphones are more than their silicon"
From the outside, the iPhone 14 Pro Max looks familiar, in the sense that you have to look closely to find the smallest, smaller screen edges, or grainy lenses around the back of the "camera island." It's a recognizable size, a recognizable weight, and a shape that I still think fits the iPhone very well as a concept. Combine that with a ceramic shroud, anti-fingerprint back, IP68 certification, and sizes up to 1TB, and there's no immediate point-blank design. We'll even go ahead and get another year of physical SIM ports here.
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 14 Pro Max
The monitor is the first stop, no doubt about it. While Samsung used to shine with gorgeous color saturation and slightly higher brightness as measured in NITS on a sunny summer day, I can now say without batting an eye that Apple's displays on the two Pro models are the best on the market today the best. Of course, there are technical reasons for this. 2796x1290 at 460ppi, OLED Super Retina XDR technology, 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, up to 2000 NITS brightness, silky smooth 120Hz refresh rate and new LTPO technology that can reduce the above refresh rate to 1Hz.
Colors are sharp, details are crisp, and this year it's all working, and Apple can finally boast that it's at the forefront of the display game. LTPO technology also finally allows iPhone Pro models to have an always-on mode. This means that when you lock your phone, the iOS 16 wallpaper and a slightly darker version of the lock screen widget are still tracking, and you can also see notifications at the bottom. Unlike many Android manufacturers, it's all in full color, and it's actually pretty sharp. It takes some getting used to not holding it, as you automatically think it's unlocked, but after a few days, it's really not an issue. Instead, you can easily praise Apple for giving you an always-on feature that shows you backgrounds you'd like to spend some time designing, as well as helpful color-saturated notifications. While other companies like The Verge and Marques Brownlee have found this drains the battery, the iPhone 14 Pro Max lasted two days between charges, which is a lot of use for me, so when a phone with the same feature set It's really hard to complain when Android lasts halfway, if nothing else I say.
Okay, shall we talk about dynamic islands now? Yes, Apple feels the need to say everything, which is of course stupid. However, this little active node is not at all. Rather, it's a very pivotal change to Apple's user interface paradigm, tying together some previously separate functions and animations, and changing expectations about where to look on the screen. The little "pill" at the top still houses the selfie camera and Face ID sensors, but it can now expand and deform to give you a better sense of what's going on in the background. As Face ID looks for recognizable faces, it expands, displays a timer if you have an active face, and gives you an overview of playing music. Content that used to be in different places in the iOS interface is now in one place. More apps will be able to take advantage of Dynamic Islands this fall, but I'm already surprised to see the most popular apps like Spotify, Audible, and Skype working now.
Colors are sharp, details are crisp, and this year it's all working, and Apple can finally boast that it's at the forefront of the display game. LTPO technology also finally allows iPhone Pro models to have an always-on mode. This means that when you lock your phone, the iOS 16 wallpaper and a slightly darker version of the lock screen widget are still tracking, and you can also see notifications at the bottom. Unlike many Android manufacturers, it's all in full color, and it's actually pretty sharp. It takes some getting used to not holding it, as you automatically think it's unlocked, but after a few days, it's really not an issue. Instead, you can easily praise Apple for giving you an always-on feature that shows you backgrounds you'd like to spend some time designing, as well as helpful color-saturated notifications. While other companies like The Verge and Marques Brownlee have found this drains the battery, the iPhone 14 Pro Max lasted two days between charges, which is a lot of use for me, so when a phone with the same feature set It's really hard to complain when Android lasts halfway, if nothing else I say.
Okay, shall we talk about dynamic islands now? Yes, Apple feels the need to say everything, which is of course stupid. However, this little active node is not at all. Rather, it's a very pivotal change to Apple's user interface paradigm, tying together some previously separate functions and animations, and changing expectations about where to look on the screen. The little "pill" at the top still houses the selfie camera and Face ID sensors, but it can now expand and deform to give you a better sense of what's going on in the background. As Face ID looks for recognizable faces, it expands, displays a timer if you have an active face, and gives you an overview of playing music. Content that used to be in different places in the iOS interface is now in one place. More apps will be able to take advantage of Dynamic Islands this fall, but I'm already surprised to see the most popular apps like Spotify, Audible, and Skype working now.
iPhone 14 Pro Max It is worth mentioning that this is not a functional landslide. It was Apple's answer to Apple's problem, but I soon became excited about the extra coherence that added extra cohesion to the overall impression of iOS. It just makes the phone more enjoyable to use.
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