iPhone 14 Pro

Because of a very, very last minute AppleCare replacement (like, 35 months after purchase), I have a year-old iPhone 14 Pro. I figured there was nothing Apple could introduce yesterday that would turn my head, but the 40+ hour battery life AND the adjustable aperture on the camera are, by themselves, making me consider it. It'll all come down to what discounts or carrier subsidies are available to me, and what the trade-in value is for my phone. [...]

Coming from an almost 8 year old iPhone 6s Plus with the original battery lasting for 1.5h and having it plugged in for the most part of the day, a day and half of battery life is gonna be a huge upgrade and I honestly I don’t care if someone think it’s not good enough 😄 Now in regards to notifications I think this is good and the way it should have been done long ago, it keeps your screen clean and all you need is a swipe of a finger to look at them, I don’t see a problem with that at all.

Not sure if it was the same bug, but I had a storage issue where System Data ballooned to like 200GB. It had the most bizarre solution; airplane mode, set time to one year in the future, reboot, wait a few minutes, set time to 6mo in the future, reboot, wait a few minutes, set time to now, reboot. [...] I've had the same problem on my iPhone 14 Pro with iOS 17, but the "set time to the future" trick didn't work. [...]

I still use an iPhone SE (2016) daily running iOS 15. I’ve had it for more than 6 years now. I hate some things about Apple, but their phones are built to last and they maintain the software to go with it.

[...] I actually had a Galaxy S5 which I used as a GPS attached to my motorcycle's handlebars under heavy rain. [...] The only problem I had was that raindrops on the screen made it difficult to see the map. [...] Now I have an iPhone 14 pro which is even thicker than the 7. I also had to replace the battery on that iPhone 7, which was an unbelievable PITA. Had to stand in line to talk to the service person even though I had an appointment, go away for a few hours, come back, stand in line again to pick up my phone. [...] I'd much rather go to some store, buy a new battery, and replace it in less than one minute, on my terms. [...]

[...] I have an iphone 14 pro which has a 120 Hz screen. I can absolutely see the difference when scrolling compared to my older iphone 11 or computer screens. [...] A 32" 4k screen is the minimum for me. I was thinking about getting a wider screen, but they usually have less vertical resolution than my current one. A 14" MBP is much more comfortable when looking at text all day then my 14" HP with FHD screen. [...]

Yes I have a charger in the car, downstairs in my house upstairs in my house in the office and have a portable anker charger if I fly or go backcountry skiing for the entire day A charger is like $50 Why would I carry around a brick in my pocket instead to save a few chargers How does that make any sense Also my iPhone 14 Pro lasts a full day 90% of my days on 1 charge I use my iPad or MacBook most of the day for work or am driving

demo: blogpost: I finally got some time to put some development into this, but I optimized a flappy bird diffusion model to run around 30FPS on my Macbook, and around 12-15FPS on my iPhone 14 Pro. [...] World models are definitely going to be really popular in the future, but I think there should be more accessible ways to distribute and run these models, especially as inference becomes more expensive, which is why I went for an on-device approach. [...]

Another problem is the constant charging and discharging of battery while connected to external power. [...] Anecdotally, all my devices which spend 99% of their time connected to external power show the least degradation in reported capacity and the best preservation of their original battery life. [...] For the latter, I have two basically identical ones, one for work and the other for home (same model number, same generation, same battery p/n). The home one rarely if ever runs on battery, it has something like 50 cycles in 4 years. The battery lasts pretty much as when it was new. The other runs often on battery and it only lasts half as much. [...] My iphone 14 pro's reported battery health has also degraded much faster than my iphone 7's. I use it much more often on battery than the old one which spent 90% of its time plugged in. [...]

Just to add an opinion that goes against the grain a little bit: I've had my iPhone 14 Pro since release and I could count on one hand the number of times I've charged it via the cable. I find the MagSafe charging is extremely convenient, and plenty fast enough for my usage. [...] (Technically my phone has a Lightning port but you get my point.)

[...] I had constant drops on my iPhone 14 Pro. Eventually they shipped me a new one that had the same issue, but the recent software update fixed it almost 100%, like 1 drop/month instead of 10 daily. Then I bought an iPhone 16 Pro and it was even worse than my iPhone 14 Pro... [...]

I agree that phone manufacturers should focus on features more than performance as it's been more than fine for some time now. I use an iPhone 14 Pro and it's still more than fast enough for everything I do with it. [...] If it was a laptop-like dock that my phone slipped into, ok, that would work but A) Apple will never do that and B) what would the benefit be? I doubt it would be a ton cheaper and I'd need to keep my phone more up to date than I do now because I do want a powerful laptop. [...]

Yeah, I am willing to trade being locked to that carrier for a massive discount to my phone. [...] It was only $350 for my iPhone 14 Pro at launch for example due to a $1000 discount with trade in. I just looked at the trade-in list and bought the cheapest one on the list refurbished from Amazon, which cost me $350. [...]

I use Mint Mobile because it's cheap and has been reliable for my family. A couple of months ago, I traveled to Belize with my iPhone 14 Pro, which only has eSIM. [...] Half of the time we were in the mountains where there wasn't any cell service so I only ended up using about 1GB of cellular and the rest the resort's WiFi there. [...] On a trip to Croatia and Italy a few years ago, the situation for local SIMs was confusing enough that I ended up not using any cell service, just downloading maps from Google Maps in offline mode from the hotel WiFi. Worked great with just GPS but only for places I'd pre-selected - no searching for anything.

Okay but how about a better keyboard? [...] I have an iPhone 14 Pro but I don't use it a lot. [...]

In my case this is an iPhone 14 pro. [...] Some 15 years ago I remember getting texts after an hour or two if I only had spotty reception. [...]

Scratches and dents easy aayit 14 pro yude side framil verum. am using my phone as without case in almost one month. thazhe cheruthait onn phone veenu pala sthalathum dents and sratch vannu. so medikkan ponnavar aadyam thanne nalloru case and screen protector use cheyyuka otherwise u have to see sratches and dents in ur phone.

I just went from a 12 with Battery Health 88% to a 12 Pro Max with 85% and I leave work with 64% battery instead of 26% battery. The difference in battery life is MASSIVE between the smaller and larger phones. I highly recommend a Pro Max phone for your daily use

[...] Creating content, shooting and editing video, photos and audio has been a dream on this phone and made so easy. The battery has been great too; I’m a heavy user and currently at 99% capacity easily seeing a Day/ Day and a half on average with 8-10 hours of screen on time. [...]

I love the 14 pro,we have 3 here and 1 standard 14,no issues. I also like the AOD,it actually uses 0.8% battery with background on and 0.6% with just black per hour. So the same battery usage as an android phone with the AOD except it’s actually more useful.

[...] The latest notifications pop up on the screen. [...] So if your screen is empty it means you have not gotten any new notifications since you last unlocked the phone. [...]

Like you said, the notifications is a mess, though shifting them downwards gives one-handedness which is good; but every time you got to swipe up. Also though they provided compatibility till iPhone 8, my iPhone se which carries recent processor struggles at times with new iOS. I hate not having a pro mode on iPhone camera app with shelling out so much money (not in US), had to make a switch to Android just for those issues.

[...] I had watched prior reviews about the camera bump when laying it flat but I knew it would not bother me as it just reminds me that I have an awesome camera. I bought the 1 terabyte one so for content creators out there I strongly suggest you get it too. [...]

[...] I only use the dynamic island for timers and it is nice to see other things like the low battery notifications there but most of the time I forget that it is there. The camera and the battery upgrade has been incredible. And I also disabled the Always on display on my first day; I don't like how it just dims. [...]

I’ve had the 14 pro max since October and I think the processing got better over time I feel like at the start they had the Google Pixel 6 problem where they kept the processing at the max even tho the bigger sensor didn’t need it so photos ended up looking overprocessed but now it’s far more natural

I have the always on display active on my 14 pro max.. I like it and it doesn't really use that much battery but I don't use widgets as I found that was where the majority of the always on display battery use was going. [...] I generally check notifications when I feel like picking up my phone or if I am expecting a notification, like a delivery or a message.. [...]

[...] My iPhone 14 pro is like what you describe: when new, it held a great charge; now, not so much. But my HP laptops have the "limit charge to 80%" thing, and the battery held up very well. I don't use those laptops on battery very often, but they usually last several hours. [...] I'd really love to know the reasoning behind not allowing this charge-limit thing to older iPhones, since AFAIK the 15 and up have it.

I'm in the market for this I've been hoping for Apple to return to "thin" and it's nice that they're trying. I don't know whether I would buy this, but my current iPhone 14 Pro feels like a brick — thick stainless steel When I go for a run, it's uncomfortable to have in a pocket depending on what running clothes I am wearing. The heaviness makes it feel far more likely to break all the times I have dropped it (and I have dropped it many times, without a case)

[...] The iPhone 14 Pro was noticeably heavy, but the switch to titanium the following year made the 15 Pro feel way lighter. [...]

Personally I've downgraded my phone intentionally, from an iPhone 14 Pro to an iPhone SE 2020 (the previous iPhone I had). It's slow, it overheats, the battery is short. But that's what I want -- the friction makes me really consider every use of the phone, and the occasional slowdowns frustrate me just enough to reconsider taking it out of my pocket for everything. [...] Might get a battery pack though hahah

I just got the iPhone 14 Pro version of it two days ago. [...] The textured buttons and the wide island are very nice touches :) The way I hold the phone in my right hand does make the connector-corner dig into my palm, which is not very comfortable. [...]

This is the first time my iPhone 14 Pro felt inadequate. The app is so heavy that the phone is overheating after the first photo. [...] The photo quality is supperb though, obviously not DSLR replacement but it really gives you that feel. [...]

It's not a dslr replacement, what a weird claim. [...] But for a phone camera the s.w is ok. [...] Only knock so far is it runs hot: never seen an overheating warning ever on my iPhone 14pro. [...]

Anecdotally, the iPhone in my post did have its battery wear down to the point that it had the "slowdown" thing enabled (can't recall what it was actually called). It was somewhat slower, but I wouldn't call it unusable. [...] I then went ahead and disabled that thing and, sure enough, it started randomly crashing when the battery wasn't full. I then went in and changed the battery for the same price as my previous Samsung's battery would have cost (plus the annoying fact of having to schedule the visit). It did get somewhat faster (not sure whether placebo or not) for another 2-3 years until the battery started swelling and I replaced the phone (I need it to be relatively waterproof, since I use it often as a GPS on my motorbike). [...] Just like I find it odd that that specific model couldn't do the "trickle charge overnight" thing. And that my current iphone14 pro can't be told to stop charging at 80%, whereas newer models can.

I use the Unihertz Jelly Star alongside my iPhone 14 pro. [...] I have the same sim on both phones but I no longer carry the iPhone with me, I use it at home as an iPad micro. [...] Texting on a 3" screen isn't much fun either, but I don't like texting anyway. At least it manages to run FUTO voice keyboard (whisper based) fast enough.

I’ve had a great experience with this phone, only issue is my battery life since I came from a 13 pro max…and battery health sitting at 88%, and like you said minimum focus distance and some trouble focusing on macro , otherwise great phone

Upgraded from XS Max to 14 Pro Max. Pros - 120 hz is a dream, screen is larger, very fast processor, longer battery life, amazing camera. Cons - No 3d touch (didn't thought i would miss it that much) but eventually you will get use to the hold gesture.

I upgraded for a regular iPhone 11 to the 14 pro I will say I’ve noticed that the battery life is about the same if not slightly worse than I remember my 11 being brand new. That being said I have been using the always on display but just the time and notifications on not the wallpaper. [...] But other than that the dynamic island is great and the cameras are even better. [...]

Went from 11PM to 14 pro, I didn't even notice the 120HZ but I think the screen itself is glossier and better quality. Battery life is average as it's smaller. Everything else is the exact same, I think people who own 11 pro should just get a battery replacement rather than upgrading. This is a good upgrade from Xs, 11 and older Edit: even the speakers sound better

I’m sure this has been said, but what’s strange is I never noticed lens flare (beyond completely normal kind you might see on any camera) until my 11 Pro. [...] I think it’s more avoidable in photos, but those who take a lot of night video are probably not too happy 😅

I switched from a S20 to iPhone 14 Pro mainly because of battery life. Really love the iPhone, battery life is amazing compared to the S20, iOS is awesome, the whole phone just feels so much more fluid than any other Samsung I‘ve ever had. [...] I’m excited for iOS 16.2 and the new always on display!

[...] My iPhone 14 pro's main camera is an equivalent 24 mm f/1.78. [...]

My iPhone 14 Pro is almost 4 years old and at 65% capacity. I don't know how everyone else is (not) using their phones.

I've had Chargie for like 9 months now and my iPhone 14 Pro battery has stayed a steady 99% as when I started to use it. Great little device, highly recommended!

I have used 14 pro for 7 months. [...]

Been using AOD on all of my phones since I got a OnePlus 3t in 2016, super useful to see the time without touching my phone if I happen to forget my watch

After 7 years I switched ti iPhone 14 pro and i am having fun it works as it should be i was tired of android pixel and Samsung treat me like a ginny pig and experiment not a customer late update bugy updates it was a mess.

Been using this beast for 3 months , totally satisfied with performance , camera etc ,battery backup is not that much good, but ok for my use . Lovely device❤

I had AOD enabled until battery life deteriorated to much since my phone is almost 2 year old now. Now I use it to show notifications and it turns itself off

It may "leave out" more than 90% of "current" users, but there's still the upgrade cycle a lot of us are going to be walking right into this fall. As an iPhone 14 Pro owner that's been stuck in a carrier agreement for the past couple of years, there hasn't been any "incentive" for me to upgrade, and I'm naturally at my upgrade point now. I'll likely be going to a 16 Pro no matter what.