Apple iPhone 15 review

30 September 2023


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Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023Of course with 60hzBase iPhones have always had 60hz, yet this is their best battery score so far. The previous high was iPhone 11 at 94h, but that one had LCD and resolution was around 800p.

I get why people complain about the lack of higher refresh rate, but that's why they sell the Pro models for. Just Apple being Apple, who is still surprised two months shy of 2024?

    Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023Android is just as smooth on a modern phone as iOS and even... moreComparing 120hz android to 60hz iOS? Of course its gonna be like that.

      Barely an upgrade, especially not for what the fruit company is asking for the base model

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        • 01 Oct 2023

        this phone can't dissipate heat fast enough meanwhile my magic 8s pro stays cool omegalol

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          Anonymous, 30 Sep 2023My phone has 120Hz. Remains set 60. Extra power used is... moresuch a lame excuse in 2023

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            • 01 Oct 2023

            98h endurance, 3300 mah battery, 1 hour 50 minute for full charge....its just no go phone

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              Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023No, it is not. Gsmarena used to test at 60 and 120. N... more4h what, SOT? If the difference is that massive, the issue is with the OS. On a modern phone you get an hour more SOT at best.

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                newflesh, 01 Oct 2023Well, he might be right. You get about 2 hours more sot if ... moreI've had several phones before where I tried 60 vs 120 Hertz and the difference was half an hour to an hour max.

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                  justasmile, 01 Oct 2023But it's fine for Apple. Apple's interface is ve... moreAndroid is just as smooth on a modern phone as iOS and even on an iPhone, the difference is very noticable. It's just a lazy and greedy omission by Apple.

                    Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023Of course with 60hzBut it's fine for Apple.
                    Apple's interface is very smooth tbh. I have an iPhone 14 plus and 13 pro max, can't tell the diff. Even 13 Pro has some ghosting.

                      Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023Go read the comments on the review ... To see score was c... moreDoes gsmarena have a scoring system? They are not transparent about their scoring. My guess is they have no set system and just give a 'subjective' overall impression score. Otherwise why not publish how they rate phones? I would be very surprised if they have any set scoring system

                        Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023Go read the comments on the review ... To see score was c... more"when readers do not have access to it"
                        You don't need to have an actual device to see if the review is fair or not, if many readers see that a reviewer is trying to take a side regarding a particular topic (e.g. Mentioning a con for a particular brand but not for others) then there is a chance that their reviews are not objectively rating the devices like they should.

                        It was not only Samsung fans saying that the given score was unjustified for Xperia 1, a lot of readers, regardless of their preference, found it to be way too high and asked GSMA to revise it. I can also spot that you had been trying your best to justify the initial score as a die-hard fan of the brand before GSMA betrayed your expectation and made you feel super salty about them.

                        My advice is that you should work on dealing with your own bias before criticising others for their biases. Right now it's clearly skewing your view in an undesirable way.

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                          Nick Tegrataker, 01 Oct 2023Seeing the biggest Sony fan on GSMArena resorting to a hila... moreGo read the comments on the review ...
                          To see score was changed after " reader saw an error with gsmarena score system" , when readers do not have access to it.

                          You should go, Gepeto is awating.

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                            justasmile, 01 Oct 2023They had really improved the battery a lot here. 98h for 3... moreOf course with 60hz

                              Anonymous, 01 Oct 2023If you look at the web browsing or video playback subcatego... moreAlso don't forget the 3g standby time which they're including in the call time test and everyone use that so that number is not only for calls and a lot more important than you think

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                                justasmile, 01 Oct 2023They had really improved the battery a lot here. 98h for 3... moreIf you look at the web browsing or video playback subcategories, there is quite a significant improvement. Only the call time drags it down in the whole battery test number, so that could be for (some) people bit misleading. F. e. I use phone for everything except calling, so in that respect I am personally satisfied.

                                  They had really improved the battery a lot here.
                                  98h for 3300mah? You must be kidding.

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                                    • 01 Oct 2023

                                    Sad that they don't make 24MP for iPhone 14 pro max :(

                                      Anonymous, 30 Sep 2023Same happened to xperia 1 mark 1. Original score was 0.... moreSeeing the biggest Sony fan on GSMArena resorting to a hilarious conspiracy theory that somehow Samsung fans had an influence over the review score of a Sony phone is quite... fascinating.

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                                        Maria, 01 Oct 2023It is because 15Pro is the same as 14Pro but the chip, the ... moreThe vanilla 15 is more similar to 14 Pro because of the same chipset so performance should be more comparable imo. With the overheating issue that some sites have attributed to the new A17 Pro and by an analyst to the "compromised thermal design" with "higher heat conductivity of titanium" and the 15 Pro Max review indicating that the new iOS version might not be as optimized as its predecessor, I think it's fair to say that there's more interest in how the smaller 15 Pro fares amidst all that, especially as this review concluded that buyers who are looking into the vanilla 15 basically just want the least expensive new iPhone so this review really isn't changing anyone's mind about the vanilla 15 either way.

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