Apple iPhone 15 Pro long-term review
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- Note7 owner
- Ibx
- 24 Apr 2024
People vote with their hard earned cash, not with their comments on the Internet. Apple has been proven over and over again to be the best.
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- fxarmy
- 6Q%
- 24 Apr 2024
After using the iPhone 15 Pro for several months, I can confidently say that it's one of the most impressive smartphones I've ever owned. The combination of its stunning design, powerful performance, and exceptional camera capabilities truly sets it apart in the market.
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- Anonymous
- myJ
- 23 Apr 2024
Aerni68, 22 Apr 2024@ GSMARENA team
A very good and neat "long-term"... moreHello,
I agree with some of your statements. Some clarifications.
Whilst there's no split screen function (that somehow is available on ipads) drag n drop works simply by holding an item with one finger and navigating as normal to an other app. Quite intuitively actually.
External displays do work and do work well when using airplay which will fill the screen, hdr, and even pass controls to tv or screen remote. It only works for pictures and video apps (youtube and netflix do work). If showing anything else it uses screen mirroring which kinda has to a mirror of the phone screen.
Landscape orientation for the whole UI was there in previous iOS releases for the "Plus" iPhones. I guess it wasn't a popular feature and hence removed. I can't think of a real reason why that should be a feature tbh.
As for desktop mode well it does integrate brilliantly with macbooks. But even if u don't have a macbook u can use a screen and then connect keyboard and mouse to iphone and use native apps.
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- Anonymous
- nDE
- 23 Apr 2024
Nick, 23 Apr 2024I found my 15 Pro to get extremely hot when pushed... It j... moreEvery flagship gets hot when pushed. Every manufacturer pushes the SOCs to the limit of what a passive cooling solution can take. There's no free lunch.
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- Nick
- 0pS
- 23 Apr 2024
I found my 15 Pro to get extremely hot when pushed...
It just didn't give me the same comfortable feeling the 12 Pro did.
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- Anonymous
- nDE
- 23 Apr 2024
Jason, 22 Apr 2024Battery life specifics are officially irrelevant. The life ... moreI charge my phone and watch every morning and they last until the next morning.
Your opinion is absolute non-sense.
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- Anonymous
- nDE
- 23 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024How come everyone complains about the 15 Pro's battery... moreBecause they actually used the phone instead of reading comments from non-users?
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- nooneinpart
- kXW
- 22 Apr 2024
Jason, 22 Apr 2024Battery life specifics are officially irrelevant. The life ... moreI disagree. All batteries degrade, sometimes faster depending on how you treat your battery. It’s important to have a device with good battery life from the start because the device will still be usable for longer as the battery degrades.
Also, 1 year is ridiculously quick to get to the point where you are tethered to a charger, do you not have any devices older than a year with stable battery? I say maybe 3, and that’s if you use a wireless charger that runs really hot and/or fast charge very heavily.
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- Jason
- EUf
- 22 Apr 2024
Battery life specifics are officially irrelevant. The life of the battery will degrade within a year and your phone will be hooked onto a charger for most of the day. No point in advertising "all day battery life".
I feel sorry for those that bought an Apple Watch because of its "All Day Battery"
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- Anonymous
- NhR
- 22 Apr 2024
Thank you for touching on the usability aspect. It's been a few years since I first started considering an iPhone. But, every time I check back, I find the same annoying navigation and chaotic notifications area.
I really hope they add some actual update with the upcoming 16 pro, instead of AI this and AI that..
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- Anonymous
- nFP
- 22 Apr 2024
How come everyone complains about the 15 Pro's battery life, but GSMArena had no problem at all?
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- Aerni68
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- 22 Apr 2024
@ GSMARENA team
A very good and neat "long-term" review article. The only thing which I have completely missed are comments with regards to missing Productivity features:
- No Split-screen feature, where two apps can be seen and treated on the IPhone screen (including drag & drop)
- No Desktop feature like Samsung DeX or similar implementation of other vendors
- Bullshit implementation of how connected external 16:9 monitors are fired up by IPhones. This letter-boxed, pillar-boxed crap without any full screen casting of content on the external monitor (for Apps like Office, Youtube, Netflix, File App, some Tax apps) is such a f***ing shame in the year 2024! And Apple speaks about artificial intelligence in the light such such dumb support for connected external screens?
- Missing Pen(cil) support (not so much for Pro but for Pro Max devices)
- Missing overall switch from portrait mode into landscape mode (and vice versa) on all iOS screen / menu levels and Apps (based on the input of the orientation sensor).
Apple is so far behind the Android competition, when it comes to Productivity features, although the built-in technic would easily support those features. iOS 18 must provide significant improvements to users at this front.
Greets
Aerni68
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- Anonymous
- 3cH
- 22 Apr 2024
Nawaz , 21 Apr 2024What about rapid battery draining and heating issue of IOS ... moreNot a real issue.
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- Anonymous
- SvB
- 22 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024My first smartphone is iPhone 4 & I found myself cannot... moreIs not value for money
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- Anonymous
- 3cH
- 22 Apr 2024
No issues with mine so far. Wouldn't go back to Android anytime soon.
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- Anonymous
- nDy
- 22 Apr 2024
The gold standards of smartphones
No wonder why everybody compare themselves with Apple
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- Anonymous
- uQ5
- 22 Apr 2024
My first smartphone is iPhone 4 & I found myself cannot control what I want. During then, you have to use iTune & I don't like it. I bought a lot of apps but no more Apple phones for me. I switched to Samsung S3, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, Honor & etc. I prefer Android because there are so many brands and I don't stick to the same brand. Bottom of the line is that the phone I buy is value for money.
- PureOS
- Mx}
- 22 Apr 2024
Mills, 21 Apr 2024Yes there is Motorola and Sony here. Moto Edge 50 series is... moreMotorola has vary bad software policy. Don't know about Sony. I would go for Pixel in USA for sure.
- YUKI93
- K1L
- 21 Apr 2024
The default 24MP mode really impressed me. I compared it against the 12MP mode using the Photo Compare tool, and it's to see the former has more realistic processing than the latter.
But since I'm not using iPhone or iOS as my preferred device, I can totally make do with vanilla iPhone 15. I still truly miss the iPhone 13 mini's compact size, but it's hard to ignore the USB-C port on the latest iPhone series.
- Mills
- kB5
- 21 Apr 2024
PureOS, 21 Apr 2024In US is a problem, maybe some Motorola there? Yes there is Motorola and Sony here. Moto Edge 50 series is overpriced for their hardware and as for Sony, I'm not sure how long their phones are supported. I never used Sony hardware lmao