iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max Review: Same Price, Impressive Upgrades

[@JoeKnowsWorst]

I’m surprised so many people still aren’t using the swipe typing… even with it assuming the wrong word fairly often, it’s still a much better typing experience once you get used to it!

[@deamon5959]

it doesn't allow for the predictive text which is why i don't use it much

[@JoeKnowsWorst]

@@deamon5959 yeah that’s true but I’ve seen it as a decent replacement because a good portion of the time it can tell what words you mean.. and the then substitute words show up there above the keyboard

[@Mistygio]

I use it all the time

[@asianheat2323]

Samsung has that locked down. Apple is a little late in this area. Should be a couple years before it’s more refined

[@OswaldChisala]

1000% agree with OP

[@mahfah7911]

Finally an easier to understand review. Glad it was detailed and covered zoom capabilities. Liked

[@HisMajesty99]

Is it worth upgrading from the 12 Pro Max?

[@gamerslifestyle3729]

What do you want out of your iPhone 15 Pro Max that your iPhone 12 Pro Max doesn't already have? Storage? Camera? To list a few examples

[@HisMajesty99]

@@gamerslifestyle3729 The biggest upgrades that seem cool to me are the camera and the USB-C. Also, my 12 Pro Max’s battery sucks. I can trade in my 12PM for $1000 in credit at AT&T, so if I go for the the 512GB model, I’d end up paying smn like $500 after tax, which is another reason I’m considering upgrading, but idk yet

[@gimne]

I have a 12 pro and upgrading to a 15 pro. My battery doesn’t last long compared, also overheats frequently, and also dims for an unknown reason tried doing the troubleshooting to not do it.

[@mikedc]

The camera pics and vidoes make the phone an instant buy. If those pics aren't edited...hmm. might get the pro max

[@bran7134]

First Apple to finally get my attention. The Pro Max might just get me to maybe consider leaving the Galaxy. The verdict is still out, but it's looking promising.

[@M4NA5]

You’re bananas.

[@Scorpiogirl_1029]

You'll miss alot of fun on the Galaxy side. But, to each their own. Whatever works for you.

[@stride0812]

Wait till the s24 ultra comes out

[@bran7134]

@@Scorpiogirl_1029 oh, believe me, I know what you mean. I am a designer, who tricks out with KLWP among many other android only goodies, so it's going to take a lot to leave my 22 ultra. The one thing that I use a lot and wish was a lot better is the photo quality of Samsung. When I look at pics and videos taken by iphone, it just looks so much more refined and vibrant. I just feel like Pixel and IPhone computational software is superior for some reason. If Samsung could see those differences in overall quality and make that a top priority then I don't ever see myself wanting to eat of the evil Apple because the overall experience that Android brings is lightyears ahead of Apple. I mean, they didn't get home screen widgets until 2020!?! 🤣 I feel like they are stubborn and with the addition of the action button, they're slowly but gradually seeing that people want more to their Iclones customization experience like their Android competition has brought for over a decade now.

[@TheKittyHenry95]

-apple bot

[@Pattayaforever413]

nobody talk about battery that's so funny

[@sladeparker9949]

Your reviews are spectacular year after year. Thanks for the great material sir

[@FloppyBurn]

Did you thumb up? 🧐

[@sladeparker9949]

yes flip floppy @@FloppyBurn

[@dougmacrae9535]

What about the speakers? any improvement?

[@raulcolonjrify]

You can get Google lens on the iPhone though! Looks like a great device.

[@josephpepe2607]

I went from the 14 Pro space black to the 15 Pro Max, natural titanium. I love it.

[@zhimondcoleman4419]

Just got mines yesterday. lol 🔥

[@akashctd03]

I am curious about the 15 pro's 3x vs 15 pro Max's 3x comparison. Since pro had a dedicated 3x telephoto will pro's 3x will be better than pro Max's 3x ?

[@klching4741]

Yes.

[@sullfolife]

Yes i want to see photo comparison of these i cannot find a test of them crossing information of the x3-x5. i want to see footages of x3 on the pro max to make my mind and x5 on the pro to see if i will go for one or the other i gotta upgarde from my Iphone X now it's broken and old

[@liliantt1988]

Regarding camera, the only difference between pro and pro max would be the 5x zoom?

[@yahabibi6891]

Max has the 3d stabilizer while regular pro has manual

[@philparkerus]

Awesome review! Thank you.

[@joaquinarchivaldoguzmanloe1073]

Should i upgrade from 14 pro max?

[@DipSet85]

No

[@braskabani8011]

No

[@bbcringegaming]

No

[@davidjacobs6244]

I am and no regrets.

[@Darkbee-mw3qk]

No

[@PsychicPomPom]

worth upgrading to from an iphone xr? i need a new phone what should i get?

[@lui9320]

Get the 15 pro, I got it after my 11 pro max, so happy I upgraded

[@AaronEmerald]

Was looking forward to upgrading my 12p with a cracked screen and back but this release was so underwhelming, i cant possibly support apple with buying a new 15. Like how are you going to release a 15 pro with usb c and the same charging speed….I ended up ordering a used 13 mini instead, i want to see what a small phone is all about.

[@MatthewVlossak]

The battery life isn’t that great and it’s why I traded my mini in.

[@AaronEmerald]

@@MatthewVlossak Sadly neither is my 12p. I have resorted to carrying an anker magsafe battery pack everywhere i go.

[@MatthewVlossak]

@@AaronEmerald What about getting a discounted 14 Pro?

[@DanielPacheco-e3e]

My iPhone 15 Pro max finally shipped. Was supposed to get it late October but just got the email saying it has shipped. Woohoo

[@Jameskeyz-um5sb]

I love the 15 pro max but what is the price, sending from Nigeria.

[@shrinikketh]

Watching CNET after a while!! This guy is amazing. Thank You for the detailed review

[@Lykø941]

I am so excited to get my iPhone 15 Pro Max natural titanium 😍😍

[@celebrityrog]

I know the owners of the colored houses photos you took. It's next to the old Xanath Ice Cream on Valencia. The guy who owns that row of houses does Sunday Streets with a big 3 wheel bike blasting music. Won't say his name openly here but he's a great guy with a sweet wife and new family.

[@davidbickford]

The choices for the action button should be contextual and tied to focus. If I'm at work, I want to be able to silence my phone quickly if rings at an inappropriate time. I'm at home, I want it activatre the flashlight so I can see where the cat is vomiting at 3 AM. If I'm neither place, I'm probably out doing something where I might want to take photos.

[@petekadenz9465]

Seemed mostly about the Pro Max rather than the Pro - just like it other videos I’ve seen. I’ll just have to keep looking for someone to provide a review of the 15 Pro.

[@Dragon28963]

This exactly, I just wonder how is the battery compared to pro max, couse this is the only "thing" that makes me even thinking about buying the max

[@hRt42kuo7jTtmk14]

I would like to know what happens to the actual file output sizes if you are shooting in Apple ProRes Raw with the 48MP main camera and you change the focal length to 28mm, 35mm, or 48mm. Do you end up with a smaller Raw file when using those cropped focal lengths or do you still end up with the full sized 48MP Raw file?

[@boozeralex]

You will end up with a lower resolution file, the 35mm will be 24mp in raw format, I don't know the resolution of the 28mm, but it will be less than 48mp.

[@hRt42kuo7jTtmk14]

@@boozeralex Thanks. I tested it today at an Apple Store. You get 12MP at 48MM, 24MP at 35MM and 35MP at 28MM, all in Raw. And of course you get 48MP at 24MM.

[@Iamsam526]

Personally I plan to setup my friends action button as a shortcut to calling 911 😂🤣

[@TheMelbournelad]

Monster 🤣😊

[@amostiki6183]

Off topic - I love your Hawaiin shirt, where did you get it? Google lens didn’t help.

[@cinustephen9771]

Can you please do a photo comparison between the 15pro max 5x optical zoom against a 14 pro 5x digital zoom? I have a 14pro and in good lighting, the 5x digital zoom is awesome.

[@Hexa8]

I think it's worth upgrade from galaxy series forsure 😊

[@mikepollux]

Hi Patrick Could you please make a video going into the details of the wireless charging efficiency in the different Apple products and different wireless charging options?. My feeling is wireless charging in general is only about 50% efficient, meaning for each 10W the charger takes out of the power outlet, only 5W finally reach the device battery... which I think is radically less than wired charging.... If you find out this to be true in your research, it could mean that every body who switches to wireless charging will be roughly doubling the electrical power used to charge its phone.... Which can be a huge impact if you multiply by the millions of mobile phone owners worldwide…. Environmental implications might be really high..

[@alleng526]

Ugh I won’t have my phone until October. I’ll have to play with it at BestBuy 😒😂

[@josebarragan9370]

Just get the 16 by September

[@piyushgupta9239]

finally!! 15 pro max is something which i feel has significant upgrades enough for me to move from Note 10 plus

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

I really like this guy. Excellent and fun review!

[@mrezahuriyadi]

I will up from my 12 promax, Btw what watch on your wrist sir😅

[@gmdhunnoo]

Fold 5 or iphone pro?

[@kaylaphu753]

I just don’t like lifting my thumb up to swipe type

[@shatrix13]

You're talking about the portrait depth info as if it's magic or new, but you should've mentioned that with Google Pixel you can change a 10-year old normal photo to protrait mode without any restrictions, even if the photo was taken by an old iPhone :D

[@arvandvarahram]

The Galaxy flagships, too. But Apple calls it the next Generation Portrait Mode. From now on this feature will be compared in all future reviews. Before Apple introduced it, no KZbinr even mentioned this. This happens because most of them just repeat Apple's narrative.

[@lilunchengsmiles]

Yeah but snapdragon is bad at running big title games.

[@shatrix13]

@@lilunchengsmiles and iPhones struggle to keep the game for 30 minutes without overheating or dimming the display. But we're here talking about the Portrait mode if you didn't notice :D

[@andyH_England]

I saw the Samsung and Google version of that trick and they were no where near as good as the iPhone that uses hardware/software rather than software only. Also iPhone takes a normal pic and if you want to convert it into portrait after the fact you can do it in the camera app!

[@TimelyAdventure]

Lol the grunge pose should become standard protocol for phone camera testing for reviews

[@arvandvarahram]

Thank you for the video. It would be great not to repeat Apple’s marketing speech regarding 7 different lenses: the phones come only with 3 different lenses. The rest are crop-ins (even optical crop-ins are just crop-ins and do not change the actual focal length), or software tricks. All manufacturers have been doing it, but none has the audacity to call them “lenses”. Btw., changing the focus afterwards was not a killer feature 10 years ago and is no killer feature today either. At least, 10 years ago, the Galaxy S4 and S5 allowed also to set the focus afterwards even to both simultaneously (was called pan focus) which is a more “practical” use-case for parents😊 And “Applying portrait effect” afterwards is also another feature finally available to iPhone users … welcome to the club Apple. When looking at the actual relevant changes, only the 5x zoom remains left while loosing the optical 3x zoom.

[@brandonsargent7105]

Found the sad Samsung employee

[@joelface]

As someone that loves the app Polycam, I am DYING to hear whether they've improved the resolution of the LiDAR scanner. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find anything concrete about whether it's the same scanner or if it's gotten a bump.

[@tarakwagle2583]

Spatial video ?

[@kevinnicolas1007]

For the $3500 apple eye wear thing

[@csean]

Do all the reviewers get the same two colours?

[@roadrailn]

Still haven’t made a durable screen I see. Guess we have to keep buying bulky cases and screen protectors…great

[@andyH_England]

Glass is slash’s, do not expect miracles.

[@craigdgriffiths6206]

If Apple wanted to, they could have put a titanium back on them instead of glass. But they like the vulnerability of glass because it encourages consumers to buy a case and Apple care.

[@123456789money19]

Not true you can’t do wireless charging with titanium back

[@LukeDyani-rh3zd]

​@@123456789money19this clown didn't know this

[@thrillingd]

you have no idea what you’re talking about. shhh

[@awesomeguyat7771]

Would It blow your mind if I told you could already use the volume button as a shutter button for the camera? Lol

[@michaelhellmich2105]

This camera review on KZbin seems to me more rational: iPhone 15 Pro cameras: MISLEADING & DISAPPOINTING … would you change your opinion after seeing this?

[@Slyfox1775]

I’m actually more surprised you made it a full day in San Francisco without getting robbed!!

[@Hardcoreweather1]

Kevin James does phone reviews now ?

[@EmmaLundin-v5t]

Titanium is 2/3 as strong as steel so not stronger the phone is made out of aluminum with a thin layer of titanium.

[@foosianglin1102]

Wat’s the title of game he’s playing? Looks interesting…

[@xxchatyxx]

Resident evil village.

[@ZafarGhallu]

Please camera zoom test video 15 pro and pro max 🙏🏻

[@inderjit3125]

Posting review after only using it for 3 days? 😅

[@mathhias8867]

So from a 14 pro I don’t change for a 15 pro max

[@DougiePlaysSoccer]

Wow a USB-C port FINALLY

[@concernednewfie]

I am still using a S8+ Samsung, my first smart phone. Gives me a good laugh watching every one loss it trying to get the next almost identical yearly upgrade model. Figure that when the phone is 10 years old, might be time to upgrade (2026).

[@DipSet85]

Depends on your usage. I’m using a 5 year old iPhone and it just doesn’t keep up with my usage anymore, so you upgrade when you need more memory, more ram, faster processor

[@JDBass36]

​@@DipSet85IPhone always had crappy batteries After 2 years or so there's a big dip on iphone

[@DipSet85]

@@JDBass36 thats a sweeping statement because every model/generation is different. You can’t say they all use the same supplier or technology. I’ve not experienced samsung having any better battery life, but with Apple Silicon always being the most power efficient its a fact that you will be using less energy to get more performance.

[@JDBass36]

@@DipSet85 Apples main complaint has been batteries That's why they had a big controversy a few years ago about slowing iphone down to preserve the battery. Which basically proves that apple battery quality isn't great

[@DipSet85]

@@JDBass36 well things change over time and from model to model. Samsung hasn’t exactly got an amazing history for their batteries which were notorious for barely making it a few hours. iPhone now have always on display, so thats confidence on their battery tech. They always have the most power efficient silicon so I you get more power for less consumption. Its apples to oranges when comparing iphone to android because as we all know iOS works differently and apple hardware is more optimised. Less ram does more than android equivalent. Smaller battery in terms of density than android but get similar battery performance

[@travisjefferson2306]

Not really worth upgrade for an usb c port as thats the only major change i can see as the titanium really isnt a big deal slightly lighter but cant see it with case on as most everyone does unless you are a tech reviewer

[@crazyengineer5407]

This is nothing more than a sale pitch for a phone with many minor changes. Get what you want and keep it a while because it takes about 5 years to see any good updates, no matter the phone manufacturer.

[@darrylwoodbury]

So the review embargo has been lifted. I preordered a 15 Pro Max, but it won’t be shipped until October. 😢

[@TravellingTechie]

I hope Apple do a software update allow a double press of the action button, to allow a second, different action, like the side button.

[@iamTW64]

Another great review Patrick. Thank you for posting.

[@izzyc.4746]

just subscribed nice videos 15 pro max it is

[@dreb1846]

When Apple invents something similar to Vibranium in the marvel verse and make a iphone with it I will really be impressed.

[@EduardoSalas]

Hey, everyone! Look! Apple just invented USB-C for your phone!!!

[@themahones]

What is "log"?

[@doomedthunder6638]

Also, who is going to game in a screen this small that reduces the resolution to 720P to be playable?

[@jasonnugent963]

4K 60 output

[@doomedthunder6638]

@@jasonnugent963 I will believe that when I see it.

[@jasonnugent963]

@@doomedthunder6638 KZbin and Google search. Plenty of examples already.

[@amorylazlo9579]

Typical apple fanboy nonsense. It is a minor update on last years phone exactly the same as every new phone is. Don't get sucked into the marketing hype just: Buy a phone Use it till it dies Then buy another

[@anbu7100]

Feels not worthy, but you still emphasize all the thing they told in event, many things are decades old features

[@animedailyshortsTV]

Legends are waiting for Pixel 8 series and S24 Ultra 🗿

[@xreborncjayy5810]

Why does he look like Ron Jeremy in his 20s

[@dadillonful]

His bulge is huge as well

[@plightn]

They should have called it the flashlight button, let's be honest :D

[@NemoEUC]

Tests zoom behind glass window 🤦‍♂️ 6:58 you dun goofed

[@Phoun]

Why didn't he do a 3x comparison on the apples crop to Samsungs 3 x optical? Such a biased impressions video trying to highlight the strengths of rhe iPhone while not pointing out its weaknesses.

[@webcrawler3332]

Colors don’t matter to me because I just buy a case for all my phones so you never see colors

[@Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

Did Apple Lie again or pourposly mislead Customers? Watch a Professional Photographer Video about the 15's Cameras. They say the 14's are much better! I loved the SS Band look of the iPhones. It just made them look more premium. Now, they are just blaaaah

[@andyH_England]

There are always people flexing. From what I have seen the iPhone 15 PM is much better and I assume the pros were talking about 3X portrait which is just one part of a cameras tricks. So that is wrong.

[@frederickRamos2205]

Much better s23 than iphone and i know you compare quality camera image

[@JohnTaylor-bd1uy]

Okay, so the camera picture's are a smidge better, So what! The S23 Ultra has the faster ram performance, faster USB type C data speeds, faster scrolling speeds, better screen, bigger screen, better speakers, fast 45 watt charging vs their 25 watt charging, better muti tasking, better file management systems, and most importantly, the battery out last the 15 Pro Max by 4 hours. The 15 Pro Max battery test shows that tge battery life of the new 15 is worse than the 14 Pro Max on a "3nm" architecture at that. Where did the efficiency go? Personally, forget the Apple marketing hype, and their little paid puppets that call themselves pro tech reviewers, stick with this gen and wait it out. You'll be glad you did.

[@andyH_England]

We await the speed tests. I think the iPhone is using super fast RAM, around 6600mHz which is I assume what the S23U uses? Tests show the speed of the USB is 3.2 Gen 2. Is the S23U faster? No way the S23U gets 4hrs more SOT, but I will wait for a battery test. According to Dave2D it is better than the iPhone 14PM and 13PM! No idea what test you say indicates that? I think you will be backtracking in a few days. But if you are right I apologise now.

[@JohnTaylor-bd1uy]

@@andyH_England @amfrepo The S23U uses LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Apple uses nVME, which is older and very slow. And according to 4 major tech sites the battery is exactly the same as the 14 Pro Max. Some tech sites are claiming 6 hours of real world usage. So, we shall see. Also, iOS is a disaster. It's not big phone friendly. Customization is still an issue, and you can't fast charge. Reap world performance test matters. Not synthetic bench marks.

[@andyH_England]

@@JohnTaylor-bd1uy True about RAM and UFS 4. We await speedtests that will show how fast Apple's own implementation of the slower RAM and storage is versus the headline-grabbing S23U?

[@Truth-of-the-matter]

Samsung is charging just as much for their phones. The ecosystems of Android and Apple will never intersect as they are meant for two different shoppers. It's no secret that Android has had certain tech on it that iPhone is just now implementing but when it comes to privacy, phone value and availability of software updates Android(s) lack.

[@durjaymajlish1095]

Should I update from my 13pro max to the 15pro max?

[@morceaudebois]

No

[@bbcringegaming]

No

[@AAM2011]

Definitely not

[@marcoyanez5163]

I was on same situation and I think is not worth it.

[@Ricky-g6i]

Z fold 5 still wins

[@ponnan1]

best review I have seen yet on the new iPhone 15s

[@bigravs1]

samsung had this for years now

[@Tombstonecross]

Impressive upgrades, looooooooooool

[@86anhhuy]

Nothing exciting to be honest. Lighter, action button, bland colors, 5x zoom is worth the upgrade 🤔

[@keithh2028]

Apple has arrived to the point now where the defining feature of the new iPhone is its color/finish... that says it all.🤪😝🤣 And none of the tech reviewers can call Apple out on its BS, because if they do, then Apple won’t invite them back next year, when the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s 6x “zoom” lens and revolutionary new gray finish is revealed 😂

[@carl.bergmann]

Can someone justify why one should pay 30% more for 15 pro max, instead of buying 14 pro max?

[@GreatJ77]

Better battery and better zoom

[@carl.bergmann]

@@GreatJ77 well, I over last 10 years I think I used zoom less than a 100 times, not a big deal for me (and 90% of the ppl I guess). The batter is slightly better. But again, does it really worth to pay 30% more?

[@naturallyjosh]

There isn’t a reason. Waste of money. The battery difference will be negligible and so will any noticeable performance upgrades. The upgrade is worth it for the 13 line and back. If someone pays 1200 dollars to upgrade their 14 pro max, I’ll say they make bad financial decisions.

[@Kingbeastrell]

They aren’t charging more. It’s same price last year for 256gb. They just eliminated the 128gb version

[@vsboy2577]

The worlds richest company comes up with minor changes and thinks that is groundbreaking .

[@sethchakoy1511]

The 14 Pro is waay stronger than the 15 Pro….weird 💭🤷🏻‍♂️

[@smvballer6]

8:22 I liked this vid just because of the pose lol 😂👌🏾😤

[@rolins3279]

The problem with this channel is that it is far too dithyrambic when it comes to an Apple product, it almost never has a defect. There was a time when Cnet was a reference, but their bias (very often even useless) in favor of Apple killed any confidence in this media 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@backnu]

A required USB Type C is considered an upgrade ? 😂 A feature that's been on Androids for years. You are kidding, right ?! And a button that you can customize? Again, a feature on Android for years. Really, the iPhone quality isn't that great. Trying to give a trophy to Apple. I get it. I can see what you're doing and its obvious. Paid advertisment.

[@andyH_England]

USBC is an upgrade for iPhone users and 85-90% of people buying an iPhone already come from an iPhone.

[@Kingserome]

I need the iphone 15 pro max 😢😢, i ain't got no money

[@DanielPacheco-e3e]

I bought my iphone 15 pro max 512gb blue titanium. can't wait to get it in a few weeks

[@syimang]

Pixel also can use main camera & edit it into potrait then adjust the bokeh also the focus.

[@krystianstepien5835]

4:3 photo :/ Jeeezz.

[@user-mq1ob]

Great review :)

[@simonrioss]

What do you mean same price? 💀

[@andyH_England]

All three models are cheaper in the UK than last year!

[@DanielPacheco-e3e]

the 15, 15 plus and pro are the same price from last year. are you that broke?

[@simonrioss]

@@DanielPacheco-e3e i personally buy pro max 😌 i was refering to that fact that in most of europe it’s 1500

[@Hajile97]

This is sad. Apple has all of you brainwashed. The same energy you have with EVERY new Galaxy should be present with the SAME damn phone that's released every year.. smdh. Really sad

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

I'ma stick with my $35 phone with a cracked screen cause i dropped it before the phone case came in the mail but still works that I bought from Walmart 😂

[@mohammadalanazi4977]

Who cares about written reviews anymore?

[@anelenene3697]

Good review

[@rushabhshah.2768]

now suddenly everyone will like mushy buttons earlier when Pixel 4 brought that out every youtuberHad the same script why the buttons are not tactile😂

[@hipking23]

Yup, even with the Bixby button. They were complaining how it was in the way and they accidentally pressing because you think it's the power button.

[@turbo-packd9763]

Hadn't had an iPhone for years!

[@loopba]

Apple Photos doesn’t even let you easily see and sort by file size, because modern corporate criminals. So what sense is this USB-C fast transfer speed when can’t even understand what you are sending? Lunacy