The Important iPhone 15 Pro Feature Nobody's Talking About!

3nm SoC, USB-C a new 120mm camera, a new Watch feature that *isn't*, and a lot more nobody has talked about!
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Apple's September iPhone 15 event paled in comparison to WWDC, but that doesn't mean things were bad! A whole slew of new updates from last year made it to the standard iPhone 15, all iPhone models gained USB-C (FINALLY!) the new iPhone 15 Pro found titanium, and the 15 Pro Max acquired a prismatic zoom lens. Apple Watch got some updates, a new UWB chip made it into all new devices, and software features involving satellite roadside assistance and portrait mode are sure to make a splash. But we should probably talk about something Apple kinda just blew past. AAA gaming on the iPhone with Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resident Evil, and Death Stranding...
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[@snazzy]

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[@shadyffm]

Everything concerning raymond hill aka ublock origin and matrix

[@real.ilya_remov]

So what was the feature that nobody's talking about?

[@avieshek]

So, how does it compare to Orion Browser in terms of Extension Support like uBlock Origin on FireFox?

[@garyvoigt321]

Open Arc browser

[@brock985]

To anyone interested: DO NOT pay for this shitty browser. It is a ripoff of a completely free, and vastly superior, piece of software called the Arc Browser.

[@pauplus]

I think they are playing around with A17 Pro so they can offer A18 (regular models) and A18 Pro next year. It will feel less like trying to sell customers last years tech from a marketing perspective, while still having a clear differential from the souped-up Pro SoC they'll be shouting loudly and proudly about.

[@alyx6427]

and the a18 will just be an a17

[@Mainyehc]

@@alyx6427and it might still be lacking the USB 3 connector, which is disgraceful. Even offering just USB 2.0, something my iMac G4 from 2003 came with as brand-spanking-new connectivity, on an upcoming SE model would be a disgrace, let alone on the mainstream model. The way I see it, their phones should mirror Macs and iPads, i.e. the regular, non-Pro models should have at the very least USB 3 speeds (heck, maybe not the fastest 3.1 Gen-whatever, but at least the slowest one comparable to FireWire-freaking-800 from decades ago), and the Pro models should have at least Thunderbolt 3. We’re already on the third iteration of Apple Silicon on the Mac, and all those M chips have it (and some even percolated to iPad Pro models, mind you), so why shouldn’t the iPhone Pro models get it, too?

[@BeardedPete]

Yeah could make sense. Otherwise wondering what features the A17 will cut?

[@kevikiru]

​@@alyx6427no it won't. They are not going to mix different generations of architectures in the same chip naming!

[@NuwandaSM]

If so, why not do it this year already and rebrand the a16 bionic just a17.

[@AJ_UK_LIVE]

I am happy to report that I am one of the 'rich people' who did not die thanks to my Apple Watch. That first part really had me tearing up. My watch told me to get checked out as I was tachycardic. Then it told me in a more urgent manner. I was some 140BPM at rest. I called the doc, gave them the news and they told me to hang up and call an ambulance. Straight to hospital, where I spent the next week. Without my watch, I dread to think what would have happened to me.

[@akfortyfo7024]

Genuinely curious- you didn’t feel like your heart was racing or something was wrong at all?

[@kushli8750]

What watch did you have

[@AJ_UK_LIVE]

@@akfortyfo7024 Oh heck yes. I felt damn awful. I knew something wasn't right. I took the day off work and was just crashed out on the sofa. I was sweating profusely and considering ringing the doctor when my watch first went off. I was trying to make sense of it when it did it again which really freaked me out and basically confirmed that I felt crappy for a solid reason!

[@AJ_UK_LIVE]

@@kushli8750 At the time I was using old reliable - the Apple Watch Series 3. These days I am rocking the Series 7.

[@caffeinelife]

@@akfortyfo7024This happened to me as well. I was at a restaurant and I felt a little off, but I wasn’t sick or anything just sitting there. My watch went off alerting me that my pulse was 150. When I stood up, I felt like I was gonna pass out. I stupidly drove myself to the ER. After a battery of tests I’m not only healthy and normal, but they never figured out what happened. I was inspired to get in better shape and have done 3 5k’s and started weight training. I lost 80 pounds and I’m not longer overweight. So there’s that. I may never have known and just gone home feeling weird and like I was gonna pass out without the watch alert.

[@Sevenfeet0]

The biggest "watch this space" moment is the hardware ray tracing on the A17 Pro. This means that the odds that the upcoming M3 will have this just got really good. So good that it may be a reason to upgrade for many, especially gamers and people who work in graphics intensive workflows.

[@peraman2022]

When I watch these Keynotes, I'm always looking for some of the technological improvements and what they mean for the platform as a whole.

[@CozyAlgorithmCave]

i hope they finally take gaming seriously and i think they do especially after they published the metal game porting toolkit.

[@zblurth855]

well yeah but gamer... well are not on mac in the first place, and while it is good for people that are already on mac the game are not here yet. And for if you are a professional that is in a graphic intensive workflow you are on Nvidia right now because they decimate the competition and time is money. But maybe if it is really good it may push people to migrate to mac and create a new market for apple, but yeah they are not in the market for both of them right now

[@krushingkobra]

Wouldn’t M3 be based on A16?

[@xfallofmanx]

Yeah but what games?

[@johnatkinson1111]

I think once the A17 comes to the Apple TV it could become a legitimate competitor to game consoles if they can get the developers to come like they did with the iPhone 15 pro. The current Apple TV already has some great gaming experiences but bring the AAA games and you really got something going. Especially for the price point.

[@blessdarah1256]

This right here is a good point. Also imagine what the M3 iPad Pro could do with this feature for games in the future.

[@olexandr1997]

Makes perfect sense to evolve Apple TV into gaming perspective.

[@B.D.F.]

Why not just get a PS5 controller and a USB-to-HDMI cable and use the iPhone as a Switch-like console?

[@johnatkinson1111]

@@B.D.F. I mean we don’t currently have confirmation that the iPhone 15 pro has hdmi support over usb-c, it seems unlikely they wouldn’t have support as the iPads do but it’s not confirmed. However one downside is interface, the iPhone doesn’t have controller navigation while the Apple TV does. To be a significant competitor I think an always at home setup where anyone in the house can pickup and game rather than everyone needing an iPhone. The main question would be if Apple splits the Apple TV into a set top model and a “Pro” model(perhaps bringing back the fan for better performance).

[@hoo2042]

The iPhone has a much larger user base than Apple TV though, and a lot of people already play full games like Fortnite and Genshin Impact on mobile (I can't imagine doing it, but a lot of people do). In other words, I see how they could convince game developers to pay attention to the iPhone, but it would be a much harder lift to convince them to seriously consider Apple TV as a serious gaming device.

[@daveatherton1823]

The action button reminds me of the Back Tap feature that allows users to tap the back of the iPhone to run various functions. Besides, Back Tap can also be optimized more than the action button. So, if you’re considering getting a new iPhone just because of this button, remember that with the back tap feature your iPhone can do the exact same thing as the action button does.

[@Mattsana]

"If you're rich enough your life will be saved in an emergency". Well.. that sounds like the US! :D

[@canosisplays5152]

The gaming announcement blew my mind the most. If the silicon, along with metal 3, can optimize that level of graphics efficiently to help with battery life and thermals, that is some crazy impressive stuff. I’m reserving judgement until those games drop though.

[@00z53]

I just hope it doesnt thermal throttle

[@youtubeenjoyer194]

@@00z53It will though, you can just buy an external cooling fan such as BlackShark Magnetic Cooling Fan which is extremely useful and convenient to reduce the throttling.

[@pistopit7142]

@@00z53 it might since titanium is a very poor heat conductor.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

​@@00z53It's common sense that it'll thermal throttle because iPhones don't have active cooling just like most Android phones also don't have. You want no thermal throttling? Get an Android gaming phone like the Red Magic 8S Pro.

[@abubakrakram6208]

I haven’t seen the video yet but is it thread? I bet it’s thread.

[@snazzy]

Well that’s a great guess-one not even I was nerdy enough to talk about hahaha

[@haydennelson9404]

Bummer I thought it was going to be thread.

[@harishkr1676]

@@haydennelson9404 thread means?

[@CollinPope]

Just kidding it was thread

[@VidzPPLWant]

I appreciate the reviews of other youtubers, though you can easily tell their fear of talking "too much" to get their next Apple event invites taken away. Quinn on the other hand is fearless (though he wishes to get invited some day to Apple Park 😂) and thus makes the best reviews IMO. Thanks man. I'm finally leaving my iPhone X behind to move forward the 15 Pro Max, let's hope the size doesn't beat me up.

[@ahmadmtera]

The size will beat you up. Unless you have really large hands, the regular size is best for you.

[@progenitor_amborella]

You’ll be glad you waited, if not only for the weight. I went from X to 13 pro and there’s a BIG difference. Plus the discomfort in your hand comparatively. Only upgraded because of specific camera wants (macro was a seller), and I needed the processor to keep up better.

[@VidzPPLWant]

@@ahmadmtera I feel I gotta try having a Pro Max even if I end up hating the size, I’ve always chosen the regular size iPhones since the 6 and always had that small feeling of regret for not choosing the Plus’. Wish me luck!

[@VidzPPLWant]

@@progenitor_amborella I wanted the 13 Pro so badly when it launched but I couldn’t afford it so just decided to keep waiting. The time has come.

[@daa5014]

Planning on going from my 13 Mini to a 15 Pro. The Max is far too big to lug around daily.

[@atiradentes]

been rocking a 12 mini for the past 1.5 years and still going strong!! got it used with 89% battery, now down to 86%. Great phone, great size, very ergonomic and light. Still does everything I need. Photos look great

[@atiradentes]

my plan is to run the batery down until maybe 80%, and then replace it. After that, either use it again at least to 90% or get a 13 mini if I find one at a good price. This will give me plenty of time to wait for Apple to introduce a new mini, lol

[@der_erdmann]

Same here ✌️

[@ehdbom]

have used one as well for a bit over 2 years but will most likely be upgrading to the 15 or maybe 15 pro. Just too tired of the crappy battery life and sometimes I would want I bigger screen but I like the smaller formfactor much more. USB-C and a better battery life is enough to get me to upgrade, at least if the price is reasonable.

[@forrest-herman]

Same boat, totally agree, personally I don't understand the push towards bigger phones.... That's what my laptop is for

[@atiradentes]

@@forrest-herman yes, unfortunately that seems to be the view of some millennials, but not genZ and younger (nor older Xs or boomers). So we are fighting an uphill battle

[@capslock9031]

I think filming spacial video for the Vision Pro with the phone is the solution to the problem everyone brought up after the Vision Pro's Keynote, where the dad awkwardly stared at his child at its birthday through the headset. Everyone is already used to being filmed with the phone and it is way less intrusive that way - and way less dystopian looking :-D

[@MysteryMii]

Yeah. The phone will likely be the way to go for filming spatial video, with the headset now relegated to “just in case” status for recording spatial video.

[@yevon7961]

The size of the 12 mini is perfect.

[@Ashanmaril]

I had the exact same prediction about the A17 Pro. I didn't even notice in the keynote that they called the new chip "Pro," it wasn't until I saw a tweet about it later. And I immediately knew, "oh, so next year's phones aren't getting the faster data transfer speeds, they'll get an A17 Bionic without it"

[@MaxPrehl]

PLEASE i am begging that quinn is wrong on this one. Gatekeeping the data rate would suckkkk sooooo bad.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

​@@MaxPrehlThey're already gatekeeping it with the base iPhone 15 models. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rifumo]

The single best recap of yesterday’s keynote. Thank you.

[@SigurdKempf]

Excited, but really bummed about the base storage not increasing, and not getting Thunderbolt - or at least USB 4. Come on, Apple. I suppose they've gotta find a way to sell next year's phones. Also, not improving the charging speed is a miss.

[@ehdbom]

Unless you specifically intend on constantly moving large files or videos like proraw I don't see the need for more than 10gps, though I agree not adding 20, 30 or 40gbps is just dumb.

[@Tetra84]

Thunderbolt will make it to next years Ultra.

[@jarrodjob]

Wouldn’t you be limited by the NAND SSD which would be ~5-7GBPS anyways?

[@txshender]

100% on Thunderbolt/USB 4. Really disappointed that they aren’t unifying this feature with the 2021 iPad Pros and later.

[@hoo2042]

@@jarrodjob iPhones have used NVMe since the 11 Pro, which was about 800 MB/s for read speed (or around 6.5 Gbps), but even the 13 Pro pushed that to 1600 MB/s read (~13 Gbps), so the 10 Gbps USB speed would have been the bottleneck if it were on that phone. Presumably the newer models have similar or faster SSD speeds, so no, it's not the limiting factor at this point.

[@justinh3d]

I'm still rocking the midnight green iPhone 11 Pro and I think I might finally have enough reason to upgrade to the iPhone 15 Pro. I'm a bit disappointed that the Pro doesn't come with the same 5x telephoto lens that the Max comes with, so I'll have to live with the 3x zoom as I just don't like the ridiculous size of the Max.

[@mtunayucer]

On the bright side, you wont use the normal lens for 3x zoom. There is only 1x and 5x on pro max,

[@bravedwarf]

Same as you but I upgraded to 14 pro (it is much better) but same time wasn’t overall super impressed. Think 3 years is the sweet spot but you will see a huge upgrade to everything

[@gothamtyler]

@@bravedwarfbattery reviews for 14 pro are shit man. Multiple people say it

[@tomscott88]

I’m in the same boat and not sure yet. So annoying the 5x is only on the max I think it’s stupid that they differentiate features on phones in the same category. As a man the max is stupid it won’t fit in my jeans pocket and I ain’t going to wear a man bag. Although yes this is better than my 11 pro it’s at 90% bat health and still works fine and the majority of the features from the 12-14 won’t change the way I use it… so I’m torn I want a new one but I don’t really need one 😂

[@mtunayucer]

@@tomscott88 they have done this before on 12 and 12 pro. So this is not a huge surprise

[@otisw.8687]

Typing this on a mini as you shared about returning to your own; I really hope the line returns one day, but these hopes aren’t too high.

[@KostadinBelchev]

Best analysis as ever, I was waiting for your thoughts, great job!

[@dharmashetty]

Reviews are great ! Thankyou.

[@aidonis98]

Say thank you to the EU for USB-C and the "upgraded repairability."

[@Jezee213]

The AAA games being on the iPhone is awesome. So many handhelds are being made like Steamdeck, Logitech handheld, Razer handheld, etc.... a lot of others are using old snapdragon chips and are basically smartphone screens and parts into a new chassis with controls slapped on. It makes sense to just make the smartphone capable wether streaming or on device.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

You can't compare a cloud streaming handheld with the Steam Deck or modern smartphones.

[@Jezee213]

@@PSYCHOV3N0M yea very true I realize that now.

[@spitperson69]

Fine with them being late to USB-C, I'm just glad to have it. But man does it feel hypocritical for a company hyping themselves up for environmentalism to ask people to buy an entire new set of Airpods Pro just to get USB-C when they could just as easily sell a replacement case and recycle the old ones. Very upset that they've refused to do that.

[@bootchoo96]

Lots of apple products are thrown away because it's very difficult and time consuming to reach the battery to dispose of it properly. Glue everywhere and not a lot of pull-tabs (airpods, apple watch, pencil, etc)

[@RossMKF1]

They prob will sell the case separately down the line

[@spitperson69]

Well then they should probably fix those issues before they go on about being kings of environmentalism. Regardless - tossing out a full set of airpods and the case is still significantly worse on several levels than only throwing out a case. That's an option they could have provided.@@bootchoo96

[@Gabriel-xg5yo]

The environmentalism is on their terms (unless compelled by government forces). As such, you will continue seeing a lot of this BS.

[@Okk681]

Apple and environmentalism? That is never gonna truly happen unless they change a lot of things about their company and how they do things…

[@mlrk3y858]

Great commentary here- thank you 🙏

[@T2Studios]

I appreciate you mentioning the big improvements in the standard iPhone 15 this year. There is a definite "pro" bias with most reviewers where since the Pro and Pro Max didn't get all the features they hoped for, they act like there's nothing noteworthy about the new lineup as a whole. As an SE owner interested in street photography, I am very intrigued that the base model iPhone is finally getting a MP increase, and it might motivate me to upgrade this year.

[@ReedHarston]

I’ve been using SigmaOS since the last time they sponsored and I’ve been loving it. I still use Safari for some things, but most of my actual work work I now have nicely organized in a handful of workspaces. Super nice!

[@Afrasayabful]

And thats why I only watch your videos for this level of Honesty. Thank you Snaz

[@PaulMorris85]

Love your comical AND informative videos

[@vitalez01]

I never even thought about the Pro moniker for A17 being left off on the iPhone 16 non-Pro and using it as a reason to not give it USB3. I could clearly see them do it now that you pointed it out 😂

[@anttihilja]

Snazzy Labs vid about the keynote is always more interesting than the keynote.

[@alihashemian3418]

maan I love your opinions on stuff. you have really good understanding of what you talking about.

[@laloajuria4678]

so far the best roundup video so far. appreciated!

[@rafaelortega9833]

I was thinking that next year, we might get the SoC called A18 Max for the iPhone 16 Pro Max or Ultra, but if we're only getting Pro name just for USB 3 speeds, that's a bummer

[@toadlguy]

I'm kind of bummed that there is no $499 iPhone 13 Mini. I'm not really interested in a refurb given the already underpowered battery. On the happy side, I think that will push me to the new iPhone 15, which, for a $799 phone may be an exceptional all around phone AND camera, shooting 24 MB photos out of the box with all the depth info, pretty cool for a non pro camera system. Oh, and USB-c 🤩

[@rollieb116]

Hey man I love your videos. Your pacing is a good fit for my brain. This video didn’t drag on. And that 20 minutes went by quick. Thanks.

[@MrDingleberry31]

Great review thanks

[@Halbmond]

I’m looking into upgrading from an iPhone 11 Pro to an iPhone 15 non-pro. This is the first time I’m actually considering a non-pro because it finally has a 2x tele mode! However, I could also get an iPhone 14 Pro for roughly the same price, and this got me thinking … which is better?

[@FlorianBriegel]

USB C!! (and the 15 is lighter) otherwise i would choose the nicest colour

[@anuja943]

Iphone 15 regular model. Light weight, much better battery life, Fun colours (this depends from person to person). But, not having 120 hertz is a huge bummer, if you can live with it get the regular 15 and save few bucks.

[@Halbmond]

@@anuja943 After thinking some more about it, I’ve come to the opposite conclusion lol. 14 Pro has ProMotion, 3x lens, macro mode(!), night portraits(!), SmartRAW. Those features are really nice imo. Although it is indeed considerably heavier, about the weight difference of an aluminum Apple Watch! Personally, I don’t like the 15 colors at all. Non-pro colors are too pastel for my taste, pro colors are different shades of dull. A deep-red product red phone would have been awesome! But I LOVE the new FineWeave material!

[@desaturated6049]

I also think the introducing of AAA games on mac is huge. Baldur's Gate 3 is already a good start.

[@realericanderson]

Bakery’s gate 3 ain’t even out for Mac yet tho

[@GOTAisMe]

For the Mac absolutely. For the phone, not necessary, The whole point of putting it on the phone is for everyone to start thinking about upgrading to the M3 when they come out

[@JGabrielCM]

Great video! Love your mood dude keep it going!

[@emzed33]

good video, actually discussing the bad aspects of the release/phone too.

[@ryanbarrera3455]

for me i’ve chosen the pro max phones for about three years now and i’m kinda tired of the bigger size. i wish they both had the zoom feature tho. i’ll be going with the regular pro this year and i have to say i’m more excited for the smaller size than if i had gotten the pro max for just the better ish camera.

[@nick_aheh]

I’ve had the Max phones for 3.5 years. I downsized this year and at first, it was tough to adjust, but now I love it. I have the 14

[@guitaripod]

Your takes on Apple have and continue to be better than other KZbinrs. Unlikely to see your name up there, though, seeing how you're capable of seeing the bad sides of the company and wording it cohesively.. Which is more valuable to the viewers than some keynote PR slide with your name on it.

[@aaronmulkey7487]

I was just going to say the same thing. His explanations and opinions on the announcements is more human and simply real. Good video.

[@liquidtunes]

This.

[@mopnem]

Agree that he's better than well, almost all of them but yr kidna implying MKHB isn't critical to apple & he is, his last vid was & he even tweeted that in his repsonse to apple lol.

[@CorvusHyperion]

Glad you like your analogue watches!

[@ciprianxro]

besides your clips that are awsome, I love the Mkbhd part!

[@KaranDeshmukh]

As an iPhone 11 Pro user, I am going to wait another product cycle **precisely** because of the feature fragmentation between the 15 Pro and Pro Max. This is exactly what they pulled when they launched the iPhones 12 Pro and Pro Max and the next year 13 Pro and Pro Max magically had feature parity. I just cannot imagine myself lugging around the Pro Max. In fact, if they ever decide to launch an iPhone Pro Mini, I’ll be one of the first people to preorder it. I KNOW its never going to happen but let a guy dream, yaar! 😅

[@micahgrauel8770]

If you want something, an apple isn’t giving it to you, sue the hell out of them it’s time to make their life miserable through law fair.

[@ImpoForrest]

I’m also still on iPhone 11 Pro, but deciding to upgrade this year mostly because carriers are offering such amazing trade in deals. I doubt it will be included next year.

[@jacksonkuzmic]

I got a 12 pro max after using small phones my whole life and I can confirm it’s too big

[@AnuragDeshpande]

Hands down, this is more informative, condensed and to the point info for people who didn't watch the keynote than any other KZbinrs who were present in person or shot hands on with the devices. Thank you. ❤

[@Eanicus]

Great breakdown. Very thorough.

[@guntherfurlong]

Great balanced review on the latest releases for Apple with the good and bad stuff mentioned.

[@marcofeature]

Regarding the f-ratio comparison between iPhone 15 Pro Max and S23 Ultra, one thing to note is that the f-ratio is the ratio between aperture size and focal length, while the aperture size is what physically determines how many photons hit the sensor, hence the SNR and raw noise level, so you cannot directly compare the f-ratio and need to also take the focal length into account, as they are at different focal length (120mm vs 230mm, or x5 vs x10).

[@3dus]

There's a unspoken synergy between the newly redesigned GPU cores and Neural Engine Cores. I bet when they scale up for M3, it will be a very good tokens/sec model running machine that will rival Nvidias GPUs.

[@rpratt3746]

good info. thanks

[@infj2177]

I think, you 🥇make one of the best review videos with a deep dive into essential matters and technical aspects while adding a personal touch, flavor and having fun. Just keep doing what you are doing . 😉

[@pedroarsousa]

Only Quinn would touch on the obvious leather-to-plastic thing being malarkey… A reason, amongst many, to always come back to this channel.

[@BlairSlavin]

You summed up a lot of my feelings about the event. I don’t plan to buy anything though I was going to only if the close-up micro camera would integrate with the third-party apps. Which I have not been able to make happen for a year on my iPhone 14. a big Applegate that nobody seems to want to touch. But recently I joined the beta program and complained about this immediately and they pretty much fixed it. So I’ve been able to do what no third-party company has been able to do that I have asked repeatedly to fix, so now I can enjoy my iPhone 14. So I am going on a trip so I may go over to my mom’s older mini

[@davidh8547]

Great video as always

[@JoachimLT]

The best takes as always! 🙌

[@dwalster7538]

The smartphone is the most powerful game console on the planet.

[@TheWesman45]

You can 100% polish titanium. You can also make it completely black, not dark grey. What I'm really, really hype for is custom anodization that people might do. You can do ALOT with Ti. Rainbow, specific color, patterns, and more. Titanium is a crazy metal as far as coloring goes.

[@snazzy]

You can do it-I said Seiko does it-but it's really difficult and scratches significantly easier when polished vs Stainless Steel.

[@TheWesman45]

@@snazzynope, Seiko uses a coating. You can make Ti 100% black. You can scratch it and it'll just expose more black. Now, I'm not sure if it can be done en mass or in a safe way, but let's just say it involves a lot of WD-40.

[@tiagoperuchin]

Snazzy Labs on fire 🔥

[@Eboy299]

Satisfyingly thorough journalism here, entertaining too. Great video Quinn

[@DanjerusThyme]

Good morning Snazzy Labs, I am pumped about these upgrades myself! I current run an iPhone 11 Pro Midnight Green 256GB and will be upgrading to the iPhone 11 Pro 25GGB probably in Black or Silver. As a small phone lover I really liked to hear that the Pro iPhones are substantially lighter this year AND smaller due to the very small bezel size, this is amazing news! and the fact the batterys are getting larger, huge fan of long long lasting battery life. Also excited that more and more iPhones will have the Dynamic Island so hoping that more and more developers will use this in clever ways.

[@thecheesegod7]

I also am using a mini, a 13 mini, and cannot imaging jumping up to one of these massive phones. It's the perfect size and weight. There are definitely features from these new phones that I want, but I plan to keep my mini as long as I can.

[@ehdbom]

yeah it's a very usable size, just so dissapointed in my 12 mini battery life and lack of usb c. So I'll probably upgrade and just adapt to having a bigger phone again, it nice if you are viewing content, but not for much else.

[@GabrielIgnacio]

If I planned on upgrading, I was likely eyeing the 15 Pro instead of the Pro Max as while I still love my 13PM, thing’s starting to feel like a brick in my pocket. The battery life is absolutely killer though. It’s too bad that the 15PM is getting the periscope telephoto camera system and not the regular Pro as I’m pretty sure space would be an issue.

[@jacksonkuzmic]

@@GabrielIgnacioI have a 12 pro max and I can agree, it’s like a brick. Battery is awesome, tho when I upgrade next I will buy the standard size.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

It's not a night and day difference if you jump from the Mini to the next largest screen size available after that. I think you can definitely get used to a slightly larger screen and still enjoy the new features that you want.

[@MRBenchwork]

The product announcement review I didn't know I needed. Thank you for the detailed reporting.

[@ShooterWG7]

I love these recaps!

[@housepianist]

Don’t feel bad about using the 12 Mini. I’m still rocking the base 12. It’s a great phone for how I use it. It really is a tool as opposed to a “cool toy” which phones were for the most part years ago. However, I’m considering upgrading to a 15 Plus as I want something bigger. I just wish the colors weren’t so pastel-y but I guess that’s what cases are for.

[@sebbya8370]

Crap phone just been banned in France

[@housepianist]

@@sebbya8370 um, ok. Good thing I’m not in France! 🙄

[@wbae1340]

He’s using a 12? Is that supposed to be impressive? I use an 11, and know so many people with lower.

[@jacobdoestuff9851]

iPhone mini ultra

[@BagerGman]

People get out of touch. I used the 6s line from December 2015. Got a 6s+, it was stollen, then got a plain base 6s as low money. Used that till I got my base model 11 in November after it launched. I only got the 11 as my 6s was actually dying. The new iPhones need a software change to entice or I stay on my 11 or go to Samsung galaxy for some features I may want when this phone dies.@@wbae1340

[@RyanLRaben]

Wifi 6E and the USB-C are my personal favorites.

[@snazzy]

Amen to 6E! Finally!!!

[@MysteryMii]

@@snazzyBut only on the Pro models. Regular 15 models still only have regular Wi-Fi 6.

[@GTS-Olivier]

Great video! I really appreciate your point of view. Other creators often just repeat factsheets.

[@TheNeoVince]

pretty glad about the watch updates! I've been waiting for them to upgrade their chips and glad it happens now. And I don't know if you noticed but the new series come with 64 GB of storage instead of 32 (I don't know if that was in their keynote but I saw it in the specs on Apple website)

[@xhatjain]

The stripping of modules and rebranding A17 Pro to A17 Bionic for iPhone 16 could not be more true. It feels like year after year Apple is dumbing down their non-pro models which is horrible.

[@kanawutkrongraksa3085]

Non pro with A17 bionic and 6GB ram😂

[@xhatjain]

@@kanawutkrongraksa3085 6GB Ram is too much, max 4GB Ram 🤣

[@jasonmajere2165]

Yes, but I would point out prices haven’t changed despite inflation world wide.

[@xhatjain]

@@jasonmajere2165 Apple isn’t running social service over here. They have enough margin in their products.

[@zoid9969]

Still keeping my 13 mini, until it breaks. What happens then, I have no idea. The keynote itself was even more cringy than normal, which is saying something. Whilst Apple's efforts in the environmental and sustainability arenas are praiseworthy, it's not just their anti-repair stance than sticks in my craw. They make most of their products in sweat shops in East Asia, using poorly-paid and exploited workers. They promote frequent upgrades (e.g. iPhone), which is wasteful (even if you give your old phone to someone else or trade it in). And they continue to be anti-union. All of these things are at odds with the progressive image they try to project.

[@revmotor]

Nice review and nice office.

[@elem2618]

Thanks for your remark about MKVHD!! Your right!!

[@aliozanerbektas]

Right to repair debacle is a thing only because apple charges so much for the service. Let's agree on this one; Noone would ever care about the right to repair stuff if a screen replacement costs 30 dollars or battery replacement 10 dollars.

[@micahgrauel8770]

You’re wrong. people would care.

[@aliozanerbektas]

@@micahgrauel8770 prove me wrong.

[@alifpr]

Been waiting for your thoughts all day, keep up the awesome content!

[@selohcin]

I've never seen your channel before, but this was by far the best iPhone 15 feature commentary video I've come across. Well done.

[@Kamome163]

Great vid!!

[@SteveDion]

Another great video!

[@jefgirdler7232]

In regards to the new cameras - I was really glad they showed the camera settings on the sample shots. My wife and I are looking at the pros (I’m on an 11 still and she’s never had a flagship) and it’ll be fun to refer back to those settings with our own photos.

[@TheeFatPanda]

Great highlights!

[@piteshmistry9957]

Great vid!! I was thinking the same about the A17 Pro chip when it does get used in the non-pro iPhone 16 next year. Most likely they'll take out the USB-C controller and maybe have 1 less GPU core so its only 5 instead of 6

[@ThunderAndCypher]

Amazing video!!

[@Symphonixz]

good points

[@MrPwnageMachine]

Love this channel

[@ifoghale]

Just started watching, but wanted to shoutout one of the best tech KZbinrs in the game. There’s always an interesting take on Snazzy Labs

[@Thunder025]

Going from a 3 year old 12 mini to a 15 this year. I really don't like the huge size of the Pro Max but I really like to 5X camera and biggest battery. Should I shell out for it or would I be ok with just the Pro and it's 3x camera?

[@schopra13]

Thank you for being the ONLY person talking about the lack of multiple programmable actions with the action button

[@Garrettdx1988]

I appreciate the updates on the fire trucks part way through the video 😅

[@tannermartz6761]

loving your videos recently, keep up the great work, just watched mkbhds launch video before this, while his is more comprehensive for general audiences, your video really touches on deeper insights and beyond just what apple presented, a reason I keep coming back to your videos. Well done!

[@TheT8or]

I just wanna say, I really enjoy your writing style and delivery

[@TheStashOfNash]

I'm so glad you're talking about the games shown. That was literally the most impressive thing I've ever seen shown at a keynote, and phone reviewers literally glossed over it like it isn't a gigantic move for mobile gaming. Resi 4 does not run well on a 3060 on medium settings 1080p, seeing it run on a mobile processor without fans is the game changing thing that makes me excited for actual true mobile gaming

[@ThatAdamGuy]

Hey, longtime geek, but first-time watcher (and now subscriber). I normally don't have the patience to watch 20+ minute videos on new phones, but both your style and content were awesome and you should feel awesome! (and yes, I watched your video to the end). P.S. -- Yeah, I don't think I'll get a Pro Max, either. I know there are physical limitations / challenges, but I was really hoping Apple would somehow find a way to squeeze at least a 5x optical zoom in the 6.1" size :\

[@StayConnectedEV]

Actually agree with you on this entire video

[@freshmexicano0375]

Can you please mention how you feel about moving from your mini to the 15 pro when you review it? I have a 12 mini too and hate lugging around my SO's 14 pro max, that thing is a straight up BRICK.

[@luckybob04]

“If you’re rich enough to afford the latest Apple products, your life will be saved in an emergency.” So I wasn’t the only one that got that impression…..

[@MarkMcLenaghan]

Great thoughts on the products from Apple. As for the sponsor I have been using sigmaOS for about a month and loving it. Especially love the sink feature between devices.

[@fassoulia]

12 mini user here, and loving it! not sure what to do when it dies!

[@Some-guy-on-the-internet]

Hardware AV1 decoding is a really nice addition this gen.

[@Adamacros]

Great video. Always appreciate your honest and incredibly well formed opinions. My wife and I are both upgrading - I'm going from a 12 pro max to the 15 pro max and my wife is going from the 11 to the 15 AND I think I might pick up some USB-C AirPods. Never had a pair but the noise cancellation and the form factor are VERY appealing to me!

[@brianlipke1668]

I have a 12 Pro Max and I am struggling to decide if its worth the upgrade or not

[@itsalltakenup]

Great video! Think it was pretty obvious that the iPhone 15 Pro series would include Spatial Video recording