The new iPhone is great, but... - iPhone 14 & 14 Pro
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Today Jake is checking out the new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro from Apple, but are they better or worse than the previous generation?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Unboxing
1:43 Outside impressions
2:31 Display specifications
3:37 Always on display
4:54 SIM card slot is still here (for now)
5:39 Cameras specs
8:21 Internal specifications
9:17 Battery life
10:01 Dynamic island demo
12:33 Camera
15:40 Action mode
16:36 Speakers
17:12 Pricing
17:32 Conclusion
18:16 Outro - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
dbrand must have known Linus wasn't doing this unboxing: they put actually nice skins on them!
lol yeah they might have known that he'll be not hosting this video
They probably need them on the MAC Address channel and dont want Linus' mug all over the video they'll have there.
Ofc, at least these don't get dropped
or sales not doing too hot
@@prashank It's mostly for the lolz for the Linus face skin lmao
With respect to SIM cards. They were originally there to prevent user lock in. But then carrier level locking came in at a phone level.
So how does the esim work? Im on T-Mobile, if I activate the phone, will it cause my current sim to deactivate? I have 2 Android phones that I like to share the sim with, and it would suck if I was no longer able to use the Asus RoG phone 6 pro whenever I felt like using it.
But it has also been a security issue as thiefs were able to disable Find My functionality for your phone when they took out the physical SIM card. So, good riddance.
@@Phanbot01 I'm all for the physical SIM to go away as I think your (and my) complaint is relatively minor compared to the advantages of lack of physical SIM, but I was also thinking the same thing. I have 2 SIM cards for the same phone number for my iPhone and iPad, and sometimes I turn off cellular on my phone to use my cellular plan with my iPad. Will that niche use case essentially disappear now, or is there still a way to do this with eSIM (having 2 eSIMs on separate devices for the same phone number / cellular plan & not having to "transfer" your SIM to another device every time you decide to use your phone number / cellular plan on a different phone/device)?
@@utubekullanicisi but what if I’m trying to travel
@@LordFogthe3rd Somebody has to remove the physical SIM card so that other countries who don't have a good infrastructure for eSIM yet start to take it seriously. Every time something major like this happens there will be a painful transitionary period, but the earlier someone starts it, the earlier you'll overcome that period, so.
I’m a buyer for an Aerospace company. And while I agree Apple uses insane terms sometimes, Aerospace grade Aluminum is an actual thing. 6061 or 7075 are the most common for our applications. My guess is Apple uses 6061.
But does that necessarily mean a better product? Because i'm sure every aluminum grade has its own balance of cost, durability, ductility, and hardness and so on, but how does "aerospace aluminum" translate to better phone shell?
It's like of Ford advertised their truck by saying "we built this truck using aerospace aluminum" it would still be nonsense because they haven't explained any supposed advantages, just the name. If apple had said, we used aerospace aluminum to increase drop protection, that wouldn't be marketing nonsense, but when they just say "we used aerospace aluminum", it's pointless, mindless, marketing.
Doesn't excuse them for lying about sapphire glass though.
I remember when Apple launched the iPhone 7 they said they upgraded it from 6000 to 7000 series. I’m not sure though, it’s been 6 years 🥲 but I’m curious, what is the difference between them? I’m not from the industry
@@mihnealazar7039 7075 is much stronger than 6061, but 7075 also has a lower melting point. They each have their own ideal applications.
The iPhone 7 introduced the stronger aluminum because of the good ol’ bend gate.
@@mihnealazar7039 Actually it was the 6s that introduced 7000 series aluminum, along with a redesigned/reinforced unibody enclosure.
4:35 Aerospace grade aluminum is actually a specification of metal vs "armor aluminum"
Yeah. Aluminium is cool
Came to say this, also surgical grade stainless steel.
I get that Apple has ridiculous naming schemes for other things, but those are actual standard terms.
but it being "aerospace grade" can mean anything from rocket engines to plane seat armrests, no? :D
Good god it’s not Apple talk, man you guys are idiots , aerospace grade aluminum is the highest grade aluminum alloy , same with surgical grade steel , it’s the highest level of standards for metals not Apple talk god so many idiots.
@@Aaron-zl5gq "highest grade", "highest level of standards", bullshit.
SIM cards are great for people that need a backup phone at the ready. Even for people that don’t normally need that, it’s great for the dumb instance where you need your phone fixed and you’re without it for hours if not days. Just take the SIM card out, pull that dusty Pixel 4 out of the drawer, plop in the SIM, and boom, instant temp phone with all the features you need.
1 eSIM and 1 physical SIM seems like it would be easy to do and the ideal setup for flexibility
@@codec862 iphone has esim since the X
For me is important. Specially, everytime when I travel to other countries. Is just plug and everything is ready.
@@libardomm.trasimaco In a couple years esim will be the norm, so it won't matter. It's a just for a couple years until full adoption you might run into trouble.
eSIM works the same way and can potentially be even more convenient. You don't move a physical object around and it can be as simple as scanning a QR code. You can also have one eSIM stored in multiple phones.
Other than the really slow rollout, eSIM is better than physical cards in every way. It's not really new tech anymore and we should have been running entirely on eSIMs years ago.
Apple's "SmartHDR" isn't the same thing as the "Photonic Engine". Apple uses SmartHDR to enhance photos with high amounts of light. In mid-to-low light their "Deep Fusion" kicks in, and in low light Nigth Mode kicks in. This new Photonic Engine basically refers to a newer, better version of Deep Fusion, where the part of the processing of the photo that is done by the Neural Engine gets applied much earlier than in the past, applying the processing to the raw photo from the sensor rather than the final compressed JPEG output. In the end Deep Fusion hasn't gone away on the iPhone 14 models, but Photonic Engine now refers to the entire new imagine processing pipeline for mid-low light photos (in situations where it's not dark enough for Night Mode to be activated, but still dark).
no offense but I think most people would say why do we need more fancy marketing terms of image processing? Its all computational photography in the end and its what every other smartphone manufacturer does. Some more or less than others thats it. Could just mention the benefits like more details this year or better low light etc.
I upgraded to the 14 Pro from an XS Max. After a while, the larger screen really started bothering me, and this feels slightly better. The camera is light years better though, but I do miss 3D/force touch. A lot.
I upgraded to a 13 pro max from an xs max last year and the 3d touch was the first thing I missed - and I still miss it. 3d touch would probably work really well with the dynamic island because there is such an immediacy to the touch that doesn't exist with the software based haptic touch.
force touch was great and really differenciating from any phone in the market.. its a shame
I cant believe they got rid of force touch
Indeed 3D Touch / Force Touch was one of the best features they implemented.
I agree and definitely think it should come back. I have a slight feeling that a lot of people actually used and just didn’t know it had a name or knew they were using it. This is actually one of the big reasons I haven’t upgraded from my XS Max. I hate the way stuff feels on the newer iPhones when I use the cursor moving thing - it takes forever and doesn’t always work right. I used 3D Touch writing this very comment. I use it A LOT. I think USB C might be the thing that turns me to upgrade grade though…. if that ever happens. Ugh.
Edit: don’t know what you had till it’s gone kind of thing - we should start a petition to bring it back, haha
5:25 You'll know when the industry is about to change when Samsung make an advert about how their phones still have a SIM slot.
Only for them to drop the SIM card slot on their new phones weeks later, just like with the headphone jack and the charging brick. Typical Samsung...
And history is about to repeat itself
I feel like everyone's forgotten how easy it is to pick up a sim when travelling, and now that borders are opening up again, anyone who travels at all might start avoiding iPhone.
Don’t worry Samsung will immediately copy everything apple does directly after making fun of it
I will literally die if they ever adopt that stupid Dynamic Island.... I will sell my monitor, phone, and my tablet...
Yeah in bright studio lighting I’m sure the sensor array and camera is visible but in most situations it’s not at all
As Jerry rig everything explained, these aero space aluminium terms are actual terms for aluminium. Makes a difference. Like their glass. I recommend his tear down and scratch test.
As is surgical steel: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_stainless_steel, though it does say that it doesn't actually have a strict definition.
But aren't those materials just the materials commonly used in industry. There's no regulation saying that a particular alloy needs to be used.
Aerospace just implies high strength, low weight. I think surgical steel implies low corrosion.
@@Snoop_Dugg it's industry standards that are used by marketing in a more or less deceitful way... It's most likely 316 stainless and 6061 aluminum, nothing wrong with that just pretty "run-of-the-mill" though
@@felixbelanger2659 I remember Apple said they used 7000 series in the iPhone 7 compared to the 6000 in the 6 and 6s when they introduced it. I’m not 100% sure since it’s been 6 years but (limited) info on the web seems to point in this direction too.
@@mihnealazar7039 6S had the better aluminium to fix bendgate from the 6
Can't really see the sensors in normal conditions it's prob cause you're in studio lighting
Always On Display was first introduced in Nokia phones in 2005 and on AMOLED phones in 2010. That year I had a Samsung Omnia 7 with AMOLED screen that didn't have AOD, but maybe could have supported it. It was standard on Nokia Lumia Windows Phones as of 2013, and called Glance Screen. Samsung Galaxy didn't have this until the S7 in 2016. But it is nice to see that Apple is also finally catching up.
but those were trash OLEDs that would burn in... and this one probably does too
@@RycoonGalloyI've never experienced burn in on Windows or Android phones with AOD. As far as I know content is slightly repositioned to prevent this.
@@RycoonGalloy my S7e doesn't have burn in.... With AoD.
Can wait for android to finally catch up with apples battery life, processors, and cameras
@@Gerard1971 You won't notice burn in of static images unless you have something displayed for a very long time, but OLED degrades over time. I've had two Lumia phones and both of them had massive shift in color after about two years (it was noticeable when comparing to a new phones).
I'm guessing the better audio on the base 14 was due to the internal redesign, maybe the plate in the middle that everything is mounted on gives more surface area for vibrations? Though on the topic of the internal redesign it is very interesting that apple didn't talk about it at all even though its the biggest change of the 14. 🤔
Maybe they didn't want to have to mention that they "saved" some space by moving to esims, and instead of using that saved space to do literally anything, they put a plastic rectangle instead.
Innovation everyone.
@@anivicuno9473 Then the non US version would miss out with whatever they could’ve put in there.
The earpiece has been thinned out on the 14pro, as it can no longer eat into the notch. That’s why the audio is worse
I use it to stash things
@@malachyfernandez6285 ffs when can we get some bezel back
The price increase is insane on these. The iPhone 14 starts at 1060 USD, and 1350 USD for the Pro here in Norway. Almost $300 up from the iPhone 13 models.
Increase? Did the iPhone 13s not cost as much when they came out
So? Your currency has fallen against USD, so this is expected.
Ya the price has increased every were except us and Canada,apple knows most of the media is from us so they didn't increase the price in us and fooled everyone
@@Chopper153 not really, euro is basically equal to the USD and yet we have the 14 Pro starting at 1350€, that’s a lot more
@@sium4231 Exactly one year ago, 1 Euro = 1.19 to 1.2 USD . This means a YoY depreciation of 16.7%. As such all products imported from the USA or made by American companies will become more expensive in Europe. Forget electronic goods, many euro countries won't be able to import fuel during winter.
Jake: "Looks kinda bad"
Also Jake: Has above his head like 3 grands worth of lighting equipment.
This
Exactly
He’s honestly just trying to hate on it or at least that’s what it feels like with a fair bit of his Apple content
Last year's SoC at a higher price on the iPhone 14, yey....
Go buy your android then 😂
Go buy your android then 😂
Okay but fair play to them their soc is still leagues beyond what android has to offer and the gpu has more cores that were only in the pro model last year.
Its the same price?
It’s not the SoC from the base iPhone 13
Apple didn’t come up with the term medical grade stainless steel. Surgical stainless steel is a grade of stainless steel used in biomedical applications. The most common "surgical steels" are austenitic SAE 316 stainless and martensitic SAE 440, SAE 420, and 17-4 stainless steels.
Nice info
they have to cheap shit to save costs
It was painful to watch him struggle to open the dynamic island navigation widget by long pressing it lol.
Well Jake, consider that you're sitting under a bunch of studio lights when you're looking at the cutout. It's fine in regular viewing.
You guys should really get a much sturdier table and bolt it to the ground.
The constant shaking and wobbling in the over-head shot was very distracting and annoying.
Donate
YES!
I can't unsee it now, thanks.
what
Nah it's just a demo of snapchat on iPhone 14 Pro.
"Aerospace grade" simply means that the alloy is being used in aerospace. 6063 or 6061 which is a common affordable aluminum meets that grading, as it can be used for example in framing, or even a cabinet hinge in a commercial airliner. Don't think it means "ultra high quality"
3D touch is actually quite useful imo
when you need to relocate your insertion point when typing it can act as a virtual cursor instead of having to tap in between the small text.
Haptic feedbacks are definitely an improved experience, but they decided to take it away which kinda sucks.
You can just tap and hold the space bar to do the same thing. I will miss force touch once I upgrade though...
Yeah you can long press the spacebar and the cursor moves with haptic feedback.
@@roliletea you could also use the 3D Touch to highlight extremely accurately in the exact same motion, you can no longer do that.
I came here to say the same thing, even though there’s somewhat comparable features now with my newer phone I will definitely miss the 3D Touch. I didn’t realize I was going to be losing it when I upgraded my phone and I’ve been slightly bummed ever since :/
For all the silly names, Photonic Engine and the version before it which I cant' remember the name of, they are not just HDR and a bunch of photos. It's the entire processing pipeline from sensor to file.
It's no different from what androids do. Computational photography
deep fusion
I am not a cyclist, I am Bipedal Engine Pro.
Also “photonics engine” isn’t new. They just updated it.
Deep Fusion.
Hz is Hertz, not herts or hurts. It's a unit, its not plural and you dont have to make it singular by removing the z. 1 Hertz, 144 Hertz, .... etc.
Surgical and Aerospace grade metals are a specific formulation so it make sense to use them. It doesn't mean all that much in the grand scheme of things but it's not much different than using 18/10 for stainless steel.
""aerospace grade"" and ""surgical"" is extremely general and ambiguous, enough to safely ignore them just as marketing fluffs.
Strength-to-weight is extremely important in aerospace. Aluminium is better at it than your average iron/steel. Consequently, aluminium in general is more ""aerospace-grade"" than your average iron/steel and you could call any kind of aluminium ""aerospace-grade""
Is an always-on OLED problematic? Or does it matter if you're supposed to get a new iPhone every year?
OLED on phones is not really an issue tbh.
It's really low light, burn in won't be a problem even after many years (at list not from the always on).
I doubt it’ll be problematic in terms of burn in, given the low intensity. Personally I’d switch it off anyway. iPhones have had very good wake on raise for years, so I don’t see always on being any advantage to me.
Don't think so it's kinda useless anyway most people will probably disable it
@@CallumAi I agree. Low intensity AOD isn't an issue for burn in related issues
3:39 Fun fact, a singular Hert is called a Discomfort.
The action mode cannot be brought to older phones because it needs that bigger sensors to do software crop.
The problem with the 3D Touch was that BFUs had no visual clue that they could force push on some icons and not on others. That together with the fact that devs had to create new menus and features using 3D Touch made it fail.
The dynamic island is already integrated with the live activities API, so whichever app can work on the lock screen automatically works with the “island”
I don’t think the live activities API is present on iOS 16 yet
what is a BFU?
@@justaweeb14688 “brain free user” - a software dev lingo similar to Layer 8 error, or the error: ID 10T
Ive been using a 14 Pro this week and the battery life is the thing that has stuck out to me the most. I've been charging it every 2 days.
is that a good or bad thing
I had 2 dbrand cases and both were good for a time they didn't start unglue themselves. They replaced first one, I didn't bother to replace second one.
0:57 But you do have the option: buy the phone and add a charger accessory. How hard can that be?
Not props for the SIM card let people have options. And it sucks when going in another country
When phones started there were no SIM cards. SIM cards were the result that most phones were sold vendor locked and you needed cooperation from your carrier to migrate. This the SIM card was born to spur competition phones could be unlocked by the receiving carrier when the sim is inserted into the device. Nowadays most devices are sold unlocked thus this is less of an issue, but we shall see how it develops.
The obvious downside is there is no longer the ability to be completely off a cell tower if your device is on and some entities want you to be connected
Regarding SIM cards, I just had a phone die on me and I was able to pull my SIM and put it into a backup phone while the original gets fixed. With an eSIM, that process would likely be a huge pain, especially in Canada.
Aren’t they cropping in on the larger sensor for action mode? Not trying to make any apologies here but I think having the new larger sensor, they’re probably able to crop in a bit without the image becoming too crappy
I upgraded from an IPhone SE (2nd gen) to a 14 pro last week and I love it some much. Its taking some getting use to but I think it was worth the price tag since my old phone sucked.
How much was the price tag? $900? That's more than 2 high end phones I'm willing to pay.
@@fynkozari9271 ok?
@@fynkozari9271 the same as the past 4-5 years.. what is the issue?
@@unauthac1193 For the mediocre performance increase, the price should be as mediocre. I bought 8T for $350, all I had to do was wait 1year. 120hz, 65watt charging, 12gb 256gb sd865. Lets see Iphone charge faster than 20 watt.
@@fynkozari9271 your comment makes no sense. There might not be a massive bump in performance between models, but that is mainly because they are already miles ahead of the competition already. Btw iPhone pro charges past 30w, it doesn’t need 12gb ram because it is more efficient.
5:02 I don't agree with your statement. Switching SIM cards on the fly makes a HUGE difference while travelling. Buying some cheap local card is way better than paying fees to your provider. While you do get most of your data plan in across the whole EU, this no longer applies to UK for example. I can only imagine that switching e-sim will be really painful or that I'll have to carry out some QR code with me.. not really useful.
It's obvious to see the camera array... in super bright studio lights.
I just got a 14pro yesterday, upgraded from the SE2 overall it’s a solid upgrade. Dynamic island will be as successful as its 3rd party app support. If only a few devs support the feature I don’t see it making it beyond the 14 Pro.
making fun of apple for the metal names was kinda weird considering those are the actual names of the metal and apple didn’t just make it up, sure they could use the exact grades but most people have no idea what that means
I wonder what Linus’s opinion is on the iPhone 14 being easier to repair both in authorized and unauthorized ways
What do you think he's gonna say?
"It's a MAJOR win for consumers for repairability, hats off to Apple for figuring out a way to make it easier to repair." and then "I wish a company with as much capability and capital as Apple to do more for the consumers when it comes to repairability so that people don't have to spend another buttload of hard-earned cash when their purchase gets damaged or has an issue".
There you go.
While that is technically true from a mechanical point of view, they are still doing all the bullshit in software from last gen, oh and some new fun ones: th-cam.com/video/K2WhU77ihw8/w-d-xo.html
iPhone 14 is even less repairable than the 13. Everything is serialized. Apple really doesn't want people to repair their phones without Tim Cook's explicit approval.
Plot twist: No, it is not
@@BlackFireXS I read this in Linus' voice lmao
For iPhone I would go Pro, or Pro MAX for the OLED display which is why I moved to the iPhone 11 Pro. Nice to be able to see the screen when I am out walking around, and in sunlight.
When it comes to eSIM I am going to have to check with my carrier to see how this would work for me if I need to move to a backup iPhone. A few years back I dropped, and killed my iPhone to a point it would not power up. I was lucky in that I still had my previous iPhone so all I did was pop out the SIM, and move it to my old iPhone. I was back up and running until I could get my newer iPhone repaired. Need to see how hard this is going to be if I have a new iPhone that only supports eSIM. Is there a KISS way to move my phone number/eSIM to a backup iPhone?
After some review it is looking like I may be moving away from the iPhone product line if I can not purchase one with a SIM card tray. Looking like no easy way to move from device to another device should it die. This is a deal breaker. At least I am going to get a USB type C port.
For now sticking with my iPhone 11 Pro with A13 154.9 GFLOPS supercomputer in my pocket until Apple comes out with an iPhone that has SIM tray, and a USB Type C connector that I hope is either USB4 40, or USB4 80.
1. Apple non-pro models get the OLED Displays since iPhone 12 line-up
2. I’m using eSIM for second year now. Works perfectly fine, transfering the eSim itself is also easy, i was switching from 12 Pro to 14 Pro and it transfered without any problem :)
Just for info, im from Slovakia so we’re not talking about huge country which is years ahead in technology yet still eSIM install and transfer was super easy
My main issue with the SIM card removal is that carriers here in the US really enjoy charging a $30 activation fee. I have kept the exact same sim card and swapped my phones buying from Samsung and just bringing over the same sim. If I didn't do this, I would've wasted $90 is "activation fees" by now. I'd imagine the carriers will handle esim equally poorly
I prefer the pill over the notch for what it's worth.. don't know why but it's more aesthetically pleasing.
I don't understand why you would think that losing the sim card is not a huge downgrade. I don't know a huge amount about this, so I could be mistaken, but this just feels like one more hoop I have to jump through in order to move my connection between devices. Swapping my sim card to a different phone is extremely easy and has been extremely useful when I have broken my phone (also when friends have broken theirs and needed to borrow one). Am I missing something or is this only bad?
Recently, there have been a growing amount of SIM card scams involving 2FA, so this gets rid of that. It’s actually supposed to be more convenient than physical SIM cards. You can see this on the cellular iPads where you can select what carrier and plan you’d like and it’s activated right away. You can switch on the fly. For some reason, it’s not like this on iPhones and you have to scan a QR code or call to get it activated. Hopefully, they change it to be more like how the iPad works
Installing an eSIM into your phone can be as easy as scanning a QR code. You can store multiple eSIMs in your phone and you can have them ready in a backup phone, activating them from the settings. If you want to buy a plan, you don't need to visit a physical location to get your SIM. This is also true when traveling to other countries - you just buy the eSIM before you even get there.
Every year we churn out billions of plastic sim cards. Getting rid of them will be a good thing.
Is it HDR or is it merging multiple pictures to improve signal to noise ratio in low light situations or both?
I used 3D Touch all the time. When it was removed it took me a while to get used to not having it
12:22 well they spent a few years on it so it'll stay for at least 3-4 generations
Remember touch bar?
Yeah? It stuck around from 2016-2021. What’s your point?
I also have the idea that it makes the iphone better. But he doesnt get how to use it properly!
iPhone 4 was the og plans that leaked for it but that’s obviously not what happened. Though I think they may push that for next year personally. Though the small round volume buttons might be annoying to get at now
Facts, can’t wait for the iPhone 5 tho!
It does share something with the iPhone 4. The glass-metal-glass sandwich design with the sharp edges is somewhat unique to the 4, and I can see the similarities. But yeah, I'll take a volume rocker over those twiddly buttons any day now. They were usable on the small 4, but I couldn't imagine them being used on modern phones.
to be fair the dynamic island is not that noticeable and the you probably can see the the 2 parts inside because you have big ass lights. I can't see it on my phone.
Sim Card is a thing of the past, agreed! But eSim has its own flaws. Mostly when you travel abroad and want to use a different number and not the existing number. Just buying a new sim at the airport and start using it as soon as you reach a new international destination is just so easy. Whereas setting up eSim is a pain, also you need internet to setup new eSim, so incase of traveling abroad without data one is pretty much screwed
I am pretty excited to use the "dynamic island" feature, it's always pretty bothersome to swipe up or down just to switch a song or to stop a screen recording
If only esims could be changed as quickly as a physical sim. Maybe future phisical sims will just be rfid or something like that.
Why do you need that feature? Are you social engineering TH-camrs out of their 2fa devices, luke????
I always knew I couldn’t trust you
@@HugoTheWizard No, I travel a lot and don't like that freqently you need service in order to change an esim, and half the time I need to change a sim its because I don't have service. But I totally see the appeal of better water resistant phones.
I can't be the only person with a sim card for each carrier.
Also why are you using sms for 2fa. You should use email or even better use a physical key.
Even with physical SIMs, I’ve had to register my IMEI with them to get it to work for every carrier I’ve ever used in the US. Never been as easy as a physical SIM swap alone for me
plus they don't even do anything with the extra space inside the phone from the removed sim card slot lol, it's just an lil block in place
On my XR I can switch between esim profiles in seconds by going to settings, mobile, select the number I want activated, and click on. So it’s genuinely pretty easy. Initial Setup (at least for me in australia) of the sim profiles was super easy as it was all in app from the mobile network provider, but some networks in other countries make it a pain in the ass for initial setup.
The only time I ever notice the camera and sensor cutout is if there is direct sunlight, or if the artificial light is bright enough for me to see it. I like the island to be honest. I think it actually makes the notch have some function to it other than it's there.
Don’t like that they’ve dropped the Mini, but wondering if the next SE will fill that niche
Got my 14 pro yesterday and im in the US. Upgraded from a base storage iPhone 11 I’ve had for 3 years. The e sim was actually pretty seamless to set up, but I am on Verizon who is one of the big 3 carriers. It automatically set up when I held my old iPhone next to it and prompted me to activate my e sim. Was a worthy upgrade from the 11 I am enjoying it.
Just switched to Verizon and waiting for my 14 Pro to get delivered. How has it been on Verizon with the recent change to 3 year contracts? Never financed a phone that long lol
Like I said in the comments of previous videos, the only thing that’s enticing for me with this iPhone is the Dynamic Island. Otherwise, my iPhone 12 should be more than enough for another year (especially with USB-C being rumored for 2023).
I mean if you really wanted to, your phone could last ages. I just upgraded to the 2022 SE from the 7
Yeah, best thing is to wait for the iPhone 15.
Wtf? dynamic island is so stupid.
@@roku_nine Its a gimmick. Look megapixel camera, look ProRes, Look image stablization, look "dynamic island"... LOOK SQUIRREL!!! But no USB-C.
How many power bricks do you need? I still have the ones from my iPhone and iPad. If I need another one, I’ll get something better anyway.
I like having a SIM card. It lets me quickly setup a new phone without talking to a carrier or going through a website. Just pop in the SIM card, and get instant voice and data.
Solid take and first impression. This is the “s” model of the iPhone 13 series. Fine phone if you’re not going from a top end 13 series.
But even the S series got new SOCs back in the day 😭
Currently have an 11 pro max and was debating upgrading and leaning towards not, until… AT&T’s trade in offer gave me $1000 for my 11 lol kind of a no brainer at that point
I like how long it took for you to remember the Long Press xD
Tech Tip: It is pronounced 1 Hertz or 1 Hz. Yes, even when it's used to refer to a singular unit of frequency, it was named after a physicist, Heinrich Hertz.
Curious to see what your thoughts are on the S22 ultra when UI 5 is released next month. Apparently it's going to fix a lot of camera issues including HDR pictures, video and lowlight.
Have those ever been a problem?
@@abdullahisanidodo2876 Camera HDR issue was present. The sky looked bright cyan in photos. Also the animations are dogshit in one UI 5. Even Chinese phones have better animations.
@@abdullahisanidodo2876 well.. some people have been having problems but apparently they're going to optimize some stuff to make it look even better like shutter speed and stuff.
@@Chopper153I'm not talking about coloring in pictures.. more so sharpness and contrast.. also you'll probably have the option to change animations.. but never heard anyone refer to phone animations as dog shit... Who hurt you?..
Warm take: sim card slots in phones are good for people who travel and want to grab a prepaid sim card at whatever country they're going to.
But what about being able to just select the carrier and plan right in the settings on your phone? Not even having to go to the carrier store or vending machine and maybe forgetting the SIM card tool? That’s how cellular iPads work and it’s great. Why it doesn’t work like this on iPhones is pain
When you travel, you can buy an international eSIM that will cover multiple countries at a time and can be purchased before you even set foot to the country you're going to.
I have a 13 pro max, and the trade-in value brings the 14 pro max down to 699. However,, I only upgraded to the 13 last year and have no intention of upgrading this soon. I'll wait at least 4 years with the 13. However, if you have a 13 pro max and you really want the 14 make sure you use the trade-in feature it will help. (Provideing your phone Is in good condition)
Around 4:40 you made fun of the therm « aerospace grade aluminum » but it’s not their branding it’s actually the righ naming used in the industry
I was genuinely excited to see the first impression and then the host came in with so much bias before even giving the phone a chance. Almost defeats the purpose of having a first impression.
If they insist we must use lightning could they at least update it to be USB3/4 speeds on the pro model? The old Ipad Pros before the redesign had USB 3 speed lightning. It's absurd we're still dealing with data transfer speeds from the year 2000.
My first argument would be they want you on the cloud, but then they didn't even bother to update the wifi modem to futureproof for 6 Gbps. So, it's lazy and likely stubbornness to move away from their own tech and embrace USB standards.
I upgraded to the 14 Pro from a Nexus 5X, yes a nexus from 2015... night and day difference (as the day comes light years after)
What happens if your phone with eSim dies? How'll you transfer the sim to a new phone?
I feel like the android fanboi is strong with Jake. The reason the island still has to be there is because it’s more than just a bloody camera. There is a) the selfie camera; b) ambient light sensor; c) speaker; d) microphone; e) proximity sensor; f) flood illuminator; g) dot projector; and h) infrared camera. All of this is needed to make Face ID work. I feel like he’s missing this point.
speaker is not on the island, they cramped it up on the upper frame.
agree on your point tho.
Exactly. There’s a reason iPhones have the most secure face authentication of most modern phones, and the hardware they use for this can’t just be placed under the screen like even some cameras can be. I personally admire the move to hide a hardware cutout under software and consider it innovative, although I am *almost* an apple fanboy at this point (although I am also a phone tech, so I appreciate the hardware).
@@sebastianmaddigan3863 I feel the exact same way
At least for the next few years Tim Cook will be able to say 'we made the new dynamic island up to 2x darker, it's the darkest dynamic island ever in a mobile phone' and sell it as a feature whilst everything else stays the same.
17:31 is that a dynamic shirt? the print changed lol
no one gonna point that they could have done the notch animations for the standerd iphone too?
and called it dynamic shore
People keep saying how visible the cameras are, but i never see them. Only if there's a ton of light, at a specific angle. But even being out in the sun i rarely see it
People will find anything they can to belittle Apple
They are filming these in studio lighting so probably a ton of light here.
Agreed, on my 13 pro max I don’t even notice it unless I’m specifically looking at the camera.
Completely agree. I never see mine.
If you cared about audio maybe the non pro is best? I'm guessing if someone cared about audio the built in speakers of any model wouldn't be there choice ;p
If you are a person who enjoys music, you won't listen from the phone speaker from ist lul
You guys have studio lights on, probably why you can see the camera and sensors
I just noticed that the packaging for the cable and books is setup to look like the original iPod
As much as d brand is fun, I think that with new colors it's better to review the phones without a skin. I mean, ya'll got the purple one, which is the new color.
My last 3 phones have been the Pixel 6 pro, Pixel 4 XL, and the Pixel 3. Just last weekend traded in the 6 pro for a 14 pro max and man im not gonna lie im really loving it. Battery life is awesome, display is great, cameras are top notch , had to get used to iOS but i feel like it has better optimization for every app over my 6 pro. It's not perfect, but I am loving it so far
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I got the 14 yesterday because Verizon was offering a trade in deal for 400 off. Traded my cracked 8 plus for the 14 for half off. So far it’s an amazing phone. Battery life is great, camera and video quality are awesome and the new push for easier to repair phones is awesome. That’s the entire reason I kept my 8 plus for so long. Screen breaks? I could replace it in 20 minutes with a 25$ screen off Amazon. Same goes for when my speaker broke, battery life was bad etc. I’m hoping apple keeps up with the trend of making devices more repairable. My androids in the past were so easy to fix and so were a lot of iPhones. Making them hard or impossible to replace some components is just purely anti consumer.
In the USA we still have sim cards for most companies. Some are slowly moving to that ESim I think it's called.
Tried a 14 pro, the battery life is noticeably less compared to a 13 pro for whatever reason. One of the "big" new things in the 14 is the satellite SOS system, pretty big deal for those of us that go into the wilderness. Surprised they didn't mention that.
Probably because it’s a very niche feature, for the majority of people they will never use it
I feel like these days LTT aren't doing as much research for these videos as there are so many of them. For the past weeks, most i boxing videos have had atleast one instance where they say "how do I do this... Anyways"
I agree, the videos are still alright but the amount of times they make incorrect assumptions or just generally have no idea about the product they're displaying is way too high
That's realistic reaction. Not everyone has to do your typical review. I Will show the same reaction when i open a brand new tech..
This is just an unboxing, not a review
Well... That's exactly what the short circuit channel is for.
You're dead wrong about the lack of SIM cards! It's a horrible reduction of consumer choice. The main reason that Apple did it isn't to make it easier, but to make it impossible to swap in a SIM when you're traveling. It forces you to pay outrageous daily roaming rates offered by US carriers when you're outside the US. Currently, it's easy to buy a cheap SIM that lasts for a week or two when you land at an airport, with the 14 onward you'll have to pay your US carrier.
Fanboys will try to point out that it isn't that expensive to roam these days, quoting that it's only $10/day and includes unlimited data. This isn't really true. A local SIM will likely cost you $20 for 2 weeks, and your US roaming number will still charge you over $2/min for incoming AND outgoing calls, and you can't control people trying to call you. If you remember back a few years US carriers were forced by the government to unlock phones to people could use international SIMs while outside the US (previously they said if you owe any money on your phone subsidy that they would not unlock it). Having eSIMs technically doesn't violate the SIM unlocking order, but it does make it practically impossible even though it's not technically locked.
I can only speculate how Apple profits from this, but my guess is that US carriers are willing to pay them more for phones that can't take external SIMs, so it's just a cash grab at their customer's expense.
LTT, you should be ashamed that you just skipped by this very very serious anti-consumer behavior. It's bad the way you skipped passed it as if the removal of replaceable SIMs wasn't a big deal, and might even be convenient. I thought you guys were proud that you called Apple out when they tried to get away with stuff like this! Why haven't you made a video explaining why this sneaky behavior is the most anti-consumer move that Apple has made in a decade???
James Blake in the audio testing playlist.. sweet :D
the dynamic island is smaller than the notch, and it was pretty draining to hear Jakes pompous, apple hating attitude during this video.
That HDR photo thing is a great idea, worked really well on my Galaxy S7 back in the day.
Aerospace refers to the technical specs of the aluminum
My Lumia 920 from 2012 had an always on display
Esim has me worried mostly with how they will probably find a way to charge you money to do things with them now. Verizon charges like $30 to "activate" a regular sim card and I am imagining Apple adding a one time fee for switching phones or upgrading to another iphone. Once things move from physical to digital they usually find some way to fuck you
I think my iPhone 12 Pro was the first phone to use the eSim and having switched to the 13 and 14 now, haven’t been charged any fee. Haven’t tried switching carriers tho
Came from a 12 pro max to a 14 pro max worlds of difference. Very happy with my upgrade. Tempted to go to Canada now and buy another one and sell off my us phone but that's my only regret so far!
Will a Canadian model work with a US sim card?
Action Mode is just Hypersmooth which gopro introduced with the hero 7 4 years ago always wondered why no phone company would put it in their phones since it is only software and phones definitely have more computing power but yeah nice to see it being a feature now
1:13 "Inside you got your typical propaganda." Hahahaha, I like Jake!
i mean the short overview was meh, really
Please don’t disparage 3D Touch like that, it was the single greatest feature apple ever added to their phones
As a lover of 3D Touch, it is true that most 3rd party app devs didn't really do too much with it, and 95% of people who own(ed) 3D touch phones didn't even know about or remember to use the feature.
iPhone 14 Pro is my first non 3D touch phone, and I still catch myself trying to move the cursor around & highlight text using 3D touch on the keyboard :(
That stabilizer is just more processing trickery
Is it supposed to be dBrand as in de-brand by removing the oem's logo or d-brand like the brand but *cool* ?