If you are still hesitating between 15 and 15 Pro or even 14 Pro, then this episode is really a must-see for iPhone 15! For the iPhone 15 without Pro or Pro, the one I have is the lowest threshold for you to buy the iPhone 15 series, which is also the cheapest option. The iPhone 15 128GB is commonly known as the beggar’s version in the DIY world , but in fact the price is not at all beggar’s! Apple gave me this iPhone 15. The price is 29,900 yuan , which is close to 30,000 yuan. So since its launch, many people have been discussing whether it is worth it, whether to go directly to 15 Pro or go back and buy 14 Pro and 13 Pro . Today, we want The first question to be solved is how big is the gap between iPhone 15, 15 Pro and the previous generation 14 Pro? From the perspective of function and practicality, which one should I choose ? The second question is, I see many people saying that it is already available for 29900. Almost a year after its launch, the price of the top Android flagship S23 Ultra has been reduced to 30,000. Let’s spread out the basic specifications and look at the processor A16 vs. 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, 60Hz vs. top OLED vs. 120Hz, top OLED, dual lens vs. The four cameras are indeed a good match . Since everyone wants to see it, we will bring in the S23 Ultra together to see the key differences. Finally , for the camera part, we will bring in the 15 Pro Max to talk about how to choose between the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. , let’s take a look at whether the performance of the iPhone 15 series is the strongest digital series in history , or whether many people say it is simply a foil to the Pro series ! Before we get started, don’t forget to subscribe to Bonnie! Complete actual test, soon to be launched . The first point is, let’s take a look at the screens of these three machines. Whether it is 15, 15 Pro or 14 Pro, they all have 6.1-inch screens with dynamic island designs , so the main functional experience is They are almost the same except that the bezel of the 15 is a little thicker than the 15 Pro, but they both have dynamic guides. It seems fake and real at first glance. You can’t tell who is who. There are two main differences. The first one is the 14 Pro and the 15 Pro. All machines support Pro Motion , which is a high update rate of 120Hz , so what’s the difference? For example, we are very accustomed to 120Hz OLED screens , so even if iOS is smoother, in fact, 60Hz screens will have afterimages. When we shoot with high-speed cameras, we can clearly see that the Pro series is clearer than the 60Hz 15 , so in order to reduce afterimages, Apple In the past, on a 60Hz screen, you could only set a higher sliding resistance to limit your sliding speed so that you could try not to see afterimages. This tradition has also continued to the Pro series with 120Hz, so this is why some people say that Pro Motion is now It is similar to 120Hz. Firstly, the sliding resistance is not small. Compared with the completely liberated Android flagship, it is very clear. Secondly, the Pro Motion of iPhone is limited to about 80-90 shots. The most direct benefit of 120Hz is power saving, but relatively speaking This 120Hz cannot fully realize its potential , so looking at the 60Hz of iOS, it is naturally smoother than the 120Hz of the Pro series, and it is not a completely liberated version. It directly helps minimize the difference between Pro Motion. Anyway, I fully recommend you to go to this point. If you touch it on site and you can't feel it at all, congratulations, your eyes are very good. You can save money. But there is an exception. If you jump from 120Hz Android, believe me, you can't go back. Another difference with 60Hz is that only the Pro series It only has the Always On display function. The advantage is that you can see the time notifications in real time. The disadvantage is the power consumption and the power performance of this generation of 6.1-inch Pro is not outstanding. If you buy it and turn it off, the difference seems to be smaller , but Having said that, it is a bit unreasonable for a mobile phone that is sold at a price of 30,000 yuan not to provide Always on, but it does not even provide 120Hz. What about the actual performance of the screen? I think the difference between these three devices is almost negligible. After our actual measurement, under strong light and full white screen, all three can reach a performance of about 1000 nits , and can break through 2000 nits under 10% display area. In terms of color gamut, Is it accurate? We once again took out this $10,000 device for detailed testing. First, we tested the sRGB color gamut, which is the standard used when viewing general web pages and photos. Under this condition, the three sRGB models can reach about 99% color gamut coverage. I gave it, and I taught you about color accuracy last time. Do you still remember? This value is called Delta E <2. It means the color accuracy is good. < 1 means top performance. Please leave a message and let me know how these three perform. After watching sRGB, let’s look at P3, which is the most commonly used in professional audio and video content. You can see three of them . Can reach about 99% of P3 color gamut coverage Delta E? All of them are <1 top performance. These three screens are all top-notch, but if you think about it carefully, you should find one detail : the performance of the 14 Pro and 15 series is almost the same! Yes, those with high emotional intelligence will say that all three screens are equally good, while those with low emotional intelligence will say why the 15 Pro has not been upgraded this year! If we really want to look forward to something that can be improved next year, it should be the brightness of the all-white screen. Currently, 1,000 nits is enough, but it is still a little underwhelming under the bright sun. There are already many 1,200-1,400 nit solutions, and there is still room for improvement. So overall, It depends on whether you need 120Hz and Always on. You don’t have to worry about display performance. But if the next generation still doesn’t have 120Hz, I think it will be too far behind. It’s not a matter of not giving it , but what users want at this price. It’s a worry-free and good solution. The 120Hz, double update rate, and the most frequently used screen on mobile phones are absolutely appealing to users. Apple should give it a try. And if it’s Android 120Hz, friends who want to switch to it should really ask. Over the years, I have seen several articles about 60Hz being acclimatized to the community. I have to jump on Android again and again, and I have to spend more money to change to Pro. Don’t believe it. Next, I will help you test a peripheral according to the usual practice . Then let’s look at the second point this time. I want to talk about performance first. One of the main factors why I gave up the iPhone 15 and went back to buy the iPhone 14 Pro this time is that both models use the previous generation A16 Bionic and both have 6GB of memory, so they are almost the same in terms of book specifications . However, after In our test, the A16 Bionic used by Apple on the iPhone 15 this time seems to have gone through a certain degree of performance limitations. We specially prepared an iPhone 14 Pro with a battery health of 100% and updated to the latest version to accompany the test. As mentioned in the previous episode, the battery health of the 14 series is in a bad state, so we specially prepared a machine with a nearly new battery to accompany the test. The data is also more valuable for reference. First, we measure the CPU performance. We can see the iPhone by looking at Geekbench 5. 15 In fact, it is almost the same as the previous generation . Although the multi-core performance is about 4.2% lower , the single-core performance is still 1.3% higher. It can be said that the CPU performance is almost the same. The real difference is in the GPU part. We directly measured 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. Compared with the A16 of the iPhone 15, the performance was reduced by 10% . In order to eliminate the difference, we also found other devices. The current performance of LaiPao is indeed about 10% lower than last year . Not only is the peak performance of the GPU different, we also ran the 3DMark Solar Bay light tracing test. The previous generation 14 Pro A16 scored 4328 points. The iPhone 15 also dropped by 11%. The performance of the left and right scores 3864 points. I am not sure whether Apple has considered the limited heat dissipation design of the 15 digital series , or wants to differentiate the digital series from the Pro , or it has simply not been adjusted yet. In short, the current test results show that the 15 GPU is better than the 14 Pro. The A16 is a bit lower , but this can be connected to the next key point. The third and fourth key points I want to talk about together are the performance of heat generation and power consumption? The fever can be directly concluded. iPhone 15 is the 15, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max that we have purchased this year. Among the three, we have tested the heat of the iPhone 15 series during the iOS 17.0.2 system update. The iPhone 15 Pro is the calmest among the three. It broke through 40 degrees at the beginning and then hovered around 41 and 42. As expected, many people also left messages reporting that it was really hot when they updated. At the same time, we also measured that the highest temperature during the iPhone 15 update was only 36 degrees, which was a full five points lower. Above six degrees , our real-time monitoring software is still not ready. It is expected to be October, but it doesn't matter. Although we can't see the accurate scheduling, power consumption and frame number, power consumption, temperature and approximate scheduling observation can still be tested first. Let's first measure the basic Genshin Impact for 30 minutes. Let's go directly to the table and you can see that the temperatures of the three tubes are not much different. The reason is that as long as the temperature control upper limit is reached, the three tubes will reduce the frequency and control the temperature. The room temperature is about 26 degrees, and the surface of the fuselage reaches The frequency will continue to drop around 42 degrees. But in our test, it is certain that the 15 Pro is indeed the fastest to heat up and the first to touch the ceiling . Apple's adjustments in the game are also very conservative. I guess they should be We have learned that the A17 Pro is not someone to be trifled with this time . At the same time, we also recorded that the power consumption was about 16-17% for 30 minutes at a brightness of 200 nits . So in fact, the A17 Pro under heavy load is The performance is similar to that of the A16. Apple did not let itself go. Secondly , we went directly to the 30-degree room temperature that everyone is talking about. The 4K 60 Dolby Vision video recording test was very long for one hour. The results were directly uploaded. The hottest one this time is still the iPhone 15 Pro. The highest temperature on the surface has reached 42.9 degrees , and the side frame is really hot . Friends who use bare metal devices in summer may feel the same way. iPhone 15 is actually quite hot, reaching 41.9 degrees. There is no doubt that the lowest temperature is still iPhone 14 Pro. The maximum temperature is controlled at around 40 degrees. In addition, everyone knocked on the bowl and grabbed the S23 Ultra together for testing. We also measured 4K 60FPS HDR at 30 degrees for one hour of continuous recording. The result was that the hottest one this time was the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which reached 43 degrees . It reached the same 42.8 degrees as the previous group. It seems that Apple’s temperature control is 43 degrees , otherwise the results would not be so similar. The S23 Ultra was about two degrees lower, reaching 41.1 degrees. Third , we also ran the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 20 rounds of pressure here. For the test, we first look at the stability of 14 Pro 66.7%, 15 74.9%, and 15 Pro 82.5%. At first glance, does it seem that 15 surpasses 14 Pro? In fact, it is not possible to see that the 15 has been underclocked from the beginning. The highest score is less than 3000 points and the lowest score is even lower than the 14 Pro. Even if we look at the body temperature, in the same test, the front and back of the 14 Pro are about 37-38. The temperature is around 41 degrees and the 15 has already reached over 41 degrees. So this test also clearly explains why Apple wants to reduce the frequency because the heat dissipation of the 15 is currently worse than that of the 14 Pro. Even if the frequency is reduced from the beginning, the temperature is still too high. The 14 Pro is 3-4 degrees higher and fourth. Finally, we also tested the daily low load of 200 nits of YouTube video playback for one hour. In fact, the low load performance is no problem. You can refer to the table. So in the final summary, power consumption, battery life, and heat generation In fact, the comparison between 15 and 14 Pro can almost be said to be a complete victory without having to compare with 14 Pro. Even the A16 Bionic of 15 was a performance-reduced version from the beginning, but the final temperature was still higher than that of 14 Pro . In other words , the previous generation 14 Pro although everyone talked about heat dissipation It’s not done well , but it’s already a slightly better performance compared to 15. Also, someone asked if the thermal conductivity of 14 Pro is worse than 15. So 15 has a higher temperature and basically burns for 20 minutes to allow the whole machine to reach thermal balance and the final result. The 14 Pro has better performance after downclocking and the temperature is lower. If the thermal conductivity of the 14 Pro is really worse, then it should be more severely downclocked . The fifth point is that this time the 15 series has changed to USB C for charging. So compared to the previous points, I think USB C is the factor that really needs to be considered. If you want to go back to buy 14 Pro, you must pay attention to the fact that the 14 series is the last generation of Lightning peripherals. Maybe it is a factor that must be considered, but to be honest, Lightning has used it so much. The long-term inventory will not disappear in a short time. It is enough to replace the mobile phone after four or five years. However, USB C does add a lot of playability to the 15 series. For example, you can connect the Hub and then connect a mouse, keyboard or this USB C The flash drive can also be directly read through the iPhone 15. Friends of the 14 series are dissatisfied. We 14 also have this kind of Lightning-specific flash drive , and the keyboard and mouse can also be connected using Bluetooth! That's true, but the special meaning is that it is more expensive. The peripherals of USB C include the entire Android iPhone 15 + Windows + Mac and iPad. What do you think of the accessories ecosystem? USB C must be richer , but if I want to say it, iPhone 15 is actually only USB 2.0. The slow speed specifications of the Pro series are also unable to perform operations such as external recording, so I have no objection to this. It just depends on personal choice. If you already have a lot of Lightning peripherals, the 14 Pro may be a more painless switch for you. In terms of charging speed, we have previously measured the highest charging wattage of the iPhone 15 at about 22W, and the 15 Pro 23W is basically the same as the 14 series. We have also measured the 0-100% charging test here. First, we looked at the iPhone 15 , which can be fully charged to 60% in 30 minutes, to 85% in one hour, and the last 15%, which takes another 41 minutes , that is, a total of 1 hour and 41 minutes to fully charge the iPhone. The 15 Pro was fully charged to 56% in 30 minutes, 83% in one hour, and the final 17% took 37 minutes and a total of 1 hour and 37 minutes to fully charge . The two speeds are exactly the same , and if you are struggling between the 14 Pro and the 15 Friends, here’s the difference. Because it uses USB C, the 15 series can achieve wired reverse charging of about 4-5W, while the Lightning of the 14 series cannot. But I think this function is not very important for the 6.1-inch model because Whether it is 15 or 15 Pro, it just needs to be charged once a day. Take care of yourself first , so you don’t have to worry about charging others. Charging headphones may be a more reasonable choice . The sixth point is that we actually took a lot of photos with the camera this time. Photos , but the main focus of this episode is to focus on the key points , so I will summarize five small key points to share with you. First, this time, the entire iPhone 15 series has added a new 24 million pixel mode, so I will put a set of sample photos here. The left one was taken with 15 12 million, the one on the right is also shot at 24 million with 15. Let’s zoom in to see that there are more details in 24 million. So looking at the next set of comparisons with 14 Pro, we can see that the main lens details of the 15 series are obviously more than those of the 14 Pro . However, it is not. It’s completely rolled because you have to pay attention to the fact that 24 million pixels can only be used when shooting in the day . If the light is different, it will return to its original shape and return to 12 million pixels in night mode . At this time, when we compare the 14 Pro, it is almost the same as the 15. Second , the adjustment style of Apple's current generation is still similar to the past. Let's first look at a group of daily HDR shots, then a group of daily portrait shots , and then a group of basically the same style. There is no major change in style, and it will not jump to Tone third . , take portraits. This generation of iPhone 15 series debuts the automatic portrait function. That is, when the system detects someone in the picture, it will prompt you to turn on the F button to directly record the distance information of the entire photo. Here is the key point . It can refocus and change the focus, similar to the one that was launched by the manufacturer named H in the past. But it is a product of 2023, so the whole transition is very natural. The performance of this generation of portrait cutout is also pretty good . Then the point is again, if you It’s the 14 Pro 15, 15 Pro friends who are hesitant happen to have the need to take portraits frequently. Whether you want the 15 Pro or the 14 Pro, it will be better than the 15. The reason is that the Pro series has a 3X portrait lens. I put the 1X here. There are three pictures in total, 2X and 3X. You can see that 1X is obviously too wide-angle and slightly deformed . Although 2X 50mm is also very suitable for shooting people, it is not so natural optically because of the cropping. I think 3X 70mm is the best one at present. It is the one that can take both people and distance shots , and this is the fourth one exclusively for the Pro series. I would like to mention a little more about the 15 Pro Max because it is equipped with a 5X optical zoom and is more suitable for long distance shots, but because it lacks 3X optics, it is not suitable for shooting people. The above thing is that 5X is really not suitable for shooting. It has a kind of flattening and fattening effect no matter how you shoot . This is the optical characteristics of 120mm. If you love shooting portraits, then 15 Pro is your fifth choice, and it is five times better than Pro Max. There is another big problem with optics . As mentioned in the previous episode, the digital zoom image quality of Pro Max is really significantly impaired between 3x and 5x. For example, this group, this group, and this group actually perform as if they were not long. Sixth , with the same 15-focus lens, you can only rely on digital cropping. Sixth, add one more . This generation of 15-generation Apple portrait night scene mode is still missing, so compared to the S23 Ultra, which has portrait night scenes, it is still a little weak in low light sources. I hope it will be added as soon as possible . Finally, there is a A set of zoom samples and more night shot samples for your reference. Overall, the main improvement of this generation of iPhone 15 series is playability and optimization of resolution, details and portrait algorithms. And then indeed There has been evolution , but is there a big difference? 14 Pro and 15. In addition to comparing the details of 15 in daily shooting, 14 Pro wins. The other difference is that the orientation is different. Finally, there is one difference. All 15 series support 4K 60FPS and can continuously switch lenses . This function is not currently available. Downgraded to 14 Pro , so although it is a software function, it is still 15. Below the limit, we will provide 4K 60FPS samples for your reference. We also took special telephoto samples this time for your reference . Come to the last point, purchase suggestions, so go back to The question at the beginning is how to choose between 14 Pro 15 and 15 Pro? You will probably find that I am the host of this episode. It is very similar to talking about the shortcomings while trying to beat the wall. Well, then adding the advantages later is not because I am afraid of saying the wrong thing , but because I hope to condense the opinions of both the pros and cons at once. Let you better understand the pros and cons between 14 Pro 15 and 15 Pro based on our experience so far and from a practical point of view, whether it is the body texture temperature control, heating performance, camera screen, brightness, color gamut The color accuracy of 14 Pro compared to 15 is really not bad at all , and there is no one item that is completely defeated. The worst is that there are back and forth , and even most of the experience is still better than the digital series , so it is indeed reasonable to go back and buy the 14 series. If there is a small disaster where the health of the battery drops relatively quickly, if you really buy second-hand, you can consider returning to the original factory to replace the battery before fighting again. I think the biggest hesitation point between the 14 and 15 is that the 14 series still uses Lightning , but think in a different direction and say 15 itself. It’s a decent machine with no flaws. So I think the reason why people don’t want to pay for it can be described in four words. It ’s not that it’s not good enough, but that it’s not sincere enough. For players who care about value for money, it doesn’t have 120Hz or USB. 3. There is no telephoto on a machine that costs about 30,000 yuan, which is a bit lacking in sincerity, but in terms of experience, I think it is at least a given machine, so it is very simple to find the problem? Why is it that the discussion is not getting popular, and the sales are not as good as Pro. I really think there is no other reason. The price has increased to nearly 30,000 before everyone considers whether to go back and buy the reduced price of 14 Pro or even 13 Pro. Or just buy it. I am on 15 Pro , so I can see that some channels for 15 and 15 Plus have small promotions, bundled contracts and discounts, etc. I think 15 will have a limited improvement compared to 14 if it is slightly reduced by 1-2000. It starts at around 25,000 and then drops to the 20,000 price range after a while. It will at least be a good middle-of-the-road choice for entry-level Apple. But at 30,000, many people will think about it . But at present, it seems that the 14 series, 15 Pro will still be out of stock for a while. Everyone is welcome to leave a message below about 14 Pro, 15, and 15 Pro . From your perspective, how would you choose? Okay, thank you all for seeing that it is not easy to produce the program here. Please support me a lot (Batuo). You are also welcome to join the channel membership or sponsor us through the super thank you button to complete enough practical test programs with reference value . I am a donkey, then we See you in the next video!
