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iPhone 14 Pro vs Max: how is your experience with the phone?
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I always used the smaller version since iPhone XS, but this year my wife made me buy a bigger one (14 Pro max). First, it seemed almost ridiculous: it was stupidly big, apps seemed not utilizing the whole screen real estate (even with its 1st party app), almost impossible to use it in one hand. And strangely, I found myself spending more time on this phone mostly procrastinating. I wanted to get myself slightly away from my phone, and I decided to buy the regular 14 Pro this week, and this is my observation so far:
The weight feels almost the same: I cannot believe this, but it is. I think it's because of the weight distribution, even feeling that Pro max is slightly lighter than the Pro.
The bigger screen size actually matters: First, I thought the screen on the Pro Max is just overly BIG, like you're using a 43-inch monitor for a daily use. But after 6 months of use, I'm having more enjoyable viewing experience than the Pro version (maybe I'm just getting older). Now it feels like it's a fair tradeoff to have this screen experience over a bulky size. Plus, as I have bad eyesights in the morning after having a vision correction surgery, Pro max serves better in that sense.
Screen layout is different between the two: I thought the 14 Pro max is just a scaled-up version of the Pro, but the user experience is quite different. As Pro max has more wider screen (not the ratio), it feels more like a iPad/desktop layout compared to the Pro versions. This makes me more comfortable while browsing websites, having similar experiences with my other gadgets.
Typing experience is much different: I never thought it would, but the typing experience is so much better on the 14 Pro max, although it almost forces you to use it two/handed. Way less typos, way faster typing.
The (physical) size difference is not as I expected: Viewing experience can be different because of the 0.7 inch screen-size difference, and it feels like Pro max is way more bigger than the Pro, but in reality, it is not. My hands act almost identically when using the phones. The Pro version does the hand gymnastics a little bit less than the Pro max.
Battery life is insane in iPhone 14 Pro Max: I never used 13 Pro max, but the 14 Pro max's battery life seems endless. For me, that's a good thing and also a bad thing, because this made me use the phone A LOT as I no longer have battery anxiety (4-5 hours daily screen-on time).
Still, the pocketability is an issue: I cannot put my phone inside my pocket while driving, always have to take it out before getting inside the car.
Aesthetically, the Pro version is better: In my perspective, iPhone looks better when it's small. iPhone Minis look the best (maybe that's because I miss the iPhone 5 days). 14 Pro max looks like any other android devices: looks like a brick rather than a phone when it's on the table.
I will continue the test drive, but in the end, I think I'll just return the Pro and keep using the Pro max. It's not a perfect phone, but it serves my life pattern better.
To be honest, I feel that it's better to have a regular iPhone than the Pro (the 'Pro' version specifically): it's way more lighter (I value this the most), battery life is almost the same, viewing experience is almost the same expect Promotion, and it's 200$ more cheaper. How is your experience so far with the 14 series? Great to see your thoughts on this.
Getting a 14 today, was going to get 15 but realised I want 14 pro or pro max because of its camera and other wonderful things like material etc