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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Okay. Trying picking up a iPhone X (releases Sep 2017) vs iPhone 14 Pro and see the difference. There are a lot of quality of life improvements that make a noticeable difference in user experience.

  • 120hz
  • better battery life
  • 2x as fast charge
  • much brighter screen, always on if that interests you
  • triple camera sensors, with wide lens vs double, no wide lens
  • LiDAR to improve portrait photos
  • faster Face ID (used 100s of times a day)
  • satellite communication for emergencies
  • MagSafe charging/docking ability
  • 5G (really only find it useful for hotspots)

I can confidently say everyone of these features has improved my user experience. None of them by their self are earth shattering, but taken as a whole, the constant iterative improvements have amounted to quite a lot.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

As someone who just had an Galaxy S7 or something for 6.5 years this all sounds way overkill. I'd probably disable everything possible to get even more battery life out of it.

If someone uses this phone for gaming or working or for documenting/photographing a trip or something, then its maybe worth it but for everyday use its just overkill imo

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still using an iPhone X and the only things in your list that interest me are faster charging and LiDAR. But nothing to do with portraits; I want it for 3D scanning objects for CAD models for 3D printing. But I’d use it maybe a few times a year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

as someone with an XR the only thing on that list maybe the camera and sat coms, but I have a DSLR and InReach device