ApplesmartphoneLast featured Sept 2023
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
His main phone mostly for the Apple ecosystem and video quality, though he is not hugely impressed with this generation.
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- Price when I covered it
- 1200
- Featured in
- 19 videos · 2022–2023
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- Enough for high-powered needs almost always
- Good experience overall
- Reliable Face ID
- Better cameras
- Stronger signal
- Seamless Mac integration
What I didn't
- Occasionally needed a little more battery
- Apple ID lock-in
- AirDrop failing with large files
- Twice the price
- Heavier
- Crashed on a demanding game
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“I'm used to using Apple's face ID for everything and it's so reliable and so good that you start to forget it's there”
“half the price of the phone”
“Apple charged us a lot of money they charge it up front they charge it without even checking the device”
“the phone was back with me 5 days after I first made the call”
“I'm using a 14 pro Max every single day since launch”
“apple is far ahead when it comes to the CPU performance”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:39iPhone 15 Pro Max vs 15 Pro / 15 Plus / 15 / 14 / 13 Battery Test!His main phone for a year; enough for his needs almost all the time, though occasionally short on battery.
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0:00I tried switching from iPhone to SamsungHis long-time daily phone, with better cameras, signal, speakers and ecosystem integration than the Flip, but locked into Apple's ecosystem.
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0:00Nothing Phone (2) Review - Better than iPhone!?Used as the benchmark: a clean, handsome phone with a higher-resolution screen, but twice the price of the Phone (2).
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0:48Apple vs Samsung Customer Service Battle!Apple's repair was clean, fast and well communicated, but the £474 screen price was shockingly high.
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0:06World's Best Android Camera vs iPhone!Still a reliable, polished flagship that wins on CPU performance, raw colour accuracy and audio, though it has less impressive cameras and slower charging than the Xiaomi.
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1:01Fastest Android EVER vs iPhone!Better display, animations, camera intelligence and CPU, but weaker battery life and charging than the ROG.
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3:47Why is THIS the Best Selling Phone?Mentioned as an example of Apple's clearly differentiated high-end design.
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0:12This Smartphone's Battery lasts 94 Days!Used as the battery benchmark, it drops to 95% after the same video test where the rugged phone barely moves.
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0:00Samsung S23 Ultra vs iPhone 14 Pro Max Camera Battle!Still the more reliable video camera with better flash, macro and fine detail, but it has lost its lead in most other camera categories.
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8:00I've tested 5,000 gadgets - These are the 10 I actually Use.His main phone mostly for the Apple ecosystem and video quality, though he is not hugely impressed with this generation.
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11:01I bought my Mum her Dream Car.Bought in purple as a gift so his mum could use Precision Finding and the car's wireless charging.
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8:28The Best Smartphones for 2023!Shares the iPhone 14 Pro's praise as the best iPhones ever made, despite a slight battery hit from last year.
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1:02This Phone charges in 9 Minutes - WHY?Used as the flagship benchmark: it charges at only 27W and its camera loses out on detail to the Redmi's 200MP mode in well-lit shots.
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0:00iPhone 1 vs iPhone 14 Pro MaxShown as a huge leap over the original iPhone in screen, cameras and speed, though he gives no buying verdict.
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7:44Google Pixel 7 & 7 Pro ReviewUsed as a battery-life reference; the Pixel 7 Pro is right there with it.
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0:13iPhone 14 Pro Max vs 14 Pro / 14 / 13 / 13 mini / 12 / SE Battery Test!Top of the battery table at 9 hours 31 minutes, though slightly behind last year's 13 Pro Max.
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0:00iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung S22 Ultra CAMERA TEST!Better overall camera system than the S22 Ultra, with big gains in the main sensor, video and night mode, though Samsung wins on zoom range.
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2:33iPhone 14 - The Good, the Bad and the UGLY.He always buys the Pro Max for battery life, and it shares the Pro upgrades.
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0:07iPhone 14 Event - every new product REVEALED 😱Larger Pro model sharing the 48 megapixel camera, always-on display and Dynamic Island.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Daily carry
“I'm using a 14 pro Max every single day since launch”
▶ 4:52 - Daily carry
“the main phone which I carry everywhere and do all of my work related things on is the iPhone 14 pro Max”
▶ 8:00 - Battery hero
“this is still on the top shelf of what current smartphones have to offer”
▶ 10:31 - Battery hero
“the only ones that can satisfy my battery life needs”
▶ 3:23
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