{"id":36955,"date":"2022-09-07T15:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=36955"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:47:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:47:15","slug":"iphone-14-pro-and-iphone-14-pro-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/07\/iphone-14-pro-and-iphone-14-pro-max\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> (MacRumors<\/a>, Slashdot<\/a>):<\/p>\n

The Dynamic Island enables new ways to interact with iPhone, featuring a design that blends the line between hardware and software, adapting in real time to show important alerts, notifications, and activities. With the introduction of the Dynamic Island, the TrueDepth camera has been redesigned to take up less of the display area. Without impeding content on the screen, the Dynamic Island maintains an active state to allow users easier access to controls with a simple tap-and-hold. Ongoing background activities like Maps, Music, or a timer remain visible and interactive, and third-party apps in iOS 16 that provide information like sports scores and ride-sharing with Live Activities can take advantage of the Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, the Pro lineup features a new 48MP Main camera with a quad-pixel sensor that adapts to the photo being captured, and features second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization. For most photos, the quad-pixel sensor combines every four pixels into one large quad pixel equivalent to 2.44 µm, resulting in amazing low-light capture and keeping photo size at a practical 12MP. The quad-pixel sensor also enables a 2x Telephoto option that uses the middle 12 megapixels of the sensor for full-resolution photos and 4K videos with no digital zoom. This delivers optical quality at a familiar focal length, which is great for features like Portrait mode.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

With two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, the new 6-core CPU is up to 40 percent faster than the competition and easily handles demanding workloads.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They are comparing the A16, not with the A15, but with an unspecified chip that’s slightly slower than the A13 from 2019.<\/p>\n\n

Marco Arment<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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They turned the notch into a feature. That’s damn-clever design.<\/p>\n

ok Alan Dye you win this one<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Collin Allen<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The iPhone 14 Pro notch\/pill design and animations look outstanding<\/em>. Embracing the limitation instead of just tolerating it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Craig Hockenberry<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Whoa. Safe area hell.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Siracusa<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Dynamic Island” may be the strangest Apple name in several years (and that’s saying something).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Last year the iPhones started at these prices (128 GB):<\/p>\n

13 Mini: $700 (+$30 bullshit carrier fee)
\n13: $800 (+$30 bullshit carrier fee)
\n13 Pro: $1000
\n13 Pro Max: $1100<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n