Great iPhone pro max alternative
★★★★★
Zero7677· Review provided by
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December 23, 2023Until this purchase I have always gone for the top end phones. I have had the pro max 13 and 14 as well as the Google Pixel Pro 8 and can honestly say the 15 Plus is easily on par with them all.
What I like: The larger screen is great and the display is more than I was expecting. The camera, in spite of not having all the bells and whistles you get with the pro models is more than most people will need and pictures/video are really quite nice. The Plus uses the A16 while the Pro has the A17 but having done numerous speed tests I can say the “slower” speeds are not noticeable. I still clock download speeds in the 200+ mbps range and upload speeds typically hover around the 175 range. The Dynamic Island (no weird notch) is nice and easier on the eyes as opposed to the notch on the older Plus models. The rounded edges look good and the phone feels better in hand. I was surprised how light it is and you can definitely feel that when holding the phone…it’s just more comfortable than its pro max predecessors. Moving on, the battery life is what really impressed me. When I took the phone out of the box it was at 74%. After set up, downloading all my apps, setting those up, and using my phone for 38 hours I still have 34% battery charge left. I should note my usage during that time isn’t what I would call heavy….moderate usage plus set up but still excellent battery drain vs usage. This is a phone you won’t have to keep charging all day. I would also note that in spite of my worries about all the reports of the pro models overheating, this phone has stayed perfectly cool even through the set up and downloading a ton of apps at once. I don’t notice much of difference in using this phone compared to past pro models and for me the user experience simply beats my Google Pixel Pro 8 and the Samsung Ultra. I have always loved how Apple has incorporated biometrics, specifically the Face ID. It makes using the phone so much more fluid when compared to Android’s Face ID and finger print ID. The C charger…all I can say there is FINALLY!!! Love that!
What I didn’t like: I got the blue phone and it is more white than blue. While I like the weight and hand feel of the phone it does feel a little less high end than the pro models. That’s being really picky and just posting it for the review purposes to try to give anyone reading this a complete picture. The Plus model has the 60 refresh rate while the pro has the 120. I am in cybersecurity and obviously work with tech daily so I do tend to notice things like that when using devices but again it’s so minor and I would suspect the average user to not notice it in the course of most of their daily usage….gamers on the other hand may notice it a bit more. The camera is probably the biggest difference next to the price. I mention that because the price and the camera features go hand in hand. The lack of pro camera features is probably the most noticeable user experience difference if you are thinking of switching from a pro model but truthfully (unless you use the camera in a professional capacity) it shouldn’t matter much. Comparable pictures look similar in quality but definitely a tier below the pro models and the zoom feature is significantly less on the Plus.
With all this being said, for the price difference at the cost of the pro features and the physical differences is a decision for the individual buyer, but for my review I feel there is more value in the Plus model unless you need the specific feature upgrades (or just want them) and don’t mind shelling out another $300+. This phone easily balance the features offered with a pretty good price for the average user and I highly recommend checking it out!
Time for an AT&T and T-Mobile Checkin
★★★★★
Ernest· Review provided by
vzw.com ·
November 24, 2023We turned an Iphone with purchase of new Iphone. I've been a loyal customer for 11 years and was quite surprised Verizon they offered my wife $14 for an Iphone 8 Plus. To be fair it had a small crack in the front glass in the corner but glass change for these company is quite small. It seems that once you are a long-term customer you get nothing so I will be looking for another vendor as we have 4 accounts that has been taken for granted. I'm person who doesn't like to switch but it is time to put some work into analyze and switch. I just had the same incident with Comcast where they were charging $80/Month for internet that was $40/Month with the new fiber carrier that entered the market. It made a call to cancel department only to determine that I had to take the 90 minutes to cancel . Amazingly Comcast called 2 weeks later after I had canceled and replaced the internet and offered the same price. I told them I wasted 90 minutes of my time changing and taking the time to request the change and wouldn't be changing. There is such stupidity in Corporate America. Everything is online and they could have easily checked the local pricing before I canceled. It is the same effort that is going to happen to Verizon and I'm a satisfied customer that doesn't like being treated poorly. Every ad has free I15 phones for changing for even phones no longer useable. It seems you have to leave a company before they wake up so sad because who wants to waste energy on change for similar product. Time for a AT&T and T-Mobile check in.
Possession of the iPhone 15 Plus
★★★★★
W Adams· Review provided by
vzw.com ·
June 4, 2024The first iPhone 15 plus I purchased I had to return it after about ten days. It had lagging texting. It would randomly text my contacts with no message. And it did this once while I was on the phone with the person I was talking with. It also was very inconsistent with connecting with or recognizing my AT&T internet. Sometimes it would connect other times it wouldn’t and it was driving me crazy. I just got a secondary line on my iPhone 15 plus and the secondary line ate my primary line and I didn’t know this until I took it back in for the third time from on going problems within the first ten days. That’s when I said enough is enough. I want a new iPhone 15 plus this iPhone 15 plus is possessed. And received my current iPhone 15 plus and this also has an inconsistent lagging during texting. But I’m assuming this is supposed to be this way. However, the other problems I’m not having with this iPhone 15 plus. At least not yet. I’m thankful Verizon exchange my IPhone 15 plus. But I’ve never had an issue with any of them like this. And I’ve been purchasing IPhones ever since IPhone 8 and each year as they debut because it’s always around my birthday. So I get it as a gift to myself. Knowing that it’s usually in October or November and my birthday being 11/18.
This is the first year that I’m purchasing late because of the horrible inflation we are all going through. I wasn’t able to do it when it debuted this time. I absolutely love this product and this has been the first time I’ve ever been disappointed and/or let down by Apple and thank you Verizon for coming to the rescue.
2/10 Wouldn’t Necessarily Recommend
★★★★★
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August 13, 2024I don’t like the price I had to pay considering I’ve been going through AT&T for yeaaarrrsss (Mind you this account is atleast 5 years old. My dad handled payments for atleast a year before I took over my payments in my freshman year of highschool and I’m now 20 years old as of 2024 and graduated in 2023 and I’ve been dealing with the same account the entire time….) Other companies are charging so much less for new customers, and customers that have been going through AT&T for years don’t get deals on products for even close to the same prices. The phone itself is fine but that has nothing to do with AT&T and honestly the only day to day issue I have with this phone is service while I’m at home and the funny part about that is we use AT&T on a different account for wifi and we had 5G installed (and had to pay for it) and our service is no better than before if not worse)… So all in all, the phone is okay, way too over priced for a customer who has been going through AT&T for 5+ years, the service is subpar for the price you have to pay for it, and the only thing that has stopped me from switching to a different service provider is the fact that I’m used to the myat&t app and couldn’t get my identity verified through the Verizon app to transfer everything and pay 5 dollars a month for the newest Iphone with the same price for service as AT&T offers. If you can go through a different company for cheaper I would absolutely recommend switching because AT&T will charge as much as they can for any and everything at the snap of a finger if you allow them to. They also are not transparent about the things they will charge you for when you have an account through them. My advice? Find a better company to give your money to when it comes to phone service.
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