It has been more than a month since the Apple iPhone 14 series. Friends who are seeking the first launch should have already obtained the new phone they like. Those who have not started or have just placed an order (except for iPhone 14/Plus), they may have to continue to wait for the price reduction and shipment.
According to the data released by the analysis agency, the sales of the two iPhone 14 Pro this year are the hottest. After all, the standard version is a good toothpaste, and it is more cost-effective for consumers to buy Pro.
Let’s talk about this new iPhone 14 Plus this year. To put it bluntly, it is a larger iPhone 14. It has a more advantage in battery life and size. There is no other difference, and it is not even willing to make some distinctions in color matching. The result is that the small-screen flagship iPhone 13 mini was not as good as the one in the past.
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, such an enlarged version of iPhone 14, has an official starting price of nearly 7,000 yuan. Channel vendors have reduced the price by hundreds or thousands, and no one cares about it. Low emotional intelligence is quite bad. High emotional intelligence probably leaves a way out for Android flagships.
Xiao Lei has already bought iPhone 14 Pro one after another. "Little Black Purple" is the most popular color scheme in the company. The boss also replaced the iPhone 11 Pro that he had accompanied him for several years with the latest iPhone 14 Pro. As for myself, I have also wanted to change my camp recently, so I simply joined the "Apple Family".
Unexpectedly, everyone's enthusiasm for the new phone did not last long. After the enthusiasm for unboxing passed, there were endless complaints about the iPhone 14 Pro. It is said that the boss also posted several comments on the WeChat Moments, which shows that he has a lot of opinions on the new phone. After learning about the ideas of several real owners, Xiao Lei decided to pull weeds and detoxify the indecisive friend.
Overall, the iPhone 14 Pro is more of a regular iterative flagship. Perhaps Xiao Lei had too high expectations for it, so he was even more disappointed after getting the real machine. After a brief sense of freshness, I felt that these new features were not mature and dragged down the experience.
Lingdong Island
is the first to be the "Lingdong Island" design. When all mobile phone manufacturers are having a headache about removing the opening of the screen, Apple directly reversed and was still boasting about it at the press conference, which is very proud. In itself, Apple has made certain masking methods at the software level in order to cover up the exclamation mark of and also gives various flexible display forms to show users real-time progress such as music, navigation, timers, etc.
Many media and Apple fans were yelling at "Lingdong Island", claiming that this design subverted the traditional interactive form. Android phones have been using holes for so many years but have not come up with this direction, which makes everyone feel itchy.
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I have to say that when Xiao Lei and other colleagues watched the press conference, they were indeed amazed by the lively jelly animation. They made a big fuss about digging holes, and seemed to have a sense of turning decay into magic. But after calming down, Xiao Lei discovered that "Lingdong Island" is largely a new feature that is fancy.
Xiao Lei never has any doubts about Apple's animation. "Lingdong Island" is indeed very ritualistic at the animation level. The moment it extends from the hole, iPhone even has an indescribable vitality.
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But after I experienced it for a while, I found that in addition to these animations, "Lingdong Island" did not solve any problems with the iPhone, nor did I make much contribution to the experience. Instead, I made a "slutty" for these false sense of rituals.
Many software does not adapt to the new thing "Lingdong Island", or the usage scenarios are still pitifully rare. Xiao Lei once suspected that the software engineer was unable to stand the exclamation mark and digging holes, so he thought of such a thing.
Apple also uses this piece as a place for frequent interaction, which causes the fingers to often click on the prong and Face ID positions, and a large number of fingerprints will be left over over time. , and iPhone 14 Pro does not come with a film and oleophobic layer after leaving the factory. Xiao Lei is very curious about Cook or not using iPhone...
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The user with small hands is even more uncomfortable. The interaction center of Lingdong Island is on the top. Xiao Lei's small hands often cannot touch them, so he can only operate with two hands. 6.1 inches is not big, and it is really not the same thing to use.
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In addition, the position of "Lingdong Island" has moved downward compared to the bangs, and the status bar is lower. The screen space of the mobile phone is limited, so this is even more cramped. In addition, no matter how big the status bar of the iPhone is, the icon elements displayed are all coming and going, causing unnecessary waste of space, which discounts the practicality of .
"Lingdong Island" itself is a barbaric invader. For example, when making a phone call, its shape will become very long, and the time and power information on the left and right sides will be forced away. finally has an extra place to store real-time progress, but there are very few things displayed.
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At the same time, this thing is also a "place that must be fought for by military strategists", and multiple real-time progress will fight together to grab the island.
For example, when music and timer are used at the same time, Lingdong Island will give priority to displaying music. When navigation and music are used at the same time, Lingdong Island will give priority to display navigation.
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If the above three progresses are carried out at the same time, then the timer disappears directly from the island, which is quite confusing.
In short, after Xiao Lei paused, the priority of the timer was the lowest, , and the priority was not affected by the opening order of your software, which shows that iOS has customized a set of priority logic for these apps.
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Xiao Lei has also seen a lot of bugs about "Lingdong Island" in major video platforms. For example, when screening horizontally, it came across with a software mask. Lingdong Island "runs away from home" often happens. The joke level is full, but the user is not happy. However, this is all a problem of software optimization and has nothing to do with hardware.
Apple has released a generation of iPhones a year, and it has not even been optimized for a small island. I wonder if it was temporarily thought out by the software development department.
. In the "Lingdong Island" itself, its usage scenarios, Xiao Lei can think of the most basic navigation, music, verification code, various tickets, takeaway, express delivery and other real-time progress scenarios. Android manufacturers can also think of real-time progress such as character resurrection time, but Apple's Lingdong Island is likely to not be able to do this level.
But when I want to cut the song, I directly pull down the control center. If I want to adjust the progress, I can directly pull down the notification center. My fingers have reached the status bar. Why hold on to open Lingdong Island?
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If you want to see the navigation, isn't it easy to narrow the window? It is not easier to read the navigation and map together. Besides, the network signal and positioning of the iPhone may not be very accurate. The information displayed on Lingdong Island is just so small. Can it ensure that users will not make mistakes?
specially developed a new form of interaction for these scenarios. Xiao Lei really felt that it was not necessary. It is said that Apple has opened the relevant interfaces of Lingdong Island, which depends on the efforts of the software developers.
Looking at this, Xiao Lei felt that Lingdong Island was a variable large control, but it was still too tender compared to Android. Under the influence of a small factory, the small window mode of mainstream Android manufacturers has been done well.Atomic notifications of a large company are both practical and beautiful. Why is Apple doing not copying homework?
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is obvious. Apple will adopt this interaction solution in the next few years. iPhone 15 may also directly unify the design of Lingdong Island. Judging from the current experience, its appearance has not changed my view on iPhone 14 Pro, and there are even some false problems. I can only see how Apple can improve it later.
photo
Xiao Lei also has a lot of opinions on taking photos of iPhone 14 Pro. I have used a lot of Android flagships, and I have also experienced the expensive and average photos of the models. I can't take Apple's photos and listen to my colleagues' words. But since I picked it up and took a photo, I found that the mobile phone that starts at 8,000 or 9,000 yuan is really ordinary.
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First of all, this latest upgraded 48-megapixel main camera has a larger foundation than the previous generation, and the pixel volume has also increased several times. Its imaging quality in the default mode is indeed better than the previous generation, and its hair color is normal. The traces of sharpening have improved a lot, which doesn't look so uncomfortable. The night scene synthesis speed is faster. , but overall it is not much improvement. These are obviously things that can be solved by optimization algorithms. There is still noise. It is not exerted by the strength of this super-large bottom module. Xiao Lei felt it was a pity.
In addition to the main camera, other secondary cameras are like "malnutrition". The hardware parameters are not enough to see, the sensor size is very small, and the photos taken basically cannot withstand amplification. The noise and smear are the permanent guests. In addition, Apple's "sexy" sharpening, the appearance of the whole photo is comparable to that of Picasso's on-site sketching.
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also talked about the ghosting problem for several generations. It is said that Apple has been using special lenses to protect the glass for protection. It would rather sacrifice the appearance of the photo than ensure that the machine is enough to resist falling. Xiao Lei can only say that this transaction is quite unworthy.
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If the 48 million pixels of iPhone 14 Pro are fully activated, the resolution will be improved by a dozen times. It also has complete algorithm support like ordinary mode. The imaging effect is very ideal, much stronger than Android phones to turn on the high pixel mode, and it is essentially different from ordinary mode. Based on the 48-megapixel cropped 2x portrait focal length, the has a really good look, much better than the default mode of simple 1x.
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8 megapixel ProRaw is that the size of a photo is about 80MB. If it is a 256GB iPhone, it can only put more than 3,000 photos, provided that no third-party software is installed. The storage consumption capacity of is probably a bit afraid of "small and beautiful", let alone daily photos.
is the same as "Lingdong Island". These 48 million pixels are very eye-catching in some places, but they still do not solve the regrets of the previous generation iPhones. The cost of using ProRaw is also obvious. Putting aside from professional perspective, Xiao Lei really thinks taking photos is already a shortcoming of the iPhone. When will it be as flawless as videos?
. This set of upgraded hardware also has a great impact on the size of the lens module. The three "Kazailan big eyes" on the back become more protruding, and the module also occupies more places. The thickness of alone can already be half of the body of the iPhone 14 Pro.
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like Xiao Lei, Obsessive-compulsive disorder is even more troublesome. It is not so dirty that the phone is dirty. It is very difficult to clean the lens every time. The raised corners even require a special brush to clean it. The mobile phones I have used basically just need to wipe them with a mirror cloth. Apple has directly taught me how to clean my phone more professionally.
performance
performance part is even more important. I thought there was something more powerful about the A16, which is exclusive to this year's Pro version, but in fact, I felt that it was a slightly enhanced version of A15. To be unpleasant, there was no change, and it was more about the name improvement. After all, A15 itself is done well.
Xiao Lei will basically not encounter any lag during use. His battery life is basically at the same level as the well-received iPhone 13 Pro. Daily use of WeChat, browsing Weibo and other scenarios. The fluency can be said to be basically impossible to find out.
There are still old problems. They are prone to overheating and often reduce brightness at any time under the sun. I don’t dare to play any games when I think about it. It is no wonder that the cooling in such a heavy iPhone is so badly done, it is no wonder that it reduces the brightness.
iOS 16
Everyone says that Apple’s iOS is stable and smooth. After using it for a while, Xiao Lei has indeed not found any serious bugs. There is basically no problem of frame drop and lag in daily use. The software ecosystem is relatively clean and closed, and there is no random installation of apps in the background.
However, in terms of operation logic, Apple put Xiao Lei in another way and switched from the Android camp. It was obvious that there was no trouble with the global side-sliding return gesture. Many times, you had to reach the return button in the upper left corner. This gave me a headache for a user with a small hand. The phone was often in a state of unsteadiness, not to mention that it was very heavy.
What's even more outrageous is that iOS already has a set of ready-made operation logic. Now, with the addition of Lingdong Island, Apple has added another set of operations on this basis, and in fact, what it does is the same.
and music playback. The control center can already realize song cutting and adjustment progress. Now Lingdong Island is also available. There are many unnecessary repetitions. In fact, it can be integrated to simplify system operations.
or volume adjustment. The ringtone sound volume has been successfully "landed" but the media volume is still exhaled from the side of the screen. It is obviously adjusting the volume, so why not integrate them into one position like Android?
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. Apple has not made a complete set on the permission indicator. For example, microphone and camera can be hidden in the hole-punched part, but large icons such as positioning are displayed on the status bar. Maybe ordinary users don’t care about these things at all, but Apple has the ability to do better. The smoothness, stability and security of
iOS system are indeed second to none. I believe this is also the main reason why many people choose iPhone, but the operation logic is really difficult to understand. If you don’t do it well, you will have corresponding operating plans and need to be added repeatedly. I don’t know how Apple plans to change it.
20Hz is definitely the biggest improvement after fast charging in recent years, and it has been of great help to improve the smoothness of the phone. However, Apple still cannot let go, and its daily information flow is not as good as frame rate , which is similar to iPhone 13 Pro.
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The smoothness of each software is still the same, and it still does not get stuck. The problem of reducing brightness has not been changed, and the chip dividend is not reflected at all. Besides, the gap between the flagship chip of Qualcomm and Apple processor is gradually narrowing, and the saying that Apple's core is invincible is also beginning to become unstable.
charging
Xiao Lei is also unable to complain about the charging of the iPhone. As a user who has been using Android brands for many years, I have watched the phone go from 20W to 200W with my own eyes. Now I can be fully charged after brushing my teeth, which directly changes our charging habits.
When charging the iPhone, Xiao Lei returned to the same before the release of the liberation. Usually, he would just get up and charge it when using an Android phone, and the iPhone must be connected to a charger before going to bed. I don't know how long it will be fully charged, but charging before bed can ensure I wake up the next day.In addition, the charging speed of the screen is slower. If you charge while using it, it will prompt you to suspend charging due to overheating in minutes. , so it would be better to have a backup Android model at this time. If you don’t have it, you can only wait for full charge.
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Mobile phones should be one of the most handy efficiency tools for people, but Apple has its own ideas. They seem to want to educate users to slow down and enjoy life, put down their phones and see more things in front of them. It is really, I cried to death.
There are many sounds of fast charging and non-original charging heads damaging the battery on the Internet, and they have even received support from many people. They believe in the statement that "Apple is for safety". However, many third-party brands on the market have fast charging protocols corresponding to iPhones, as well as overcharging protection and other means, and the price is much cheaper.
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In fact, go to the official website of Apple. The original charging head is very expensive. Some people will buy the so-called "authentic" charging heads on the Internet with greed for cheapness. As a result, they either have severe fever and explosions, or they charge surprisingly slow.
For battery life, I think the current battery cell technology is quite mature and safe. Fast charging damages the battery, explosions, etc. are situations that may have happened a few years ago. Besides, changing a battery is not expensive now, and the experience brought by fast charging is real. There is really no need to find this reason to clean Apple.
Faced with the Lightning interface, Xiao Lei’s view is that as a user of a dual-held mobile phone, he has long been accustomed to bringing two lines when he goes out, and it doesn’t matter whether he or she changes the interface or not. However, it is true that Lightning's performance is far inferior to USB-C. For the sake of transmission speed and charging power, changing the C port is the only one Apple can choose.
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Even if the USB-C interface is unified, Apple has some methods to prevent users from charging their iPhone with other C-port cables, so it is not a problem to bring one more cable and one less cable.
Now many countries and regions can no longer stand it, and have come up with special regulations to force Apple to use C ports. Apple cannot do it without using it. If you don’t have a charging head or headphones, you will be fined until Apple is honest. Xiao Lei thinks these are good for consumers. Apple is the dominant player in the high-end market and has almost no competitors. It has really become popular in recent years.
Back to the iPhone itself, Xiao Lei also found a very interesting point, that is, the improvement of the new iPhone is limited, the core experience is very close, and it will not back-punch the old model users, and friends who have no money to replace the new model will not have a large psychological gap. The new model also has corresponding differentiated configurations and gimmicks, which can attract consumers with conditions.
Apple uses the "toothpaste" and "knife method" in its hands to grasp the psychology of these two groups of consumers tightly. It is no wonder that the number of users is so large.
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If you change the angle, then as a technology giant, Apple is really too Buddha-like in technology iteration. The biggest feeling of the boss changing from iPhone 11 Pro to iPhone 14 Pro is that after several generations, in addition to battery life, there is no essential improvement in the experience of , and it is useless to change it. No pain points have been solved, but it is fancy and there are more things to play with concepts.
Xiao Lei said that it is not nice. Apple uses the highest popularity in the global technology circle every year to release the most boring products. This year, apart from eye-catching new products like Apple Watch Ultra and AirPods Pro2, it is really not attractive. It also makes many people stay up late for this "Technology Spring Festival Gala", which is really annoying.
But this is Apple. Many people still insist on using Apple products. They do not think it is very good, but they think it is relatively safe and used to it. This powerful user stickiness is not a fight in the Android camp, and this also gives Apple the confidence to act recklessly.
But consumers are not obedient to Apple, and the market has also given answers to the product strength of the iPhone 14 series. Both iPhone 14/Plus models have been cold, becoming the fastest-decreasing generation in the past two years. The popularity of iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max has also gradually declined. According to Xiao Lei's opinion, the product power of this generation is so expensive, and there will be ghosts if you don't lose the product.
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The economy has not been very prosperous in the past two years, and consumers' wallets are not strong, so there are so many free budgets to change to new phones. In this case, Apple's products are still so insincere, so they can only save them by price cuts or big promotions on e-commerce platforms.
Purchase suggestions
If you are a user who is using iPhone and everything is normal, then Xiao Lei does not recommend that you join in this fun exchange for the iPhone 14 series. You spent thousands of dollars, and the happiness you can get is only the moment you unbox it, which will not bring much upgrade to your daily experience. If you have to change it, the entire iPhone 13 series will be a more suitable choice.
If you are not an iPhone user, Xiao Lei does not recommend changing the camp. Now, Android phones are not worse than Apple in terms of fluency, fast charging, screen, system, etc., and the flagship chip is also considered to be back on track. 's energy efficiency has improved a lot compared to and heating. Instead of placing an order for iPhone 14 Pro and shipping for one or two months, it is better to stay in the Android camp and wait for a wave of Double Eleven to change the phone.
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