022 iPhone 14 series launch conference came a little quickly, and as an iPhone 12 mini user, I changed to iPhone 14 Pro Max this National Day and used it as a main phone during this holiday. So when upgrading from the smallest mini to the largest Pro Max, where is the improvement of the experience?
iPhone 14 Pro Max adopts almost the same appearance design as the 13 Pro series, and the same frosted glass back panel. The biggest advantage of the shiny glass of iPhone 12 mini is that it is not easy to stick to fingerprints, and the overall feeling is good.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max on my hand is a brand new "Dark Night Purple" color scheme. This color scheme is a bit special. It will present a very high-end dark purple color in places with sufficient light or in the sun, but it will feel black in a relatively dark environment. One color scheme can have two impressions, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. In terms of screens, from the 5.4 inches of iPhone 12 mini to the 6.7 inches of 14 Pro Max, I have indeed felt the pleasure brought by the large screen during this period. Whether it is to browse Weibo or watch videos, it can bring a shocking visual experience. Moreover, the excitation brightness of the iPhone 14 Pro Max can reach 2,000 nits, even if I use my phone in the sun, I can see it very clearly. There is also the adaptive refresh rate of ProMotion, which is very obvious compared to the 12 mini screen with only 60Hz.
has finished talking about the advantages, so what are the disadvantages of iPhone 14 Pro Max? For me, the biggest disadvantage is the weight. After looking at the 12 mini, the 14 mini was only 141g, and the weight of the iPhone 14 Pro Max was directly reached 254g. I am used to typing with one hand and can only use both hands to support my phone, so I naturally type with both hands.
also affects the feel of the right angles, because the iPhone 14 Pro Max is large enough, and the cutting feel of the hand held in the hand is more obvious than the 12 mini. After holding it for a long time, marks will be left on the hand, and the feel experience is discounted here.
Here we will focus on the AOD newly added on iPhone 14 Pro Max. When the phone is off the screen, the wallpaper will continue to be displayed with a darker brightness. However, I think the addition of this function is good and bad. The good thing is that time and information can be seen at a glance without lighting the screen, which is very convenient. The bad thing is that the power consumption of the phone will increase as a result.
Subjectively, when the iPhone 14 Pro Max is displayed on the screen, the time beat will make me turn my attention to the phone, and there is no option like "lightly shift the phone display" in the Android camp in the settings, which causes the phone to either keep illuminating or directly shutting down the screen after locking the screen. So the switch for this function is different. I usually turn off the constant light display, so that I can focus more on work and life.
's eyes turned to another point, which is also a highlight on the 14 Pro series: Lingdong Island. During the period when I was using iPhone 14 Pro Max, the strongest perception was only when music was played, album pictures and sound images were displayed on the top of the screen, and when paying, a very large face recognition animation would be displayed at Lingdong Island.
Simply put, the Lingdong Island of iPhone 14 Pro Max is only adapted on official software. The information display of third-party APPs such as WeChat is still the original pop-up display, but Apple has opened the Lingdong Island API in iOS 16.1, which means that third-party APPs can also adapt to Lingdong Island, which is worth looking forward to.
Let’s talk about battery life. Judging from the data, the battery capacity of the iPhone 14 Pro Max has reached 4323mAh, which is almost doubled compared to the 2227mAh of 12 mini.My daily usage scenarios are only WeChat chat and Weibo. I occasionally play " Genshin Impact ". In this usage scenario, I can also charge it every two days. Although the power consumption control of A16 and the adaptive refresh rate of ProMotion are both credited, the battery life is also very terrifying.
To sum up, upgrade from iPhone 12 mini to 14 Pro Max, the biggest impact on me is the increase in weight, so I am very careful every time I take it out of my pocket, and I am so calm when I take it out of my pocket. The second is the improvement of battery life. You can charge it every two days for daily use. This is completely unimaginable when it comes to 12 mini. This is how I experienced it from changing from 12 mini to 14 Pro Max. If you like a large screen and are not very sensitive to weight, then the iPhone 14 Pro Max is believed to be a good choice. Excellent battery life performance can also make you say goodbye to battery life anxiety. The third-party adaptation of Lingdong Island is also worth looking forward to.
