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iPhone 14 Pro Max — The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Three more sleeps and we will know what the new iPhones look like. Well, we know what the rumours are but everything we know and do not know of will be official.
I have had the iPhone 14 Pro Max since day one and below is what I like and dislike about my phone:
The Good:
- Dynamic Island
I still don’t think the potential of the Dynamic Island is fully realised yet, and is disappointing because we now know what is coming in iOS 17, but I am hoping there is some Dynamic-Island-related surprise in the final build of iOS 17. That said the Island is much better than the notch we had in prior iPhones. I use it a lot, especially when playing audio and tracking Uber/food delivery apps. It makes using the iPhone whimsical in a way — there is this Island at the top of your phone which responds to the various apps you use on your phone.
- The Performance
This goes without saying, every year Apple’s improvements to the SOC are outstanding and the A16 on the Pro iPhones are great and never did I once feel as if the phone was lagging.
- This Display
The display is pretty much the same as the iPhone 13 Pro before this, but the 14 Pro has a 2,000 nits peak brightness outdoors which does make a…
