Titanium iPhone 15 Pro in Titanium: Full Review (Made With Titanium)
Whats going on guys, my name is Wade with TechDaily. So have you heard about the new iPhone 15 Pro? The one with Titanium? You know, I feel like Apple is usually pretty good about marketing their new products. But man are those commercials annoying. The iPhone 15 Pro has a lot more going for it than just its new Titanium build. And it’s weird to me that Apple doesn’t more regularly mention those things, like the new Action Button, or the USB C port or even the better cameras. I feel like every year, the cameras are a stand-out
feature, but I haven’t seen any ads touting that this time. Even on Apple’s own website, all that stuff is 2 or 3 sections below the multiple blurbs talking about Titanium. Now I have my theories as to why the new iPhone 15 Pro features aren’t really being talked about. Probably because, when you really get into it, the new features are a little half-baked. The Action Button isn’t all that-action packed, the USB C port probably wasn’t Apple’s idea in the first place, and unless you buy the iPhone 15 Pro Max, your Samsung friends are still going to
show off their Super Zoom cameras while iPhone users get meme’d to death about it. The thing is though, I do actually think the iPhone 15 Pro has
holding it in your hand, you probably wouldn’t even notice the new Titanium build. 90% of the phone front & back looks and feels like every Pro iPhone before it. There’s the frosted rear cover, thats not new, the front display & Dynamic Island Notch are all the same size & design – no the bezels arent really any thinner. The Titanium is just the frame of the phones, the edges, and the bare metal look of this Natural Titanium color way I guess gives you a closer look at the material itself, and sure I do personally like the
fact that its far less of a fingerprint magnet than the polished stainless steel, but seriously its not a big deal at all. On the regular-sized 15 Pro here, it also doesn’t make the phone that much lighter, only about 18 or 19 grams which is really nothing, you can’t feel that difference, at least not as much as with the larger 15 Pro Max. Now technically, the edges of the iPhone 15 Pro were redesigned a little. They were kind of shaved down or contoured, they’re more rounded which makes the phone actually feel a little more comfortable in
the palm of your hand, but more than that it also means you’ll probably need a new case for this new phone, most of the tight slim fit cases are a going to be a few millimeters off in every direction. Really, this is just yet another year where the iPhone basically looks the same, and unless someone knows the specific new colors of the new iPhone each year – all the ones this year are just so bland by the way – very few people are going to call you out and ask about the new iPhone in your
hand. It’s certainly not like those commercials. Now I want to talk about the whole USB C thing because I think this change is going to have the biggest impact on people and honestly it is the single biggest change to hit the iPhones in a long time,. The lightning port is no-more, all the new iPhones this year are USB C, and I do think this is an inherently positive change. It just makes things easier. Everyone can use the same charger now, all accessories are compatible. There’s no longer an “IPhone version” and an “Android version” – I
mean you can use your friend’s Samsung cable to charge up your iPhone now, thats super convenient. If you arent quite engulfed into the USB C ecosystem, I guess you’ll at least have to buy yourself a couple of new cables. The one Apple gives you in the box actually is one of the nicest ones out there, so thats a great start. And I know a bunch of Apple’s own products are USB C devices, like some of the iPads and the MacBooks. So it shouldn’t be a drastic, headache-inducing change. But I don’t think it’s a change that
Apple themselves wants to bring too much attention to. Made for iPhone accessories were a huge business, lightning was their propriety port, it was the defining characteristics of the iPhone and other Apple accessories for 10 years. And if we’re to believe the tabloids, the transition to USB C may not have even been Apple’s own choice. So I can totally see why this is maybe something Apple doesn’t want to talk about, but from a customer perspective, its a minor inconvenience at first but in the long run is a really, really positive change. It simplifies so much and
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which are perfect for say a bluetooth mouse or charging brick. All zipped up, the Tech Kit holds everything in place even when the bag is being tossed around. The exterior also holds its shape so nothing gets squished. And each time I opened the Tech Kit back us, everything is exactly where I placed it. I use the Tech Kit every time I travel now, it really helps keep all my essentials organized, and if you’re interested, I’ll leave a link to it down below in the video description. ——— So let’s talk about the Action Button because, weirdly
enough, this is also a change to one of the most iconic physical features of the iPhone. The silent ringer switch was on every single iPhone from the very first one, but now on the iPhone 15 Pro it’s a button similar to the volume & power buttons. By default, the “Action” of the Action Button is still to switch the iPhone from silent mode, but you can change that in settings to be one of about 7 or 8 other actions. It can launch the camera, switch you to Focus Mode, you can set an accessibility option or have
it be associated with a shortcut which is probably the most useful task it can be set to. But with all those perceived options, the Action Button is still a one-trick pony. You can only press & hold the Action button to do the 1 action you set it to. And you have to press & hold it by the way, otherwise it gets mad and doesnt do the action – probably as a way to deter accidental action clicks when you really meant to adjust the volume. But a double or triple click would’ve been nice or maybe a
more direct way to choose a specific Apple or 3rd party app launch, or maybe the action button could be associated to a specific app or a couple specific apps. I think my biggest issue is just the fact that I don’t know what the Action Button really solves. I mean it could be such a powerful, unique button, but it doesnt do anything more than a single or couple taps on the screen would otherwise do. I feel like there might be more to this in the future, but I don’t know, I just don’t see the utility of
it right now. One thing that didn’t change on the iPhone 15 Pro this year is the display, and I won’t spend too much time on this because..well, obviously there’s nothing more to say. But I do still think the viewing experience on the iPhone 15 Pro in particular is quite solid. Last year’s 14 Pro got the brighter display, and while in theory that seems like it would’ve been a good move, in practice the phone doesnt stay at its maximum brightness for all that long until it starts to heat up and auto-dim. I live in Las Vegas,
I know it gets warms, but even on this 15 Pro so far, it’s not really any better. And I feel like the Titanium material and the new internal processor should allow for the phone to stay color and keep the screen brighter for longer. But that hasn’t really been the case for me. Otherwise, the iPhone 15 Pro offers that nice, vibrant display, Apple’s Super Retina, XDR with Pro Motion, the better than 1080p resolution, that I think a lot of people throughly enjoy. And I dont know what they really could have improved anything else on the display
this year – except more brightness maybe – so thats all ok with me. The other thing that remained unchanged on the iPhone this year: battery life. And this to me is kind of a bizarre decision. Not only does this phone last about as long as my iPhone 14 Pro last year, Apple also says on their own website that its the “same long last battery” – so they didn’t even pretend like its better. Given the battery health controversy we saw this year, I sort of feel like apple may be more concerned with lifetime battery longevity vs
daily battery longevity, and maybe the new crazy fast processor just sucks the life out of the battery a little more too to where Apple couldn’t compensate. But I’m at this point now where I would much rather have a device with a big huge battery that’s maybe a little thicker that I also know will last me like 16 hours on a single charge. Apple also didn’t improve the charging speeds either even with their move to USB C, which isn’t exactly surprising, Apple has never touted fast charging speeds as an iPhone feature, but come on now, when
Android phones have twice the battery size and charge twice as quickly, its time for Apple to step up their game. Battery life & charging speeds are things the average person would notice day in and day out on a new phone and it’s bizarre to me that Apple hasn’t improved those aspects in years. For the Pro iPhone’s this year, Apple did introduce a new processor – something they do every year, but things are a little different this time. For one, the new A17 bionic now has the “pro” nomenclature attached to it. So it’s a new, Pro
processor and they didn’t put it in the regular iPhone 15s. So for the first time ever, Apple is specifically designated a spec & performance difference between the regular iPhones and the Pro iPhones. On top of that, there’s also 2 more GB of RAM inside the Pro iPhones, so across the board, the internals have been significantly upgraded, and that translates into…well, very minor noticeable boosts in performance. Yeah, sorry to be a Debbie downer about that, I know this is the most powerful iPhone ever and it can handle all those console-quality games they demo’d in the keynote,
but a vast majority of people can’t discern any speed difference from last year’s iPhone to this years. It’s just not something thats significant, and it’s probably not even noticeable at all. In fact, in my iPhone 14 pro vs 15 pro video, there was hardly any difference in speed. Now I don’t think this is some glaring issue, I think it just stems from the fact that the iPhone is first and foremost a mobile device, a smartphone, something people use for relatively basic tasks: web boring, video watching, social media scrolling. And there’s like this upper limit I
think with speed & performance, past a certain point, the phone can’t load YouTube any faster than the app animations are showing. It can’t load Candy Crush any more smoothly. Most people arent editing and exporting 4K video footage on their iPhones, so most people are never going to experience the full potential of the Pro iPhone chip. That’s sort of a shame, but I’d also argue that it may be at a point now where you’re paying for a lot of stuff you arent using. Like if a good chunk of this phone’s $1000 price tag is locked up
in its over-the-top processor that you don’t even fully utilize, it seems like some wasted money. But I dunno, maybe I’m missing something or being a little pessimistic. I just can’t see how the iPhone needs to be any faster or more powerful at this point which I realize is sort of ridiculous thing to say. Finally, the thing that Apple seems to continue to change most year over year on these iPhones is the camera setup. And this year, while the hardware specs are more or less the same, Apple still wants you to know the this is the
best camera they’ve ever offered. There’s still the 48mp main lens, the 12mp telephoto lens, the 12mp 120* ultrawide, and even the exact same 12mp selfie shooter. But there’s some new capabilities and the actual pictures & videos you capture tend to be quite a bit better. You can now quickly switch focal lengths with the tap of a button – 24mm, 28mm and 35mm shortcuts have been added to the 1x toggle. I’m not sure too many people will use that at first or even know what it does, but it can change the look of your shot just
a bit. Unfortunately, the improved zoom capabilities are reserved for the Pro Max, so not much improvement there. Though the main camera lens also offers improved low light performance, so your nighttime shots should continue to be brighter and clearer. Thats the same story with the ultrawide lens too, it’s even better this year with low light shots especially. Functionally, you can snap and adjust portrait pics after the fact as they’re captured automatically when a person or pet is in frame. And there’s a new 24-megapixel default image resolution which allows for both sharper looking images with more detail
and a smaller actual file size, so hopefully you don’t have to opt for the 512GB or 1TB iPhone capacity. Same with the 48mp pictures – there’s smaller files sizes for those too. Now in practice, yes I would argue that more often than not, the new iPhone 15 Pro can capture a better shot in less than ideal conditions – dark scenes, night mode, high variable situations with dark shadows or bright lights. The dynamic range is better for sure. There’s often a lot more detail and information in each shot too. Thought I would argue that this year,
photos tend to maybe look a little more dull. Are they “Accurate” in a similar way to like the Pixel 8 Pro presents with very true-to-life looking shots? Sure. But some people I know prefer a punchy, saturated, maybe even over-done looking shot that presents a scene in a way that looks better than real life. Thats not really the case here. And I still firmly believe that with all the extra camera features and shooting modes and capabilities, that most people will simply whip out their phone and snap a quick, semi-blurry pic In the default shooting modes. If
thats the case, even those pictures should look a little better, but hopefully more people do take advantage of the Pro Camera features because there’s really a lot to offer here. All in all, I truly think this year’s new iPhone 15 Pro is a worth upgrade. All the new iPhones are, honestly. I think you should ignore the constant barrage of Titanium ads, thats’ not really a new norm noticeable feature on this phone. But the USB C port, the Action Button, the faster processor and the improved cameras all are, and I think collectively, this is one of
the more significant upgrades to the iPhone from the last few years. But what do you guys think? Will you be getting the new iPhone 15 Pro this year? Do you think it’s worth it? Let me know in the comments down below, Id love to hear your thoughts of course. Hopefully you guys did enjoy this video though, be sure to follow TechDaily on Twitter and subscribe to the TechDaily YouTube channel if you haven’t already and I’ll see you guys later.
