With this image of Halloween decorations, the iPhone 14 Pro Max wins in my eyes because the oranges, whites and sunflowers in its photo look richer there’s also a bit of a haze over the S22 Ultra’s photo. Turning to this photo of peppers, the iPhone 14 Pro Max offers more contrast and depth as you zoom in, and the colors from the S22 Ultra are a bit too oversaturated. The purple and yellow pops more through the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, but there’s more details in the petals on the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Just keep in mind that you’ll have to edit the images afterward for the best results.īased on my testing versus competing flagships, I’d say the iPhone 14 Pro is the best camera phone you can buy.

You can make out more detail in the bricks and lights atop the circular wall. When I shot a 48MP image of a fire pit area, I could zoom in much more without losing detail. So you can still see your wallpaper, lock screen widgets like weather, calendar and activity ring and notifications coming through.Ĥ8MB ProRAW (Click top-right to enlarge) (Image credit: Tom's Guide) iPhone 14 Pro Max review: Always-on display and screen qualityĪpple is definitely playing catch-up with Android phones when it comes to the iPhone 14 Pro’s new always-on display, and yet Apple’s implementation delivers a more robust experience - if you’re willing to take the time to set it up.īecause the iPhone 14 Pro Max’s display refresh rate can scale all the way down to 1Hz, Apple designed its AOD to essentially mirror the lock screen (in color) but at a much lower brightness level. This is just a killer feature and frankly a good reason to get the iPhone 14 Pro Max over the regular iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Plus.

The uses of Dynamic Island extend to other activities as well, such as Face ID, and the animations are fluid without being intrusive. I can’t wait to be able to see how far away my DoorDash delivery is or Uber ride without having to constantly dive back into the app. Later this year Apple will make a Live Activities API available to developers to deliver more Dynamic Island experiences like sports scores, food delivery status, ride sharing info and more.

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