smartphone review – Live Laugh Love Do http://livelaughlovedo.com A Super Fun Site Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Review: A Week With the iPhone 17 Pro http://livelaughlovedo.com/technology-and-gadgets/review-a-week-with-the-iphone-17-pro/ http://livelaughlovedo.com/technology-and-gadgets/review-a-week-with-the-iphone-17-pro/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:57:24 +0000 http://livelaughlovedo.com/2025/09/27/review-a-week-with-the-iphone-17-pro/ [ad_1]

Apple’s iPhone 17 models have been out for a week now, so we thought we’d do a longer-term review of the flagship iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max now that we’ve been able to spend more time with them.

MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera has a Silver ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and a Cosmic Orange ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max, and despite a lot of concern over scratches and the state of ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models in Apple Stores, they remain in pristine condition with caseless home use. iPhones may be scratching in stores, but that appears to be less common in daily use at this point.

Apple used Ceramic Shield 2 for the front of the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models, and made some big claims about its scratch resistance. So far, the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌’s display is holding up. Dan’s been testing the display with keys, coins, and other common pocket items, but there isn’t a single scratch. With past iPhones, sticking a key in your pocket was a sure way to cause damage.

The display is supposed to have an anti-reflective layer, but it’s hard to notice a difference compared to the iPhone 16 Pro. It’s definitely a subtle change and not a major selling point.

Dan has already seen major improvements with the updated vapor chamber cooling system and aluminum frame for thermal management. Unlike the ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro models, the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models barely get warm.

There’s been time for more substantial battery life testing a week in, and both the 17 Pro and Pro Max have impressive gains. The 17 Pro Max in particular can last for hours longer than the 16 Pro Max, but it’s definitely heavier and thicker than before.

The front camera is a major improvement in terms of quality, and selfies look much better than before. The option to take a wider-angle landscape selfie is great for group shots. As for the new Telephoto lens that supports up to 8x optical zoom, as long as you have solid lighting, your 8x shots will look great. Low-light performance isn’t as solid, but the 4x lens still performs well in poorer lighting.

If you’re still on the fence about upgrading from an older phone to one of the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models, it’s potentially worth it. The thermal changes make a huge difference, Apple’s claims about scratch resistance seem to be true, and battery life will be night and day. If you already have an ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌, let us know what you think of it in the comments below.

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TL;DR

  • A YouTuber has reviewed the OnePlus 15’s gaming performance ahead of its official launch.
  • The OnePlus 15 is confirmed to arrive with a 165Hz display and the recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
  • The reviewer confirms that the increase to 165Hz refresh rate aids in gameplay, especially for FPS games.

The review comes courtesy of YouTuber Geekerwan, who has tested the OnePlus 15’s performance in a wide range of synthetic benchmarks, as well as in resource-intensive game titles. According to the reviewer, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 outshines Apple’s A19 Pro seen on the iPhone 17 Pro, as well as the recently unveiled Dimensity 9500, in CPU performance. In GPU performance, as determined with 3DMark’s Steel Nomad Light test, the Snapdragon chipset leads the A19 Pro but lags behind the Dimensity 9500.

OnePlus 15’s Geekbench 6 results align with Android Authority‘s own benchmarks of the new chipset in a reference design handset. However, it is interesting to see these numbers carry over to an actual consumer device. Notably, OnePlus 15’s initial scores are noticeably higher than what YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss reported for the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, which uses the same chipset. This might indicate better software optimization or vapor cooling deployed by OnePlus compared to Xiaomi.

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The reviewer also ran FPS and RPG titles, including Garena Delta Force, League of Legends Mobile, Honkai Impact, and others. In addition to the improved chipset, the OnePlus 15 is reported to benefit from the enhanced 165Hz refresh rate — up from 120Hz on the OnePlus 13. The upgrade has already been confirmed by OnePlus.

The increased refresh rate, which, in theory, should allow frame rates of up to 165fps while gaming, although that also depends on the game. Geekerwan tested the upgrade’s impact using slow-motion videography and found that the higher frame rate is especially beneficial for FPS titles, where it allows faster, more accurate panning and quicker trigger response.

Since support remains an issue, OnePlus is said to be working with game studios to bring 165fps support in popular titles. Popular games that will benefit from the feature include Call of Duty Mobile, Clash of Clans, League of Legends Mobile, Naruto, and more. However, since the news originates from China, we can’t confirm whether these enhancements will also be extended to global markets. We will have to wait until the phone is ready to hit the global market, which, based on previous years’ schedule, may not be before the end of 2025.

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