Hey guys. Hope y’all are doing fine! 👋🏼

Since about a month ago, the Samsung Fold 4 has been my daily driver. Thought it would be ‘the one’ especially since it’s the ultimate Android phone currently.

But I guess my heart still has a soft spot for Apple. 🤭

Hence, the rest is history. 🤣

Loving my Deep Purple 14 Pro Max now. 🫠



Not having the notch anymore is indeed a refreshing sight. Dynamic Island is indeed ❤️ ❤️❤️.

This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 2 2022, 02:39 PM

Thanks! 🙏🏼☺️

Will use the 14 Pro Max as daily driver now. If all is good and well after a month or so, there wouldn’t be much of a reason keeping the Fold 4 since I’m pretty tied in with the Apple ecosystem as it is (iPad, MacBook, etc.). So will see how it goes. 😅

Do you leave AOD on or off all the time?

I find Apple’s AOD pretty crazy as almost the entire screen is turned on. It will only automatically turn off when faced down on the table, or inside a pocket.

So I’m guessing that by manually turning AOD off, there should be some noticeable battery improvements that would make it on par with the 13 Pro Max (I hope! Haha).

Haha. Sure. The used market value has dropped quite significantly for the Fold 4 (even when Samsung just launched the phone like a month ago). So might be keeping it for awhile.

Been reading Machines Facebook and many customers have been complaining. It seems that many pre ordered with Machines in early to mid September, but have yet to receive the iPhone, while certain stocks are readily available for walk-in purchase.

This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 2 2022, 08:29 PM

Can try hunting for ready stock units at stores.

For example, Machines has been telling customers earlier they need to wait 1 month or so, but then just this weekend they restocked the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max models, though just in Gold colour. ☺️

Their FB Stories update :-

Yeah. I believe AOD is a real battery killer, especially if one likes to leave the iPhone on a table under very bright lighting as the ambient sensor will significantly boost up AOD screen brightness to make visibility a priority in such an environment.

Just started turning off AOD since last night on my 14 Pro Max.
Today’s battery longevity seems to be noticeably better and on par with my previous iPhone 13 Pro Max.

About 4.5 hours of Screen On Time (SOT) already and still have 70% battery in the tank. With AOD on, I would probably be at about 50% now already.



This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 3 2022, 03:20 PM

Could it be iOS 16.1 causing the drain? I’m still on latest official iOS 16.02. Now thinking twice to update to 16.1 when it’s released. Haha.

Loving the AOD but I’m annoyed that they moved incoming notifications to the bottom instead of having it centred towards the top (like before iOS 16). If only there was an option to allow it to be like before.

Yeah. That’s why I almost always try not to transfer over backup from previous device. Since most of people’s data are in the cloud, this is actually quite ok nowadays.

Yes, bro. Hahaha. Apple still won me back. 🤣
Deep Purple for me this time even though I tend to prefer Silver. Just can’t resist this excellent colourway by Apple. ❤️

Kesian those that pre-ordered with shops like Machines since early/mid September and are still waiting for their sets. 😰

Following up from my earlier battery graph posted today afternoon, here is my graph at the current battery level of 30%.



So far, that is over 8.5 hours of SOT already. And 30% battery is still remaining. Should not have any issues for me to hit 10 hour SOT if I drain until zero (but I guess I will charge it now). Also, I’ve been on purely 4G mobile data since 4.00 p.m. until now as well.

To recap:-
- AOD - Off
- Everything else - On
- Usage: 30% WhatsApp, 30% Safari, 10% Calls, 5% Social Media, 10% Emails, 10% Various Work Apps, 5% Camera

In my personal experience, yes, this certainly equates to the same experience I had with my previous 13 Pro Max indeed. 🫠
Was a bit worried for the past 2 days when battery life seemed bad but I guess AOD was the main battery killer for me.

Even though Apple had reduced the AOD screen to be 1Hz refresh rate, the drain is still there especially if one likes to leave their phone faced up on a work desk under bright lighting (which makes the iPhone make the display brighter to compensate).

Yes, agreed. AOD is indeed a nice feature. If I were to consciously keep my iPhone faced down when I’m at a desk, or in my pockets all the time, I’m pretty sure the battery drain from the AOD would be close to nothing as Apple was superb algorithms to shut off the AOD in such instances.

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

I had no idea that iPhone 13 Pro series did not have foreground blur in Portrait Mode, and only now 14 Pro series has it? 🤯





This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 3 2022, 10:39 PM

Maybe Apple gives priority to telcos instead of to resellers? Telcos seem to have almost all colours and variants available as ready stock, like what forumers posted here over the weekend. Hmmmm.

This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 4 2022, 11:21 AM

The bottom part of the clear case is exposed. I think this itself is a big red flag since the iPhone’s stainless steel frame can scratch very easily.

Aside from that, the good thing about the case is that it doesn’t turn yellowish easily compared to other brands.

I concur and can vouch too that my 14 Pro Max has equal, if not better battery life than my previous 13 Pro Max. Anyone who wants to test to compare the two must also remember to disable AOD on the 14 Pro Max - to make it a fair comparison. 😄

Hopefully it’s just some apps that have not finished background syncing data yet.

I realise it charges faster too. But Apple’s spec sheet show that both are supposed to charge equally fast, right?

Tried to monitor my 14 Pro Max battery again today just to make sure the good battery performance I had yesterday was not a fluke. Haha.

Today was out the whole day since 7.00 a.m. and was on 4G mobile data 90% of the time as I was on the move constantly even until now. Battery seemed to sustain itself well.

Last charged to 100% yesterday midnight, and currently at 8.5 hours SOT. Usage wise remains the same with the usual suspects - WhatsApp, Safari, Phone Calls and Work Apps.

Very impressed as I was running Mobile Data predominately. ❤️
And only connected to Wi-Fi for very short brief periods throughout the data.

From what I remember, my previous 13 Pro Max battery didn’t do so well under Mobile Data compared to Wi-Fi.

I think there isn’t enough space for message displaying on the Dynamic Island. Or do you mean just a fancy animation? 😁

Yeah. More and more will soon love their iPhones. ☺️☺️☺️

Hahaha. I wish it was all fun though. My line of work relies on WhatsApp more than 50% of the time to communicate with my team and clients. So I kinda do real work on it. 🤣

Which was also why my Fold 4 previously had to be literally tethered to a power bank the whole day. Such a relief not having to do that now with the iPhone! 😂

This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 4 2022, 09:43 PM

On the Fold 4? Or you mean the iPhone? 😅

WhatsApp for me so far has no issues with background app refresh turned on on the iPhone.

This post has been edited by shockk: Oct 4 2022, 09:50 PM