Both on iOS 18.2

Capturing some of the Q & A content I would have wanted to see before buying.

Pros:

It's fast. It's noticeably faster on the websites I frequent in Safari.

Speakers sound better and louder.

UI and apps are snappier across the board.

Camera control is convenient, but not a killer feature.

Mehs:

Still soft or blurry indoor photos in well lit rooms.

Image playground feels like a gimmick for kiddies.

No improvement in WiFi performance or cellular performance.

Cons:

Battery life is noticeably worse than on the 15 Pro, even though my 15 Pro battery health was down to 92%. This is the weirdest result I've encountered so far. With the larger and newer battery and more efficient SOC I had hoped for some improvement.

Please Note: I've had it long enough now that it's done "indexing" LOL

Temperature. It gets hotter than my 15 Pro while using the camera, web browser or Facebook. It gets warm on the back basically at idle with these apps open just reading or typing.

Hoping that it will improve with software patches maybe.