iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 15 Pro Max is here! First impressions and photos thread

[cwwilson]

All I can say is, I think my blue Pro Max is a strong contender to be my favorite iPhone ever and I've had a lot of iPhones. There's just something different about this one, I already love it so much more than my 14 PM and I thought that was really good phone but the 15 PM is truly special.

 

[Kiimora]

Thnx Wow! Amazing colours, Nat Ti paired with the Cypress Silicone case is the perfect combo for me👌.

Previously I had the PB 12PM; my favourite colour by far. I will be upgrading from the DP 14PM.

 

[tomacwhite]

Coming from a 7+ and temporary Oppo A74 5G, the 15 Pro Max is like from the future 😅 Remarkable performance and quality differences.

The 120hz display is nothing short of gorgeous and build quality and feel is stunning. Absolutely loving it.

 

[Carlsberg69]

Coming from a 7+ and temporary Oppo A74 5G, the 15 Pro Max is like from the future 😅 Remarkable performance and quality differences.

The 120hz display is nothing short of gorgeous and build quality and feel is stunning. Absolutely loving it.

Yeah you just zapped 6 y into the future!! 🚀 enjoy the leap!!

 

[Al Rukh]

Here's my little contribution to this thread.

Like every year, I met up with 3 of my friends, and we went to the Apple Store in Zurich, Switzerland, to pick up the new iPhone 15 Pro Max at 8 AM. Then we went back to my place and set everything up, along with the usual swearing about little things here and there not working and needing extra care (banking apps, some watch not syncing as it should, you name it).

I got the blue one, here are my pictures. And yes, we actually take the day off every year for this little tradition. A bit crazy, but we have a lot of fun! And probably way too much food too...

Beautiful! Hope you guys keep the tradition going!

 

[xxBlack]

Hope thats a Yacht-Master II

Nope.. black and blue

 

[Clamjuice65]

Anybody got pics of the Black Titanium 15pro’s

 

[C. Robert]

So true. And most regular users like me put a case, a display protection and even camera protection on it. Whenever I sell on my phones they never have a single scratch or stain on them. I always find those test and drop videos super wasteful.

I mean he set it on fire, scratched it with a razor, and bent the **** out of glass with his thumbs. It's fine but take it with a grain of salt that we will never do any of that.

 

[djlythium]

The Max fails JRE's durability test.

🙄 I wonder what type of phone wouldn’t fail this type of testing. It’s like buying a sports car only to see if it’ll be damaged when you smash it into a wall. Pointless nonsense. Next!

 

[CosmikDebris]

Coming from a 7+ and temporary Oppo A74 5G, the 15 Pro Max is like from the future 😅 Remarkable performance and quality differences.

The 120hz display is nothing short of gorgeous and build quality and feel is stunning. Absolutely loving it.

Upgrading from an 8+ myself. I just can’t stop looking at it.

 

[AlixSPQR]

🙄 I wonder what type of phone wouldn’t fail this type of testing. It’s like buying a sports car only to see if it’ll be damaged when you smash it into a wall. Pointless nonsense. Next!

All iPhones, including the regular 15 Pro in this video, have passed this test for several years now. JRE is an influential YouTube channel, and this will not go unnoticed, believe me.

 

[The Game 161]

Hope to join the club soon

 

[ShadowGuardian87]

All iPhones, including the regular 15 Pro in this video, have passed this test for several years now. JRE is an influential YouTube channel, and this will not go unnoticed, believe me.

Yeah, and the people who are looking to hate or criticize Apple and the 15 pro max will use this as a sticking point like they already are.

 

[kp98077]

It’s been just a day, but the battery seems at least as bad as it was on 14PM.

you can't judge a battery on one day of use! lol

 

[kp98077]

Here’s my contribution for this year. Apple got the colour spot on for the Natural Titanium.

is that a pro or pro max? beautiful!

 

[kp98077]

Does anyone know if the camera on the 15 plus for example, is that the same or as good as the camera on the 14 pro?

 

[tivoboy]

Upgrading from an 8+ myself. I just can’t stop looking at it.

The 14 plus was the first phone that got me to part with my 8+… and I tried them all. The 15 PM is looking and feeling pretty darn good, but I’ll give it a week. The 14 plus has been a champ and very solid upgrade of course from the 8+ without giving up nearly anything in the portability, weight, size areas of comparison.

 

[kp98077]

The 14 plus was the first phone that got me to part with my 8+… and I tried them all. The 15 PM is looking and feeling pretty darn good, but I’ll give it a week. The 14 plus has been a champ and very solid upgrade of course from the 8+ without giving up nearly anything in the portability, weight, size areas of comparison.

Does you 15 PM feel about same weight as the 14 plus?

 

[cocky jeremy]

I’m really digging the white titanium.

 

[Kylo83]

After one day with the pro max I’m bored of it, feels the same as the 14 pro max, even my misses said is there actually anything new, the battery is worse and the phone heats up quicker, so much for 3nm being more efficient, no way this phone can play aaa games it dims playing small games, all i wanted from this iPhone was better heat management. I ended up getting a yearly upgrade from ee and saving money so it’s cool but honestly this year it’s a skip for most people, the weight and charge port and 5x camera get boring very quickly

 

[xxBlack]

After one day with the pro max I’m bored of it, feels the same as the 14 pro max, even my misses said is there actually anything new, the battery is worse and the phone heats up quicker, so much for 3nm being more efficient, no way this phone can play aaa games it dims playing small games, all i wanted from this iPhone was better heat management. I ended up getting a yearly upgrade from ee and saving money so it’s cool but honestly this year it’s a skip for most people, the weight and charge port and 5x camera get boring very quickly

maybe it's still indexing? Mine got really hot yesterday.

 

[janeauburn]

After one day with the pro max I’m bored of it, feels the same as the 14 pro max, even my misses said is there actually anything new, the battery is worse and the phone heats up quicker, so much for 3nm being more efficient, no way this phone can play aaa games it dims playing small games, all i wanted from this iPhone was better heat management. I ended up getting a yearly upgrade from ee and saving money so it’s cool but honestly this year it’s a skip for most people, the weight and charge port and 5x camera get boring very quickly

I largely agree. I wrote up my opinion here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-15-plus-and-15-pro-max-first-reactions.2404124/

I actually think the 14 Plus is the sleeper phone to get for those who want both portability and a larger screen.

 

[TinaBelcher]

I am just a long time forum member who has a good memory.

I'm very flattered you think of me. I can tell you've been here long

 

[RigSatMe]

Anyone could give a favor and share video from iPhone 15 Pro Max - 4K ProRes in Log? Really important to understand the freedom of post color correction?

 

[Kurt871]

After one day with the pro max I’m bored of it, feels the same as the 14 pro max, even my misses said is there actually anything new, the battery is worse and the phone heats up quicker, so much for 3nm being more efficient, no way this phone can play aaa games it dims playing small games, all i wanted from this iPhone was better heat management. I ended up getting a yearly upgrade from ee and saving money so it’s cool but honestly this year it’s a skip for most people, the weight and charge port and 5x camera get boring very quickly

It's a "skip" because you're literally upgrading from a nearly identical one year old phone. What did you expect out of a single year? I'm coming from an 11 Pro Max and it's an enormous upgrade. Wait a little longer and it wont "feel the same" at all.