Back in 2014, Apple introduced the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The difference back then though, compared to nowadays, is that the 6 plus got extra features that might have been worth it for people. The 6 Plus got:
Optical image stabilization
Landscape home screen
iPad-like apps in landscape
Higher resolution display (slightly, 401 ppi vs 326 for regular 6)
This also applied even further for the iPhone 7 series. The 7 plus got dual cameras over the regular 7. Same for 8 and 8 plus.
Nowadays, we do not get more bang-for-our-buck when purchasing Plus/Max models over the regular iPhones. The iPhone XS and XS Max were identical besides screen size and battery. The last thing they did for the plus/max models in a while was add a slightly different aperture on the 12 Pro Max for barely noticeable better nighttime photography. I suppose them changing the name to "max" over "plus" could justify that you aren't getting any additional changes, but I digress.
I want the Plus/Max models to be differed more compared to their counterparts. It is crazy that widgets on my 12 Pro Max portray the same amount of information as an iPhone 12 mini. We even have the same number of apps in rows and columns. The 12 Pro Max's software is a huge waste of space and I was hoping that iOS 15 would further differentiate it with split view, more rows for max models, landscape home screen, etc.
Optical image stabilization
Landscape home screen
iPad-like apps in landscape
Higher resolution display (slightly, 401 ppi vs 326 for regular 6)
This also applied even further for the iPhone 7 series. The 7 plus got dual cameras over the regular 7. Same for 8 and 8 plus.
Nowadays, we do not get more bang-for-our-buck when purchasing Plus/Max models over the regular iPhones. The iPhone XS and XS Max were identical besides screen size and battery. The last thing they did for the plus/max models in a while was add a slightly different aperture on the 12 Pro Max for barely noticeable better nighttime photography. I suppose them changing the name to "max" over "plus" could justify that you aren't getting any additional changes, but I digress.
I want the Plus/Max models to be differed more compared to their counterparts. It is crazy that widgets on my 12 Pro Max portray the same amount of information as an iPhone 12 mini. We even have the same number of apps in rows and columns. The 12 Pro Max's software is a huge waste of space and I was hoping that iOS 15 would further differentiate it with split view, more rows for max models, landscape home screen, etc.