iPhone 15 Pro Max: WAS I WRONG?! (6 months later)

In this iPhone 15 Pro Max long-term review, I reveal what it’s like to live with for six months, what I love about it, what doesn’t matter, and how it stacks up against the competition. Oh, and there’s some news.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - iPhone 15 Pro Max vs everything
03:48 - What I like
05:51 - What doesn’t matter
08:27 - Final thoughts

[MarkEllisReviews]

Have you successfully switched from Apple to Samsung? What was the hardest part?

[Mark-]

Thought the S24 Ultra stalking throughout the video was brilliant. very comical & ingenious. Well Done

[princeerick]

Wow, been watching YouTube For More Than 15 Years, Finally We Get A Different & Magnificent Intro❤️❤️💙

[johnboychak]

Thank you for a very entertaining video. We need mire “tech humor” in these types of videos and you set a very high bar for other content creators. Great fun!

[terrylafauci]

Just my thoughts as someone who got the 15 pro max back in October as their very first iPhone…ever. The last 6months have been THE BEST mobile phone experience I’ve ever had and I’ve had nearly every flagship from Samsung since 2009. I wish I would have switched soon. I doubt I will ever go back regardless of what Samsung offers, I never used half of the stuff android offered anyway. I don’t even use the action button on the iPhone. Everyone is different though. The “best” smartphone will always be subjective though. As for battery, at the time of typing this rant, I’m at 7hrs and 7mins of screen on time and still have 45% battery, I have never had a single android phone come anywhere close to what I get with this phone in terms of battery. I’m sure everyone’s mileage may vary, but mine is amazing, at least to me.

[Bucck_]

The intro has me!!! Subbed now!!! I still have the 13 pro max and I’ve been using the s23 ultra and I feel like my 13 pro max has been stalking me lol.

[richardpetros]

Good intro !
I have 15 pro and s24 ultra
I went back to my 15 pro… the Apple Watch and Fitness Plus is only thing keeping me on IPhone …. Also wish Samsung would round s24 ultra corners.

[shapelessbb]

Great video as always Mark. We need a video that shows how to use a SHARED eco system between Samsung/Android and ios. There truly is not a good video on youtube that explores this

[westcatalex]

lol full of humor and I’m faced with the problem having the s24 ultra too and wanting to explore it in depth. So I understand and await your coming full switching experience!! Arnaud

[TheRealLink]

S21U owner here that has seen tons of the amazing videos out there for the S24U. Have to also own an iPhone 14 Plus for work related reasons and yeah it's certainly odd going between them for things (non Mac user). Prefer the customizability of Android but can of course understand the slickness and such of Apple and iOS. Subbed for your S24 switch to see what you think. Funny and nice video!

[coffeebeans]

Great way of making this interesting while not loosing your audience

[matthewdavisson]

My iPhone 15 Pro Max gets 10+ SoT with only 50% battery use. I can’t kill it in a day if I wanted to. It literally last about 20 hours SoT before it dies.

[robertdimcneal]

Great video. Absolutely love the S24U spots.

[kendregab]

Is it worth waiting for the iphone 16 to come out or just get the iphone 15PM? I'm looking to upgrade from my Note10 plus. I've never had an iphone but thinking about trying it now.

[realdjroberto]

Great intro. Love how the S24 Ultra is haunting you in the video. 😂

[staceysmith]

Dedication to the bit. Bravo. Very interested to hear how the switch goes as I’ve been thinking about doing it myself for a few months now. I’m mainly concerned about Apple Pay alternatives and file sharing (I own a MacBook and iPad)…

[marcustaylor]

I too might be switching to the Samsung S24 S25 ultra. Because of one thing, I have had smart phones since the mid 2000 and I have never broken or scratched a screen yet, My phones are worked hard but looked after, and this iPhone 15 pro max as a long scratch from top to bottom and I don’t know how this appeared. This was after 2 weeks,

Some reviews did say back at the iPhone 13 the screens had changed, but for the worse,

That orange looks good on the s24 ultra

[GeorgeSoan]

Great video Mark, very engaging with the S23 Ultra lurking in the background! haha. I am very impressed with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, especially the camera system which is the most important decision factor for me. I think action mode is sometimes overlooked, it's basically a gimbal in your pocket. On the 5x zoom lens it's incredible. I've filmed start to finish travel vlogs (around Australia) on my channel just using the iPhone 15 Pro Max, so easy to use and I always have it on me.

[WhipLashOG]

Have had an iPhone 15 pro max for 5 months now and battery life is great. A full day and half easy with long usage. Might just be your unit

[mansourhamid]

Tell me please name of the iPhone case which brand is that? 🙏🏻