iPhone 15 Pro Max Honest Review SIX MONTHS Later

It's been six-months since Apple launched the iPhone 15 lineup. I've been using the iPhone 15 Pro Max every day since and here's how my experience has gone. Why I think this phone lives up to the hype, and why there is still one GLARING issue that needs resolved!

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0:00 Intro
1:03 Pro vs Max sizes
1:43 Action Button
2:54 New features
4:29 Journey LOC8 Wallet
6:07 Camera
8:25 Display

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[zacktube]

You can set action button to erase scratches.

[DjangoGroen]

I don’t baby my phone at all. I don’t have a screen protector. And I had this phone since launch. And I still don’t have a single scratch on my iPhone 15 pro max

[Gamer_]

People complaining about scratches on the screen but don't use a screen protector 🤦🏻‍♂️

[jakehelton]

I have a 13 pro max without a screen protector. I’m a maintenance man, so I’m alway under a sink or something crazy like that. I don’t have one scratch 🤷🏻‍♂️

[mthobisi]

That’s true, nothing beats muscle memory! And that is why I set it to the silent mode switch. That has been the main reason I use it 24/7 because I always switch between silent and ring

[Mistygio]

I am still on a freaking iPhone 11 for the past 4 years straight. Service battery and everything. NO SCREEN PROTECTOR AND NO CASE 😭

Still looks like a brand new phone no scratches anywhere

[narv]

I use the action button for the torch. Always comes in handy in the dark or with one hand

[knightara]

I’ve had the 12 pro max since 2020 and now upgraded to this and can’t find that much of a difference

[mikeysironrage]

Oh please from the I phone 12 to the 15 they made very lil changes the Samsung Galaxy s23 and especially the s24 plus and ultra are way way better phones!

[Drkbadger]

I just got the 15 pro max a few days ago. I upgraded from the iPhone 12 Pro. Decided to go bigger this time. And this phone is like a new phone. It’s so amazing the battery and screen are AMAZING!!! And it just doesn’t feel giant like it used to. I loooove this phone. Very happy with my purchase.

[VanWarren]

great review, thanks. the scratch issue made me decide to wait, I am a nut about optical surfaces including screens.

[kurttraub]

Yeah I just upgraded to the 15 pro Max and omg. The battery and camera is nuts. Now I came from a note 20 ultra. But I work 12 hour shifts and the phones still over 50% when I leave work at 7am.

[infamousbgaming]

I set my action button to Snapchat I’m always on there and use it to talk to friends 😂😂

[brokensword]

Great to see you have a dji microphone 😊

[paulguy]

I love this phone and mine is the Black one. I traded-in a Regular-Model iPhone 13 which while decent enough, I was missing the Macro Lens & Larger display that my 15 Pro-Max has. I like to shoot Portrait Photography so the Max I figured would be the best one for making those portraits more flattering. Also I really like that I could now shoot uncompressed Video Directly to an External SD Card or an SSD so its making me think about shooting more video than I used to on my older phone. It certainly feels more premium & is more comfortable to hold than the 13 was for me!

I’m liking the Dynamic Island too and its a clever use by Apple of what would normally be ‘just 2 holes’ in the display, they switch off the surrounding pixels to make it all happen!

[KaitoConan]

I have the action button set to unlock my front door. very useful 👍

[quantx]

Display scratches drive me nuts too. I'm ok without a case, especially with the new titanium chassis and color, but I will always use a screen protector. I notice zero difference in the quality of the display, and I have zero touch input issues, with a screen protector installed.

[terrylafauci]

Came to iOS with the 15 pro max, pre ordered mine and got it early October. I’ve only ever used android and I can happily say I will probably never go back. I’ve had nearly every Samsung flagship and NONE were this polished, the Samsung S22 ultra I had before this was the last straw for me with Samsung. Mainly because the battery was awful, I had to charge it 3x a day. The 15 pro max blew me away in that regard, I unplug my phone around 520am and by the time I come home 12-13hrs later I have anywhere from 60-75% battery left depending on my usage and that’s something I’ve never had with android. It’s a big deal for me and I love it.

[asifali-xftt]

The camera feature that combines live photos with portrait is a game changer for someone with a kid!