Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max review

01 October 2024


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Lordvoldemor, 07 Oct 2024If it works well, why not. If I can get 500hp from i6 eng... moreto put a supercharger on it and make over 800whp?

    There ARE iPhone 16 Pro problems. I have been coming across a lot of evidence of blue noise in low-light shots and the thing freezing up and refusing to work. To me this could just be the damage caused by packing it intio the smallest flimsiest possible box !! The box has NO protection for the cameras lenses, NO protection against shock. Now I see why CeX has so many brand new phones listed secondhand as A, B or C quality, as people return their 16s to Apple in droves, and of course Apple then has to dump them somewhere.
    It might be a good idea for the company to actually make their own phones!! Every component is just bought in from other manufacturers, sensors , lenses, circuit boards, batteries, etc, none of them made by Apple at all. But the boxes are iPhone coffins anyway...

      Something does need to be said aboutformats. I prefer a phone to have a 16:9 screen that can be cropped to 4:3, and to 3:2 (the same shape as a 35mm film camera).
      This costs nothing as you just alter the view using your OS software, but it does control how you look and see the world using the phone, & I think that it is really high time Apple et al. all decided to let US choose what shape we want our stills and videos in.
      They can do 16:9, as after all the videos are 16:9 but as our widescreen monitors and TVs are 16:9 so should the phone be with 3:2 the default for stills with 4:3 an option as though its fine for portraits and product shops its squareish shape is static and doe not fit well with snapshots ot travel pictures IMHO.

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        • XS8
        • 30 Oct 2024

        Imon, 27 Oct 2024Welcome to sonyWhere's Sony?

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          • 29 Oct 2024

          Who updated their iPhone today? LOL

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            • LiJ
            • 28 Oct 2024

            Smithravi, 23 Oct 2024Experience: Android to iPhone 16 Pro Max Short about me: T... more The Force is strong in you, but you are not a Jedi...

            Welcome to the Dark Side.

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              • 27 Oct 2024

              Smithravi, 23 Oct 2024Experience: Android to iPhone 16 Pro Max Short about me: T... moreWelcome to sony

                Experience: Android to iPhone 16 Pro Max
                Short about me: This is my first iPhone and I’ve been android user my whole life. I’m 30 yrs old. Fan of Sony phones and design. My wife uses MacBook Air while I use Surface Pro and uses windows at work as well. My experience so far with iOS and iPhone itself.

                Positives:
                1. Customisation: Surprised (not completely since I follow tech news) to use iPhone and not missing android. Could be result of customisation apple borrowed from android. I know widgets, wallpapers etc are new.
                2. Battery: My iPhone 16 pro max is tank. I barely charge it 100%. In 4 weeks, I have charged 100% only twice, in both cases, I have used extensively by using google maps, speed cam app (in Europe), Spotify for more than 4 hours continuously and then used camera randomly for 3 hours and still is not below 20%. I guess only Sony Xperia 1 VI comes closure to this battery life.
                3. Screen: Satisfied (coming from 4K screen Xperia 1 II) and 120Hz is good to have
                4. Never had any problems with the heat. My last chip is SD865 and it can run all apps but while heavy gaming, always produced heat. But never with A18 Pro.
                5. Design and Feel: I personally didn’t feel it too big, wide yes but overall not bad. Bezels are excellent and I liked the Dynamic Island Features. External design feel awesome, reminded me of Sony in terms of premium quality.
                6. Camera: Nothing to complain. Liked the colours and liked the quality. Night photography is excellent except for Moon photos where my 4 year old Sony could capture better with manual inputs and tripod. I guess I have to download paid app for manual control of camera. Videos no other phone can compete. Capacitive shutter button indeed innovative and Sony missed the opportunity here being the long supporter of it.
                7. Shortcuts app: Loved the automations like as soon as my car connects to my iPhone, Speed cam app starts in the background, brightness 50%,Mobile data on, Wifi off more and more.. My only complain however is while automation only iTunes Music app can be played but can't find spotify. However, I can automate opening the app spotify and then playing the music however needs manual touch for continuing automation.

                Negatives: mostly on software side
                1. I can’t access notifications or control panels from middle of the screen like android. It made me use two hands all the time. I wish apple borrows this feature. Also the back gestures work only in few apps. However I enabled double tap on back to bring down notification center.
                2. Worst keyboard I have ever used. No numbers pad along with letters for such huge screen. --> Swiftkey is installed
                3. Auto suggestions horrible. No Clipboard --> Swift key
                4. Selecting and copying is lot complicated than android.
                5. Can’t find any transparent clocks with weather for free like android. Limited apps and expensive apps. Too complicated widgy apps.

                So far, I didn’t miss android and I liked my 16 Pro Max

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                  • 19 Oct 2024

                  In few days Monday actually i am getting my iPhone 16 Pro max 256gb sim ver. No one has been harder critique of the apple cult than me. Only to mention that currently my iphone 11 pro max almost 5 year old makes the best pictures ever seen. In another hand my daily driver for the last two years Redmi Note 11 great battery still going strong but schwach SoC Performance. Not surprised when the fact it's only 200 buck of cost. 1587 charging charging cycle on my ip 11 pro max and still goes strong. Cell is made by Sunwoda. 4K in the year 2020 ( compared here with 16 pro max ) indeed justified the price of 1400$ in my region. Why bought? Because of 500 simontanious open windows. Ip 16 pro max by it's Design and the fact it's 3nm process it's SoC will definitely seeve another 5-6 years without any compromise. But still love my Hyper Os more than IOS. See ya'll Monday

                    Anonymous, 12 Oct 2024android is os quit lying iphone user yeah, console yourself, whatever helps you sleep at night.

                      Jagganatha, 15 Oct 2024Well after long and patient repeated phone calls about swee... moreThe other thing is that sadly you are unable to modify the settings before you create a panorama. You cannot under or overexpose- extremely useful when the start of your sweep may be radically darker or brighter than other parts. You cannot apply any of the Apple settings varying tone- their presets, or color temperature etc. You get an exposure and colour balance that is automatic with the iso and shutter speed fixed at the first frame, and anything you want to change has to be done in photos or an image-editing programme afterward.
                      And on this point you might like to check to see whether your image editing programme (even Apple photos as your current OS has it) is able to edit Apple's Pro Res Raw, Raw,Heif, and the new Jpeg + formats!

                        Well after long and patient repeated phone calls about sweep panoramas, the upshot is that they refuse to quote any possible sizes for the sweep panoramas because the maximum pixel height varies continuously as a result of the software image modifications. Thus unlike ordinary sweeps from old-fashioned sensors that are the resolution they say they are (unlike these quad-bayers which are only really 12MP resolution (even the 24MP option is an uprezzed 12MP file) pixel height varies up to about 4000 pixels (the highest Apple quoted me was 3800+) down to as low as 2332 and 2887 pixels height which radically affects true image size when you take into account that the ultrawide, though marked 0.5 magnification in the software is really rather less than that, so the details, if they exist cannot really be seen if you, I presume, make a sweep pan at an in-between zoom setting: fatal, as zooming destroys the actual resolution which can then go down to only 3 or 6MP. So panoramas should still be OK as long as you use the lens own focal length setting and not anything in between, as I am guessing these lower figures hopefully represent.

                          What is the maximum pixel height of a panorama made with the standard wide-angle & with the ultrawide wide-angle. Not rocket science but not tested or tried GSM arena ?
                          This is vital information Apple does not provide anywhere at all, so please help us find out. Thankyou

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                            Lordvoldemor, 07 Oct 2024I have iphone and android both and i enjoy both for the str... moreandroid is os quit lying iphone user

                              Bodo, 01 Oct 2024This is a commercial with a battery test not a review.. No ... morefirst time seeing something like this? lol

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                                Lister, 04 Oct 2024Nah, the 15 Pro Max gets over 2 full days from average use,... moreu mean 2 full [not using anything] days ? :D

                                  Whilst we all can see unboxing videos, we have no part in their content.
                                  By this I mean the boxes themselves.
                                  Apple has chosen to place three camera lenses butted up against the external sheet of cardboard that is the top of the box.
                                  The box itself is as tiny as possible. It has no foam padding protection at all, & is barely twice the thickness of the phone itself.
                                  Does it ensure YOU get your new iPhone in perfect condition?

                                    Kza, 06 Oct 2024Dude, there’s literally no excuse for a +$1,100 phone to be... moreIf it works well, why not.
                                    If I can get 500hp from i6 engine going fast, why would I need a v8 with 350hp?

                                      gG, 02 Oct 2024You are more like a shareholder than a consumer. You defend... moreI have iphone and android both and i enjoy both for the strength those offer me. This comment section is mostly biased towards android and they just regurgitate what they are told. I am just against the flock who blindly follows (for the same reason i really dislike the teens with blue bubble green bubble stuff). The test that shows faster charging doesn't degrade the battery are dubious and their test methodology leaves gaps.
                                      No wonder, a xiaomi redmi 13c user won't like a 15 pro max. If you know, you know.

                                        -Trix-, 03 Oct 2024This isn't badly optimized Android phone, 8GB is more ... moreIt shows that you have absolutely no clue about how RAM works, nor about the cost for the manufacturer. Even Samsung who sparingly upgrade their phones have surpassed 8 GB already.

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