I was thinking about buying 13 Pro Max. So far i have found some drawbacks vs XS Max.
- no 3D Touch
- A15 is marginally better than A14 (still not enough to ditch the XS Max)
- USB2.0 (painfully slow backup still)
- 6GB of RAM (i hoped for 8GB)
At this stage, I can't justify dishing out 1500€ for a phone that will bring me again some frustrating things and XS Max works fine.
The same thing is with the Apple Watch. I wanted a flat design and I would bite the bullet with a mediocre battery, but they had to postpone it...