iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 16 Pro Max is here! First impressions and photos thread

[Moukee]

Happy to take any questions!

Is the transition between the back glass and titanium frame smooth (see this thread)?

 

[Kylo83]

The capture button is way to high for the right placement to take photos

 

[Diorama]

The capture button is way to high for the right placement to take photos

This was my first thought when the case arrived. It’s ok if your finger is coming from the front of the phone, so to speak, but you can’t use it in the traditional camera button style (at least not with my fingers on a Pro Max!)

 

[Giano]

Hey! Geekbench score of the 16 pro max? Thanks!

 

[Yuuuki]

Hey! Geekbench score of the 16 pro max? Thanks!

There are already enough Geekbenches out there made by reviewers.

 

[zakarhino]

Couldn't really decide on color until the last minute at pre-order time and I think now that I've had more time to look at photos I picked the worst color: natural titanium.

Desert titanium is looking a lot better in person based on these photos. I would have gone with that in retrospect. If not that then the black titanium. Black is usually my favorite but I was worried about scratches and chips being really noticeable.

 

[matsan]

"Look at the size of that moon phone"

 

[Boardiesboi]

The capture button is way to high for the right placement to take photos

Yes it’s in a very awkward position and I have to grid the phone in an unnatural way to use the button. It might be ok for the smaller phone but for plus and pro max it’s a miss.

 

[Boardiesboi]

Is the transition between the back glass and titanium frame smooth (see this thread)?

Seems smooth to me

 

[Neofox]

Is the transition between the back glass and titanium frame smooth (see this thread)?

I use my 16 PM without a case the whole day and didn't notice an issue. Seems smooth to me.

 

[SmugMaverick]

The capture button is way to high for the right placement to take photos

Yep been playing with it but its actually pretty useless for 95% of people, it also is SO MUCH SLOWER than just using the screen buttons.

I think I won't touch it until the visual look up AI thing comes, that's if I keep this tbh.

 

[Boardiesboi]

Yep been playing with it but its actually pretty useless for 95% of people, it also is SO MUCH SLOWER than just using the screen buttons.

I think I won't touch it until the visual look up AI thing comes, that's if I keep this tbh.

Yea it’s a button I won’t ever use because I can’t reach it properly.

 

[_karrol]

Another year, another iPhone launch!

I turned up to Apple Broadway in Sydney at 8.30 this morning and picked up my iPhone 16 Pro Max in Desert Titanium
There wasn’t much of queue and I was in and out of the store in 15 mins. As it’s not the flagship store, it was much less chaotic and civilised than the George St store in the Sydney CBD.

First impressions:

• LOVE the Desert Titanium. It appears bronze in certain lighting and sometimes rose gold. Reminiscent of the rose gold 6s Plus that I had but maybe one shade darker. The back panel is what some would call a “nude” colour
• The phone is not that much heavier than the 15 PM.
• Bezels are definitely smaller than the 15 PM and it’s very noticeable to the naked eye.
• Camera control button is okay/meh. It's in an awkward position to reach in landscape and you have to grip the phone in an unnatural manner.

Pics below. Cases include Apple silicone in Lake Green and Beats case in sunset purple. I actually like the sunset purple Beats case more even though some think it’s too glossy/plasticky.

Last pic is a direct comparison against a 12 mini (I know from the smallest to the biggest iPhone! I sold my 15 PM a few weeks ago and had to use the 12 mini as a backup...)

Happy to take any questions!

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Ahhhh Australia, I just recently came back from a long vacay there which was also my first visit Down Under and I loved it 🥰

so is it possible to add the seventh row of apps now? There’s clearly enough space for there at the bottom of the main screen

 

[SmugMaverick]

Ahhhh Australia, I just recently came back from a long vacay there which was also my first visit Down Under and I loved it 🥰

so is it possible to add the seventh row of apps now? There’s clearly enough space for there at the bottom of the main screen

No 🤣

Instead of using the extra space, icons and such are just larger now ffs

 

[CatalinApple]

Enjoy your iPhone 16 Pro Max @Boardiesboi! The Desert Titanium looks amazing. Personally I love this color just as much as I love my iPhone 13 Pro Sierra Blue 😍❤️

 

[xmarcuswildx]

Couldn't really decide on color until the last minute at pre-order time and I think now that I've had more time to look at photos I picked the worst color: natural titanium.

Desert titanium is looking a lot better in person based on these photos. I would have gone with that in retrospect. If not that then the black titanium. Black is usually my favorite but I was worried about scratches and chips being really noticeable.

I think natural will look better in person. Everyone says it’s much nicer in person than in pictures and that you will be surprised. I have never seen a natural in person. That’s what I went with. I’ve had white, blue, black, blue. This will be my first gray. I was gonna switch to the hazel pixel 9 pro which looks similar to the natural pro max. So I’m kind of exited for the gray color.

 

[xmarcuswildx]

No 🤣

Instead of using the extra space, icons and such are just larger now ffs

Gotta have enough space for that tiny ass search button, even if you don’t use it. Even though you can just swipe down on your screen! Apple just doesn’t get it.

 

[Boardiesboi]

Ahhhh Australia, I just recently came back from a long vacay there which was also my first visit Down Under and I loved it 🥰

so is it possible to add the seventh row of apps now? There’s clearly enough space for there at the bottom of the main screen

Nah it won’t let me

 

[julit0]

Great thread @Boardiesboi ! Thanks for starting us off right. It's 3:40am Los Angeles time as I read each page - getting ready to join the queue for an Apple Store Grand opening and my ISPU. Cheers!

 

[SmugMaverick]

No 🤣

Instead of using the extra space, icons and such are just larger now ffs

I've also noticed that safari is not optimised for the larger screens, it just extends the grey area at the bottom between home bar and search bar, something feels off and I'm not sure what's going on.

I'm sorry but this is just not acceptable.

 

[CatalinApple]

@Boardiesboi Please let us know if you notice any difference when you charge your iPhone. I want to know if there’s a noticeable difference between this iPhone and the previous one. 45 watts should make a noticeable difference.

 

[bhall110]

Anyone have the natural Ti in the black nomad leather case? Considering ordering.

 

[xDKP]

The one time of the year I wish I could be in Australia! 🤣

Remember the rest of the year - everything is trying to kill you

 

[Taylor2]

I love the iPhone 16 Desert Titanium.

 

[Jman13]

So glad I ended up going with the Desert Titanium. I have the natural titanium 15 Pro, and I like it quite a lot, but I really liked the look of the Desert in the Apple photos, but some of the videos at the hands on area really made me question things...and I was very much on the fence when I pre-ordered.. Looking at these photos, plus a lot more of the review videos from Wednesday, I think I made the right choice. I also really liked (and like in these photos) how the gold would look in cases, as I'm a case hound...the lake green silicone looks awesome, and I think it'll also look great in my blue leather Andar, as well as a dark brown leather case, which I'll probably get from bullstrap here shortly.