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iPhone 16 Pro Max Looks This Much Bigger Beside iPhone 15 Pro Max
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There is another way to look at it:
iPhone 15 Pro Max and 15 Plus (larger size)
vs
iPhone 15, 15 Pro and 14 (regular size)
then one can argue the regular size phones put together sell better than plus size phones
This is the year I stop buying Max size and go with the regular Pro. The Max is already at the upper limits of size in hand and weight. With the regular Pro size increasing I'll happily go from 6.7" to 6.3" screen to avoid a bigger, heavier phone. I know some years there the Max has slightly better camera specs but for me the quality of the camera is already good enough for my causal shots.
FFS! When are people going to start demanding less importance on the size of the newest iPhone, colors, and storage and START demanding that Apple get back to innovating?
This year's upcoming iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to get a boost in overall size from 6.7-inches to 6.9-inches, and a new image gives us a good idea of how the current iPhone 15 Pro Max compares to what could be Apple's largest ever iPhone.
The image above, posted on X by ZONEofTECH, shows a dummy model representing the iPhone 16 Pro Max alongside an actual iPhone 15 Pro Max. Dummy units are designed to take the place of real devices for display or testing purposes, and therefore seek to match the dimensions and design changes of yet-to-be-released iPhones.
With the increase in size of Apple's larger premium model rumored to be in the region of 0.2 inches, the difference is visually noticeable, but whether it will be all that significant for users in real-world use is another question.
The smaller iPhone 16 Pro is expected to increase from 6.1- to 6.3-inches, and with both iPhone 16 Pro models expected to be larger, they are also expected to be taller and wider than the iPhone 15 Pro models. While thickness will remain the same, the weight is likely to increase slightly due to the larger size.
Note that Apple is also rumored to be using Border Reduction Structure (BRS) technology for the iPhone 16 Pro models, which is expected to result in slimmer bezel sizes, subsequently allowing for more display space within the confines of those dimensions.
In addition, the iPhone 16 Pro's display could be up to 20% brighter for typical SDR content, featuring up to 1,200 nits of typical SDR brightness. Taken together, those changes could add up to a substantially improved screen viewing experience.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are expected to stay at 6.1- and 6.7-inches like their predecessors. If Apple sticks to its typical annual iPhone launch timing, the iPhone 16 lineup will be released sometime around mid-September.
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Coming from 3 different Mini iPhones (I swore by the Minis). Then I got the 15 PM in November last year. Somehow the phone looks smaller to me after using for this long. Now when I see others holding a PM iPhone I get the illusion that mine is smaller 😂😂
They sell two huge sizes. There isn't a normal size one to get.
Just wait until you see the iPhone 30! Biggest screen ever, unfortunately due to weight it has to be mounted to the floor.
Yea it’s so lazy, how many years is the back of the phone going to look exactly the same?
I’ve always liked the older one plus design the best, and the bump is symmetrical so the phone doesn’t rock when laid down as so many people have complained about with the iPhone.
No design changes.
Congrats, everyone. We’ll be buying the same damn phone for the sixth straight year.
Congrats, everyone. We’ll be buying the same damn phone for the sixth straight year.
Need bigger pockets... i see some people complaining about the design of the iPhone...it's not unlike other phones on the market that I know of except the folding phones which I'm not convinced of their durability. It's a practical shape. I haven't seen any other manufacturer produce another design that varies greatly from what is offered now. What design change do people want?? I mean what significant design change, not just rearranging buttons and cameras?
how would you suggest they innovate the shape of a phone? would you like a cube or something?
I am routinely more and more disappointed by the cameras on iPhones....
My (12 max?) had constant issues with excessive lens flares.
My 15 Max hates focusing on anything close up, I take pictures of my odometer a lot and have to scan a lot of barcodes... its very slow at focusing, if it even ever does.
And the over reliance on software and photo stacking, when i just want a quick photo of something and it decides it wants a 3 second exposure...I turn it off whenever I can remember, I wish i could just force it off by default.
As far as I'm concerned, iPhones are a joke for a reliable camera.
i'd say, if the max isnt too big for you already, the 6.9 won't be much of an issue .
if however you already have issues and pinky pain and trouble with ergonomics..be it pro or max, it's gonna suck nay become impossible to use
I don't really understand people who want a design change. Are you really asking for a change just for changes sake? That seems counterproductive for a device that is pretty much solved.
Its a glass brick and there's a limit to how many configurations a glass brick can have. It's like """""innovating""" the design for a fridge, the best they have managed is make the doors screens that light up. On the other hand they have become more energy efficient, that's real innovation in materials and engineering.
My point is that the ergonomics of the phone cannot be improved at this point, so the innovation happens inside with the chips and the software.
Its a glass brick and there's a limit to how many configurations a glass brick can have. It's like """""innovating""" the design for a fridge, the best they have managed is make the doors screens that light up. On the other hand they have become more energy efficient, that's real innovation in materials and engineering.
My point is that the ergonomics of the phone cannot be improved at this point, so the innovation happens inside with the chips and the software.
They sell four different iPhones, all different sizes. If you think all of them are “huge”, you’re complaining just to complain
Reading this thread off my mini, without any issues with my hands and wrists and realize that my mini is gonna have to hold on for another year. Will see what they come up with for 17 series. I could probably, even though I don’t want to, live with a thinner 17 at 6.1 inches, as long as it is thinner than the current series and with rounded curved edges, so it’s easier to use it. But I still hope they do come out with something smaller.
There are people who don’t like and don’t want a big phone. Apple knows it, and I think they will give a smaller phone every 4-5 years.
There are people who don’t like and don’t want a big phone. Apple knows it, and I think they will give a smaller phone every 4-5 years.
Thank goodness the worthless mini that no one ever bought is gone. It had its day. Apparently that wasn't enough to silence the trolls.
Every single metric in existence says that this is factually incorrect.