iPhone 18 Pro Max Rumored to Get Exclusive Camera Upgrade

[The Game 161]

not a big surprise.

 

[Derived]

"I can't believe the more expensive phone will have features the cheaper phone doesn't have!"

How can a grown adult type out something like that?

 

[dannyyankou]

Sometimes, Apple does this, and sometimes, they don’t. I think it’s just as simple as the Pro Max having more internal space for larger components.

 

[johnc22]

This could also be a way of reigning in price increases on the standard pro devices, though I doubt the extra camera features add that much to the cost.

 

[Astuces iOS]

I laugh with my canon camera, since I bought it, I’ve stopped phone photography for good…

 

[PBG4 Dude]

"The iPhone 18 Pro Max is rumored to be bigger and heavier than its predecessor this year."

iPhone 18 Pro Max now offers unique options such as shoulder straps and casters, both color-matched to your phone!

Who’s laughing at iPhone socks now!

 

[cmichaelb]

I laugh with my canon camera, since I bought it, I’ve stopped phone photography for good…

While a dedicated DSLR is preferable, the best camera you the one you have on you at any given moment. I don;t lways have a true camera on me at all times.

So, a mix of camera/ phone camera can be handy.

 

[svish]

Disappointing that the two Pro models will be different. Very possible that this could happen.

 

[Insert_Username_Here]

I'd be far more interested in them turning down the amount of automatic post processing on photos. Surprisingly still can't be the camera on the iPhone X.

 

[Astuces iOS]

While a dedicated DSLR is preferable, the best camera you the one you have on you at any given moment. I don;t lways have a true camera on me at all times.

So, a mix of camera/ phone camera can be handy.

Don’t say DSLR, I use mirrorless 😂🤣

If I don’t have a dedicated camera with me, I won’t shot… I won’t take a picture of something that I could take better… The picture needs to look professional…

And when I don’t have my camera with me, that’s when I’m probably in the city and there is nothing for me to shoot since street photography is not my thing… Not that I never take pictures with iPhone anymore but it’s not for photography anymore, just to take a picture of a place, documents or stuff like that…

 

[Biro]

An average brick weighs 4.5 pounds or 2 kilograms. Quadruple the weight of the current iPhone 17 Pro Max… and you’re still not at a brick. Then double that… and you’re still not at a brick. 🙂

hyperbole /hī-pûr′bə-lē/

noun​

1. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
2. A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.
3. Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
4. Deliberate exaggeration.
5. An instance or example of this technique.
6. Extravagant exaggeration.

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😉

 

[psp123]

I haven’t been able to decide if I should pick the Pro or Pro Max. This would make my choice easier.

 

[OldNewMBP]

Now THIS, right here folks, is what I call PREMIUM!

 

[Biro]

I haven’t been able to decide if I should pick the Pro or Pro Max. This would make my choice easier.

For what it’s worth I stuck with the Pro… and a 17 Pro at that. I wish I could make your decision easier for you.

 

[TheGeneralist]

I really don't like this annoying camera differentiation between Pro and Pro Max.
I went along with that last time, buying a 15 Pro Max instead of 15 Pro. Next time, I won't go again with the Max, just prefer the smaller size, but I won't compromise on the camera quality either.

So if this rumor turns out to be true, this just means that the 18 series is not for me and the 15 PM will be good for another 1-3 years.

 

[ridgero]

So here we are back in the days of the iPhone 12 Pro

 

[joshwithachance]

The 17 Pro Max already crossed the threshold of being too big and bulky for me to keep as my daily driver. So I guess I'll be passing on the 18 Pro Max too... Wrangle it in, Apple.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Very disappointing to say the least. They should call it the iPhone 18 Nearly Pro. Or 18 Pro (almost).

 

[LightProtector]

never again will i get a pro max phone. typing keys near the side edges is extremely uncomfortable.

I fully agree. I got the 15 Pro Max over the 15 Pro on a whim (I was thinking $100 for bigger screen, better battery, and 5x was worth it). I regret it and really don't like using my phone much, since it is so massive. Doing anything one-handed is just so difficult. If I want a bigger screen for content consumption, I'll just use my MacBook.

Sadly, prices are going up on the iPhones, so I don't see myself switching to something smaller for another few years.

 

[LightProtector]

Just say you have small hands.

I have medium to large hands and it is still pretty bad for me.

 

[germanbeer007]

Just say you have small hands.

small hands would make typing keys "near the side edges" easier.

that's a stupid take.

 

[centauratlas]

Sometimes, Apple does this, and sometimes, they don’t. I think it’s just as simple as the Pro Max having more internal space for larger components.

Agreed. In some cases Apple may do it to differentiate the models, but in most cases I think you are right: sometimes there just isn't enough space in the smaller phone for the first generation larger camera. I think that is the case here since they generally don't do it between the Pro and Pro Max.

 

[Rogifan]

"I can't believe the more expensive phone will have features the cheaper phone doesn't have!"

How can a grown adult type out something like that?

Except it’s not the case every year. The only thing the 17 Pro Max has that the 17 Pro doesn’t is a 2TB storage option.

 

[Royksöpp]

That is so stupid. They better not start that sh*t up again. The Pro lineup has been extremely successful by having identical features at both sizes.

 

[nateo200]

It’s highly obnoxious when Apple does this. Artificially withholding features for the bigger phone is like saying, “We either aren’t smart enough to figure it out or we are purposely punishing users of smaller phones.”

Maybe its going to be too expensive to do both. You don't know its artificial and even if it is welcome to electronics 101. More expensive iPhone means fancier features beyond just a bigger screen. Its a bigger phone but its not big enough where I really see why people are complaining.