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iPhone 17 Pro Max Just switched to a 17PM from a 17 Pro - feels quite drastically different!
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I reckon you can stick with it for a year and then decide whether or not the PM is for you going forward.
I’d like the larger screen since I use my iPhone for everything from gaming to watching TV shows. The 17 Pro seems fine for me so far because I’ve never actually had anything larger.
I might go for it when I upgrade though.
I’d like the larger screen since I use my iPhone for everything from gaming to watching TV shows. The 17 Pro seems fine for me so far because I’ve never actually had anything larger.
I might go for it when I upgrade though.
You get used to it.
I felt the same way jumping to a max size phone.
Now I couldn’t back.
I felt the same way jumping to a max size phone.
Now I couldn’t back.
Get an Apple tech woven case. They are expensive, but really nice on these large phones. Only if your going to keep the pro max.
I tried a colleague’s 17 Pro next to my 17 Pro Max in early December and I just don’t know how you guys live with the smaller phones, lol.
Then again I have always been a Max user, I prefer the larger phones as they are easier to type on and everything looks spectacular on the larger phones screen.
I went to a 14 Pro Max after using a 14 Pro for the better part of that year. I really didn't like the size or weight of the Pro Max and was happy to go back to the Pro when the 15 was released. Now I have an Air and am happy to have the larger screen without the weight even with a couple of compromises that don't affect my use case.
I always strongly preferred smaller the iPhone Pros until a couple of eye surgeries drove me to the iPM. It only took a couple of days to get used to the iPM size.
I had a Max for two years and never adjusted to size and never liked the weight. Went back to the standard size and have been much happier. 🤷🏻♂️
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Wife has a 15 Pro, I have a 15 Pro Max. I don’t really notice much of a difference, though that’s partly because hers is in a thin case and mine is naked. I only did the Max for the better zoom; if I were to get a 17 I’d stick with Pro since the cameras are identical.
Same, eternally on the fence. I had a Xs max for years. By the time I upgraded I hated the size and couldn't wait to go back to my iPhone 7 size.
So I got the 15 pro. It's been about 2.5 years and the compactness is no longer refreshing. I'm missing the better battery life, much easier texting, and bigger screen.
But would I end up hating the big size again if I went back? Probably lol what a strange modern "problem"
Curiously. If you hold a iPhone 17 pro 9% closer to your eyes it will appear the same apparent size to the max version
E.g if you hold a max iPhone 30cm from your eyes, then a regular iPhone will be the same apparent size if you hold it 27cm away.
Think 12” versus 11”
It doesn’t feel that way but the maths is correct.
Also, annoyingly, the max is heavier so you bend your arms closer to your face to make it easier to hold, hence it appears even bigger than a regular.
Always hated the idea of the bigger Max Phones, but as the battery life on them is equally monstrous, there's no way I can go back!😂
I have a personal 14 Pro Max and a 17 for work. The 17 is so much more comfortable to carry and to handle, and the brightness and sharpness of the display offsets the smaller screen size. I am holding on for the 18 Pros and I know I will have a difficult time deciding between the two screen sizes, but right now I'm leaning towards going back to the regular Pro.