Looks great to me. I have enough visual acuity to be able to see it is slightly more grainy than my 8 Plus display. It is not a difference that will lessen my enjoyment of this phone. I think the colors and viewing angles are excellent.
I can’t tell if there’s a pwm flicker. I don’t think so.
Sound is where I feel a bit of a loss. The Max sounds richer when I compare my XR stereo speakers to that of my husband’s X and what I remember of my Max when I had it. But it’s close to what I’ve been enjoying on my 8 Plus. So that’s good.
So far I’m really enjoying this phone. I’m still getting it all set up. I had it all morning but waited for my family to get home for the unboxing.