Macworld For the past several iPhone generations, I’ve owned a Pro model. First it was the size—I bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max before the Plus phone was a thing—but it’s other features as well: the ProMotion display,

They say that bigger is always better — and that certainly rings true for the brand-new iPhone 16 Pro Max. With the largest display in iPhone history at 6.9 inches and an insanely long-lasting battery life, it is in fact one of the best phones that money can buy.

The $999 iPhone 16 Pro and $1,199 iPhone 16 Pro Max have everything we've come to expect in a year-over-year upgrade. They lack Apple Intelligence at launch but make up for it in other ways.

Even though the iPhone 16 doesn't a telephoto sensor, Apple discovered a way to somewhat compensate for this, so much so that you can reportedly get high-quality zoomed-in photos by up to 2X. Not as appealing as the 5X optical sensor on the iPhone 16 Pro models, but it'll do.

The iPhone is as susceptible to this phenomenon as any device. Unveiled at last week’s “Glowtime” event in Cupertino, the iPhone 16 line current occupies a kind of liminal space. The devices’ headliner is the addition of Apple Intelligence,

Phone 16 Pro Max is the largest-screen iPhone to date, with a huge 6.9in display. It’s the ideal device for streaming video, playing games and for composing arty shots with its 48Mp Fusion camera. A screen and camera this good demand protection that can keep up in any scenario,