The still rumored iPhone 17 Pro Max will almost certainly be one of the biggest and best phones of 2025, headlining the iPhone 17 line – which will also probably include the iPhone 17 itself, the iPhone 17 Pro, and a new iPhone 17 Air or iPhone 17 Slim model.

It's been two years since the iPhone 14 Pro Max was launched, but is now the time to upgrade? Is the iPhone 16 Pro Max worth upgrading to? Let's find out!

A man remembered his childhood friend and decided to surprise him with a brand new costly phone. He visited him and gifted him an iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max upgrades screen and camera processing, plus a new Action Button, but iOS is losing its shine

These are a few of the biggest upgrades expected for the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max because Pu details that their displays will stay the same at 6.3 and 6.9-inches respectively, while also featuring A19 Pro chips that use TSMC’s 3nm manufacturing process that’s currently used by the iPhone 16 Pro models.

The more underrated iPhone 16 Pro Max screen upgrade is the new 1 nit minimum brightness. This decreases eye strain when using the phone in a pitch-black room during late-night hours. Gone are the days of needing to toggle Reduce White Point in the Accessibility settings to reduce eye fatigue before bed.

With a killer display, mostly solid cameras, and zippy performance, the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a lot to offer, but it has some minor setbacks.

The 16 Pro has the same camera spec as the 16 Pro Max, finally upgrading the telephoto lens and adding Apple's 5x tetraprism periscope system. This might please anyone who wants maximum zoom, but it also adds a bigger gap in optical focal lengths between 24mm and 120mm – we're curious to see how Apple's processing can compensate for this.

I've been covering tech for a hot minute now and each year, the level of excitement around the iPhone launch never ceases to amaze me. Come September, and iPhone fever just seems to grip everyone, with palpable excitement evident among friends and fellow tech buffs.

I spent two weeks with the iPhone 16 Pro Max. Read my iPhone 16 Pro Max review to see why it's an incremental upgrade at best.

A new iPhone 17 Pro rumor suggests that next year's flagship could bring an important upgrade to the telephoto zoom camera.