iPhone 15 Pro Max

My iPhone 15 Pro Max, first use on September 2023 is at 98% capacity. Charged mostly on a wireless charger and the charge limit set to 80%.

my ip 14 pro max is still at 100% bh after 1 year and 4 months, the only thing i do is keeping it between 30-80 %

i am also fisrt use on late october 15promax now i'm at 220 cycles and i used 80% limit since day 1 now i'm at 98% so yeah it works. the cyclr count lower maybe due to having 80% limit and it entice you to stay off your phone alill bit more which helps. i fast charge with 30W macbook charger and cable and i always check by picking up the phone if it's hot i take it off the case and hold it in my hand until it's cooled down (i do use my phone while charging too)

I think we 15 pro max users can go and we also got all ai features unlike 14s but the problem is apple stops updating every 5 years i think so if you love new os your cooked around 2-3 years later

[...] I have it set to 80% charging limit with 236 cycles completed and still have 100% battery capacity. It does still overheat sometimes especially when I had it plugged in & updating to ios 18, and when I get in my car on a hot day and set it down on the leather centre console. I've noticed that when I plug my phone into the car I will sometimes lose connection which I'm sure of that being an issue with my phone's charging port and not the wire itself. [...]

Mines at 98% and dropped from 99% with iOS 18 beta and I’ve had mine since September of last year :) with 80% max charge enabled

[...] I always charge to 100%. [...] I don’t think I can ever charge to only 80%. I have OCD and I am like stuck on charging to 100% even though I know it will preserve my battery health.

[...] Verizon user on a traditional post-paid plan, with an iPhone 15 Pro Max, in the Los Angeles area. My phone will show as having full service, usually it displays as “LTE” in the top bar while at home whether or not I’m connected to WiFi, as soon as I step outside of my building and head 25 feet in any direction 5G or 5GUW seems to take over. [...]

[...] Parakeet works great even on my several year old iPhone 15 Pro Max, so if an app is going to ship a dedicated model, I strongly recommend investigating Parakeet. [...]

[...] Charged fast or slow? [...] The unspoken implication here is that if your phone still retains 80% after 1000 cycles, then it’s probably so old and obsolete by then that battery replacement would be a silly waste of time, so why burden people with these “onerous rules” in that case. [...] My iPhone 15 Pro Max is in dire need of a battery replacement, at 82% after only 714 cycles. Aside from the battery, I have literally zero motivation to replace this phone. The phone manufacturers hate the idea that the battery might get replaced, because in this day and age it’s pretty much the only reason a 2 to 3-year-old phone (especially a flagship) isn’t extremely adequate for 99% of the population.

[...] I’m in a fortunate position where due to my work I have a work phone that has regularly refreshed hardware that I have some input on, so I made the conscious decision to switch to a max-sized handset (iPhone 15 pro max). [...] The larger screen is more productive, and the improved cameras on the larger phones are worth it for me. I take more and better photos of my kids. Sometimes it’s worth trying the thing you don’t think you want - you might be surprised.

What about iOS 26 kept you away? I was hesitant when I got APP3, but was pleasantly surprised by how many longstanding issues with responsiveness and functionality it fixed for me (iPhone 15 Pro Max user).

1) My Bluetooth audio on my recent-model iPhone (15 Pro Max) is still flaky AF, across all Bluetooth speaker devices or my car. [...] And I can tell that it's one of those hideous, nondeterministic bugs, too. [...] 2) There is still no solution for this annoying-as-hell UI problem that I documented years ago on Medium: 3) I had to buy Superwhisper (which is a nice product, but works a little janky due to how iOS handles keyboard extensions) because Siri's voice dictation is so abysmally worse than literally every other option right now, and has been for years. [...] Hey Tim, I love the Vision Pro too (I own one) but maybe get your head out of that for a bit and polish up the engineering on the rest of your lines!

[...] Aren’t there plenty of no-name disposable Chinese cameras like this? For me, it’s capabilities beyond a cellphone camera, in a package not much bigger. One of the biggest frustrations is taking a photo of something and the phone’s limited optical resolution makes that item nothing more than a tiny spec in a large 48 megapixel image. Yes, even the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s 5× zoom is horrifically inadequate for a good 40% of the photos and videos I take. That’s why I rock a Nikon Coolpix A1000 - it does 4K video, has a 35× optical zoom, and all sorts of other goodies in a package that can collapse down into a block that’s not much thicker than a paperback book, and even smaller (H&W) than my iPhone. [...] There is no way I’d be able to drop another type of superzoom like the Nikon P1000 into my satchel, despite the much more attractive 125× optical zoom. [...]

I think most software is extremely buggy and it’s about to get much worse… just today several comments just disappeared from YouTube, did they even get written there? Uber has a whole feature about upgrading to Uber Comfort - it’s never worked once for me just gives an error. [...] Google’s UI is broken everywhere, loads of sites including John Lewis don’t seem to scroll on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and the camera still doesn’t work correctly in WhatsApp (macro mode is not automatic) and don’t get me started on how buggy Dynamic Island is etc. [...] There’s just shit buggy software everywhere now and I’m definitely not expecting AI to make the way we build things better.

To add to this, I'll try to give an idea of how much zoom (or focal length really) you'd need to get a picture with detail. I took photos of both Jupiter and Saturn w/ a Canon R7 and the RF 100-500mm lens, with a 1.4x extender. [...] In these photos the planets are still just dots. The camera takes 32.5 megapixel photos. When zoomed in to the pixel level, both planets were still tiny, about 50 pixels wide. [...] The iPhone main camera is like 26mm (42x less zoom). The iPhone 13 Pro's telephoto lens is 77mm (14.5x less zoom), and the iPhone 15 Pro Max is 120mm (9.3x less zoom)... so you're unlikely to get much more than what looks like an out of focus few pixel wide dot even on the zoomiest of iPhones, but with that wider 26mm lens, you just might be able to capture them all in one shot. To me, what's more technically impressive than the fact I took pictures of the planets with readily available camera gear was that I did with 1/125s shutter speed, handheld, standing in my yard. [...]

[...] In comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro Max cellphone, released in 2023, delivers approximately 2150 gigaflops. [...]

[...] I bought a an iPhone 15 Pro Max few months ago and compared it to my S10+ which I bought in 2019 and still have. There's practically no difference for regular day to day stuff, except for the camera advancements which are notable (but not night & day either). It was only the frustrating battery life, and desire to enter the superior iPhone camera ecosystem that forced me to upgrade.

I got an iPhone 15 Pro Max last month. [...] I'm a case-free dude and there are zero scratches on the screen or titanium, the industrial design is tight and amazing. There's finally USB-C, and the camera is great. This was an expensive phone, but it's a timeless design and unless something crazy happens, I strongly suspect it's actually going to take me into 2030. [...]

I just upgraded from the base model 14 to a 15 pro max! Worth it. I got mine for $500 used 256gb black titanium. [...] 15 pro max is amazing and will last a long time until Apple releases something newly revolutionary.

Great vid. I use the action button every day. I map it to shortcuts, and you can have up to 6 different actions to choose from

I downgraded from the 17 Pro Max to the 15 Pro Max. Sold my 17 PM to apply the money towards the 18 PM or maybe Ultra coming out in Sept 2026. [...] The 15 PM is noticeably slower, runs hotter, and has significantly worse battery life, even with a new battery (bought 15 PM on Amazon Renewed Premium). [...]

Use the action button with the shortcuts app. I have my action button remotely start my truck every morning. Very useful if you use it to its potential!

I’m using it rn blue titanium 💪 I love it I also have an iPhone 16 pro max I don’t why I bought it tbh 🤦‍♂️ feels bigger in hand oh well I love em both ❤

Good review, i have it also and is premium and can do everything and i can even recommend it instead of seventeen promax

I just got mine a week ago and it said that it was manufactured a couple months ago so mine doesn’t have that issue really overheating and is the battery life I ordered the Mophie juice pack Phone case which I’ve had no fidget packs phone cases in the past they seem to work well for several days I had the Apple Silicon which was flimsy and easy to slip out, and I was surprised it didn’t break the couple times that I Turn off the phone. I like that it has 8 gigs of ram 160 Refresh rate. And that my phone bill is not much higher than a few dollars more. [...]

I had the 15 Pro Max but went to the 15 Pro for its size. The Pro goes 2 days with my use, and the Pro Max went 3.

For my iphone 15 pro max it clocked up 223 cycle count with 98% capacity. All I did to maintain it was to charge it till 80% and use only iphone charger to charge my phone. No wireless charging or any other method to charge.

Went from an iPhone 7 to 12 pro max, to now 15 pro max. And after a day of use, I can confidently say I love the thinner bezels, and the phone just feels so smooth, can’t wait to interact with the action button and docking station too. From 1 week of use, I have no regrets!

Regarding the Action Button, I use it multiple times a day and it's changed how I use my phone. I created one shortcut for it that does different things depending on which Focus is active and the orientation of my phone. Everything from opening my garage door to scheduling a text to triggering a fake call to escape awkward situations.

I have a 15 pro with 170 cycles still at 100%. It’s crazy how much people use their phones having almost 300 cycles..

I’ve been going with the 80% battery limit from the beginning and never had a problem for normal days. For a night out I fill it to 100% and it doesn’t give up on me.

My iPhone 15 base model is still at 100% and I use it a lot. 195 cycles

You guys are wild with this battery life stuff. I have the regular 15 pro and it’s at 100% and my phone is usually at more than 50% life left at the end of the day.

7:06 Using the 80% feature is essential. I’m 182 cycles in and my battery health is 100%.

I always use side button for Shortcuts and have as many as 15 actions setup and is a game changer. Suprised you don't use it much :)

📰 My iPhone hit 1,000 charge cycles — Here's how it's holding up I've had my iPhone 15 Pro Max for three years and have completed 1,000 battery charge cycles. Here's what the experience has been like. 📰 Source: Engadget - Technology News & […] [Original post on igeek.gamer-geek-news.com]

Maybe Apple will buy Open AI at a rock bottom price after this lawsuit. I've used chatGPT voice conversation tech since Sept 2023 and was expecting the new Siri to match the user experience. The new Siri is far far away from matching chatGPT's voice tech. The new Siri is smarter and can now answer your question for anything yet it's SLOWer and you can not have a full conversation with it. I continually have to say "Hey Siri," to continue the conversation on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Yet with the chatGPT app I can have a full conversation making me think Open AI's voice conversation tech is light years ahead of the new Siri.

The new Siri isnt that exciting at least on my iPhone 15 Pro Max On my Pro 16 it has its ups and downs - I still can't get it to "play my running playlist on shuffle" whilst running (this is the only thing I used Siri for before the beta and it would improve my life immeasurably if it worked). But it responds to things like "how long will it take to drive to the AirBnb booking in my inbox", and "when is X playing a concert in Y - add a calendar entry with details" perfectly. This is a beta and I have hopes, but I can imagine it will run better on a 17 and later

The new Siri isnt that exciting at least on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I know it's beta but it's sluggish and often says try again. [...] Also, I need a Siri I can talk in an unfettered manner from my lock screen while Im driving without having to unlock the screen. Probably a big ask for Siri to know my voice via voice fingerprint allowing unfettered access from my lock screen. [...]

[...] Siri has been disabled since day 1 (moved over from Android to the iPhone 15 pro max) I would much rather see small individual uses of AI using the quite powerful hardware than another chatbot. Photo editing for example - the new AI feature to remove an object (like a random person behind you in a selfie) works great. [...] I don't care about some giant all encompassing Siri. I don't even like talking to my phone in general.

[...] Cases prevent scratches but, meh, I wouldn’t mind a few scratches on the back of my phone. [...] My iPhone 15 Pro Max feels more slippery than a bar of soap. [...]

Is it just on the 15 models that you can set a charge limit?! I don’t have any options for that in my battery settings… I have a 14 Pro and as a truck driver, this thing gets brutally used so my battery is already at 87%. Mine is charging in the cradle in my work truck basically all day as I listen to music over USB and use truck maps. I keep it off the charger all night so I don’t torch the battery. I only charge it at work. I plan on replacing the battery when it gets to 75ish % and just keeping the 14 Pro. [...]

I've been using my 14 Pro since day one and I can't believe that my battery health is still around 91% lol. [...] Constant overheating, bugs etc. [...]

[...] Apple claims (for the iPhone Pro Max): Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529 But then, the fine print says: iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are splash, water, and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP68 under IEC standard 60529 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes). [...] Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to the user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty. [...] Lastly, they're advertising something, but then stating it's not covered under warranty. Doesn't that go against the Warranty of Merchantability?

[...] I started using wireless charging with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. After a year of use, I am already near the 80% max capacity. [...]

Mine almost 3 year but Still Like a Brand new 🥳 no Dents no issue yahooo

Love this phone I have a white 1tb. Had it for over a year I don’t see no point of upgrading I plan on getting a 19 pro max right before the 20 comes out maybe.

I have one and it feels brand new. Hard to believe it's nearly 3 years old

I’ve my 15 pro max about 2 years I’m still using it it’s a great phone. I can use it more years in come without any complain hopefully..