iPhone 15 Pro Max vs iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple just released the new set of iPhone 15 series which you can pre-order from Apple official store however the phones will be hitting the stores from 22^nd September, 2023. There are four (4) new phones released this time, two non pro and two pro series. Non Pro series are;

1-      iPhone 15

2-      iPhone 15 Plus

While the Pro series are;

1-      iPhone 15 Pro

2-      iPhone 15 Pro Max

The iPhone 14 Pro Max however has been discontinued by Apple and no longer available for purchase from the Apple official store but you can still purchase it from retailers of apple products.

Today we shall be highlighting the major difference between the iPhone 14 Pro Max and newly released iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Table of Contents

·         Size, exterior design and material

·         Camera

·         Battery and charging abilities

·         Performance and storage

·         Audio

·         General difference/comparison table

·         Price

·         Summary

Size and Exterior Design and Material

In terms of dimension the size of the iPhone 14 Pro max measures 77.6 x 160.7mm (W x L) with a thickness of 7.85 mm while the iPhone 15 Pro is slightly smaller with a dimension of 76.7 x 159.9mm (W x L) but has a thickness of 0.4mm higher than the iPhone 14 Pro max. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is 8.25 mm thick. As for material, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is made with textured matte glass on the back, ceramic shield in the front with stainless steel side frames (flat edges) while the iPhone 15 Pro Max is made with titanium (aero-space grade) which makes the phone lighter.

Camera

The iPhone 14 Pro Max has a triple rear camera with 48 mega pixels, maximum focal length of 1.78, then 12mp f/2.2 (Ultra wide) and then the third camera 12mp f/1.78 (Telescope) with Autofocus. Front Camera has 12mp f/1.9 with Retina flash. Video recording up to 4K at 30/60 frames per second UHD, also 1080p at 60 fps FHD.

As for the iPhone 15 Pro Max, it also has a triple camera set up with almost same specifications as the iPhone 14 pro max camera just that the third camera has a focal length of 2.8 and a 5x Telephoto setting with autofocus too. Video recording is also the same setting with the 14 Pro Max however, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has more advanced camera features than the 14 pro max. Technological advancements like photonic engine, LiDAR scanner, advanced red-eye correction and so much more made the Camera of iPhone 15 Pro Max much better than that of the 14 Pro max.

Battery and Charging Abilities

The duration of an iPhone’s battery largely depends on the tasks/apps being done/used on it. Heavy gaming or HD apps and internet are more likely to drain the battery faster than normal tasks like audio playing, texts or calls. With this aforementioned fact in mind, the iPhone 14 pro max has 4323mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery. It did quite well on battery stats compared with previous iPhone release with 19 hours of web browsing before completely turning off from 100%, video playback up to 29 hours, audio playback up to 95 hours. Also note that this may vary across the same phone of various battery health. Three iPhone 14 pro max with different battery health percentages cannot differ the same result when it comes to battery longevity.

The iPhone 15 Pro max according the Apple’s released specifications has 4,422mAh battery non-removable battery and is expected to at least perform a little better than the iPhone 14 pro max.

As for charging, both phones have the capability of fast charging with 15W, both also have wireless charging abilities with the iPhone 14 pro max having a Magsafe effect wireless charging. Both also uses the USB Type C charging.

Performance and Storage

The iPhone 15 Pro max has operating system of IOS 17.0, system-on-chip of A17 pro and a CPU Hexa-core, 3.78 GHz. This operating system of iPhone 15 Pro max has a GPU with ray tracing and CPU cores that are 10% faster. This makes gaming on high resolution faster. iPhone 14 Pro max  came originally with IOS 16 which is now upgradable to IOS 16.6 which has great improvements and security updates that apples highly recommends for all iPhone users worldwide.

For the matter of storage, iphone 15 pro max comes with three storage options of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB internal storages while the iPhone 14 Pro max has four storage options, three like the iPhone 15 pro max and then also the 128GB storage.

Audio

The audio quality of iPhones has been leading now in the phone technology space. The audio quality of iphone 14 pro max has great reviews and sounds quite loud and clear although at the highest volume, it may sound a bit cracky but still clear. It is highly expected that the iPhone 15 pro max will meet up with the competition of iPhone 14 pro max and possibly out do it.

General Difference/Comparison Table

Below is a side by side difference/comparison between the iPhone 14 Pro max and the iPhone 15 Pro max

Price;

The iPhone 14 pro max (128GB) starts from $799 or $33.29 per month. The 256GB costs $899 or $37.45 per month while the 512GB goes for $1,099 or $45.79 per month. Please note that you can no longer purchase the iPhone 14 pro max from Apple official store but you can buy from third parties or the retailers of apple products.

The price of iPhone 15 pro max with 256GB of storage will start selling at $1,099 from the 22^nd of September, 2023

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Summary;

The iPhone 14 Pro max really had a tough challenge on the iPhone 15 pro max, however, I  must admit that the iPhone 15 pro max still made it higher than the iPhone 14 pro max. When it comes to pricing, there is no much difference and it will still be valid to stick to the iPhone 14 pro max if you already have one. The new titanium material and the light weight of the iPhone 15 pro max is a major win alongside the IOS v17 operating system and also the Bionic A17 Pro Hexa core processor. To a lay man, the camera of both phones will likely look the same and no major difference can be spotted even though the iPhone 15 pro max has higher camera specification than the iPhone 14 pro max.

As for me, I will go for the iPhone 15 pro max because I love lighter weight phones and will also love to try out the sleek and comfortable feel of the titanium body of the iPhone 15 pro max. iPhone 14 Pro max may still win in the eyes of several high profile tech review personnel who does not see any much difference between the two phones but I must re-affirmed that the little details are what separate average from professional. Both phones are contemporary, amazing in performance and great in appearance, I must admit but I will still choose the iPhone 15 pro max for myself.

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