As for colors, the iPhone 16 Pro Max carries forward the Black Titanium, White Titanium, and Natural Titanium options from the iPhone 15 Pro Max, but swaps last year’s Blue Titanium colorway for the new bronze-like Desert Titanium option.

On our TikTok rundown battery test, which loops a continuous video until it dies with the display at 50% of brightness, the iPhone 16 Pro Max ran out of juice after 25 hours and 17 minutes.

On paper, it might not sound like a lot of new additions to iOS on the best iPhone, but Apple Intelligence gives your smartphone a 2024 AI-fuelled glow-up making my new device feel fresh, rather than an incremental upgrade on my already fantastic 15 Pro Max from last year.

The release of a new iPhone is always highly anticipated. This year’s models bring Apple Intelligence, better cameras, a new Camera Control and, most importantly, longer battery life. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max have larger displays, thinner bezels, an advanced A18 Pro chip and improved thermal management.

Zagg is a major name in the screen protector space, and for good reason. The brand makes durable screen protectors that not only offer fantastic drop protection but also advanced scratch and smudge resistance. Zagg screen protectors come with a limited lifetime warranty, so you can get a free replacement for as long as you own your phone.

The best iPhone 16 Pro Max cases help you to protect Apple’s newest (and largest-ever) iPhone for as long as you own it. And given Apple’s extensive software support and the power of the A18 Pro silicon at the heart of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, that could be a very long time.

Apple greeted customers at its stores around the world on Friday, for the debuts of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4.

Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 10 are larger devices — but they seem to come in smaller packages every year.