Over the holiday break, I finally decided to take the plunge and get a new iPhone after four years holding on to my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Here are the main differences I’ve been noticing so far.
Between being the stingy one in my group and living in a country with some of the world’s highest iPhone prices, it’s easy to see why I held onto my iPhone 13 Pro Max for so long.
But over the holidays, during a quick trip to New York, I finally made the jump and upgraded. I blame the idle time I spent waiting for the Apple Vision Pro demo.
Here’s what has been standing out so far:
Infinite battery life
As someone who tries to avoid anxiety triggers as much as possible, I never check the battery health percentage on my devices. But I didn’t need to go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health to know that something was seriously wrong.
Since I work from home, this wasn’t really a problem during weekdays. But on weekends, it was impossible to spend a Saturday or a Sunday out without having to top it up at least once.
With that in mind, it’s no surprise that the biggest improvement I’ve been noticing with the iPhone 17 Pro Max is its seemingly infinite battery life. Even during the NY trip, where I used it heavily to take pictures and navigate the city, I couldn’t get it to drop below 85% after unplugging in the morning.
Obviously, battery health will degrade, and iOS apps (and even iOS itself) will demand more from it as time goes on. But if I had to rely more on battery life throughout the day, this improvement alone would have been more than enough to justify the jump.
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