Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
What you’d gain
- 1.7× faster
- Battery: 4,422 → 5,567 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- Shorter zoom: 5× → 4×
- Heavier: 221 → 249 g
Should You Upgrade From the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max?
How the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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We can’t give our take on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max: its maker hasn’t published how long it gets security updates. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
Phones with a US launch price up to $1,500, close to what the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
OnePlus 15
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Display score: 8.2 → 8.9
- Battery: 4,422 → 7,300 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- Shorter zoom: 5× → 3.5×
OnePlus 15R
What you’d gain
- 1.3× faster
- Battery: 4,422 → 7,400 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- Camera score: 8.3 → 6.5
- No telephoto lens (yours: 5× zoom)
- No wireless charging
REDMAGIC 11S Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Battery: 4,422 → 7,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2029
What you’d give up
- Camera score: 8.3 → 6.9
- Display score: 8.2 → 7.6
- No telephoto lens (yours: 5× zoom)
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max upgrade FAQ
Is the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max still supported?
Apple hasn’t published an official update policy for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OnePlus 15, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 7.6 for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. The newest model of the same family is the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max. If you want to spend less, look at the OnePlus 15R. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $1,500, close to the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max’s launch price.
How much faster is the OnePlus 15 than the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OnePlus 15 is about 1.5 times as fast as the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 7,240.
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