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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Width: 77.6mm (3.06in) Released: Sep 20, 2024
Rank: #33
13 + 10 + 13 + 12 + 14 + 5 + 5 + 0 + 5 + 0 = 77
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max scores 77 out of 100 across ten objectively measured categories, ranking #33 of 241 in the One Hand Phones index. At 77.6mm (3.06in) wide, it’s really a two-handed phone.
* BEST phone Fall 2024* TOP Selfie* TOP Video Recording* TOP SoftwareLYF
Score breakdown
Verdict
The most powerful Apple phone until 2025, delivered the best Apple had to offer. It was also the best all around phone on the market in the Fall of 2024, excelling in processor power and video recording while bringing top tier battery endurance, photos, selfies and videos. Apple never offered expandable memory, preferring to charge a lot for larger memory capacity and the use of iCloud. It will probably never include a desktop repacement option either. But this phone's USB C port does provides video-out, waiting for an app that could turn all that processing power into a desktop computer replacement dream⦠Oh, and Apple's iPhone lounch is still the best phone industry event, hands down.
PROs
being the best iPhone up to date, fast A18 Pro chip performance, 30hr battery endurance, 1800nits very bright LTPO OLED with Dolby Vision, 48MP main + 12MP periscope tele (both with OIS PDAF) + new 48MP PDAF ultrawide, a 12MP OIS and PDAF Selfie, up to 6 years of updates of already very stable and mature iOS
CONs
getting locked into an overpriced ecosystem, lack of innovation in recent years, embarrassing AI effort, >90min sub-30W slow battery charging (15W wireless), lack of expandable storage, no Desktop replacement software
Scored across ten categories by One Hand Phones, an independent ranking with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships. Rankings updated Jun 17, 2026. See the full ranking of 241 phones →