r/iphone18pro • u/Ok_Department_6045 • 14h ago

Help 18 Pro vs Pro Max?

I’m upgrading from an iPhone 11 and I’m really torn between the 18 Pro and Pro Max. I’m set on the burgundy colour. I checked out both in the Apple Store.

Dimension-wise, I know the Pro is supposedly slightly bigger or at least comparable to the iPhone 11, but when I saw it in person, it just felt so small and boxy I also wasn’t the biggest fan of how it looked when I saw it in other people’s hands.

On the other hand, I absolutely loved the burgundy Pro Max in person. It looked so much more premium to me, and less boxy. I just preferred its overall look and feel.

My main concern is practicality. I’m worried the Pro Max might end up inconvenient to carry around in my pockets/bag. I really don’t want to end up regretting the size!

The other option is to just hold on to my iPhone 11 for now and wait for Apple’s 20th-anniversary iPhone in 2027, especially since my current phone is still holding up fine. Part of me wonders if that might be a more worthwhile upgrade, but obviously there’s no guarantee it’ll be anything special.

Any advice from anyone who recently got the pro/promax or anyone who ended up switching between the 2?

Thanks!

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u/shdwmrk 14h ago

Go in store to hold them would be my best advice, but with some time the handling of the pro max gets easier and you dont want to go back to a small phone eventually

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u/Ok_Department_6045 14h ago

Yup did that, was set on ordering the pro for convenience especially as I have small hands, until I saw the pro max in store and liked it better lol

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u/CinnamonWaffle 13h ago

Depends on what you use it for. If you are glued to your phone and always watching YouTube and Netflix etc as in entertainment vs productivity and every day use. The Max is bigger but the phone and OS doesn’t utilise it. Most get the max for battery life and watching videos but I am a nurse and being able to have the smaller form factor to dump in my pocket and not feel like I’m being stabbed with it is nice on the 18 Pro lol

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u/Ok_Department_6045 13h ago

It’ll mainly be for everyday/productivity use. The work aspect you mentioned is such an important factor because I’ll also be working in healthcare and it would be nice to be able to slip it easily into a pocket without it weighing down everything. Thank you so much for your insight, appreciate it!

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u/FlamingoSuspicious96 3h ago

This was me. I’m coming from an XS. Everyone I’ve talked to in person races about the max, so im giving it a go!