The First Crucial Hours With the iPhone 15 Pro Max




However, I can reveal exactly what it’s like to play with Apple’s latest flagship smartphone for those first few hours of ownership. This is a really important time. It’s when you make snap judgements about your expensive purchase, and decide far too quickly as to whether or not you like Apple’s latest smartphone. I very nearly opted for the white version of the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year but made a last-minute decision to buy the Natural Titanium version, instead. This is becoming a habit. With each release of the new iPhone, I end up with the newest colour option. Last year, that was Deep Purple, which I only picked because of its relation to the band with the same name.
I have some good news. Natural Titanium might be my favourite shade of iPhone ever.

It is utterly lovely — like a massive, phone-shaped Apple Watch Ultra. The only complaint I have is that as lovely as the brushed sides are, they do smudge. As a reviewer who is constantly having to polish tech during the filming of b-roll, I was hoping for something less fingerprinty. In reality, it’s just as bad at attracting the ugly stuff as the outgoing polished metal. Regardless, the choice of titanium for this year’s flagship iPhone was an inspired one. Despite the lack of any meaningful external design changes, the new finish on the iPhone 15 Pro Max makes it, in my opinion, the best-looking iPhone to date.