iPhone 18 Pro Max review: The best iPhone for about a month
In any other year, I'd find a novel way to say that the iPhone 18 Pro Max is the best iPhone ever. While that's true at the time of writing, it's probably only going to be that for a vanishingly small amount of time. This year is the first where the iPhone Pro Max isn't the most exciting model in Apple's lineup.
- ▪In any other year, I'd find a novel way to say that the iPhone 18 Pro Max is the best iPhone ever.
- ▪While that's true at the time of writing, it's probably only going to be that for a vanishingly small amount of time.
- ▪This year is the first where the iPhone Pro Max isn't the most exciting model in Apple's lineup.
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| Original publisher | AppleInsider |
| Canonical URL | https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/28/iphone-18-pro-max-review-the-best-iphone-for-about-a-month?utm_source=rss |
| Publication time | Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:22:20 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-28T11:26:07.625Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-28T11:26:07.625Z |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Review iPhone 18 Pro Max review: The best iPhone for about a month Oliver Haslam 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Mon Sep 28 2026, 07:22 AM EDT · 14 minute read iPhone 18 Pro Max review: The brand-new model in Silver Review Rating iPhone 18 Pro Max deals -> If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Read our ethics policy. In any other year, I'd find a novel way to say that the iPhone 18 Pro Max is the best iPhone ever. While that's true at the time of writing, it's probably only going to be that for a vanishingly small amount of time. This year is the first where the iPhone Pro Max isn't the most exciting model in Apple's lineup.
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