{"id":25388,"date":"2026-10-12T06:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/iphone-18-pro-max-review-apples-biggest-heaviest-and-longest-lasting-superphone\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:37:17","slug":"iphone-18-pro-max-review-apples-biggest-heaviest-and-longest-lasting-superphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/iphone-18-pro-max-review-apples-biggest-heaviest-and-longest-lasting-superphone\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple\u2019s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A giant screen, big battery, rapid chip and top cameras push the great iPhone 18 Pro to the max with a price tag to match<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s largest Pro iPhone gets its biggest battery upgrade yet to make it a true two-day phone with new Siri AI and a variable aperture camera.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 18 Pro Max is the supersized sibling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/05\/apple-iphone-18-pro-review-battery-life-screen-siri-camera-variable-aperture-ios-27\">regular 18 Pro<\/a> and, though it is no longer Apple\u2019s most expensive phone thanks to the \u00a32,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/sep\/08\/apple-new-folding-iphone\">iPhone Duo<\/a>, it has a similarly large price tag to match costing from \u00a31,299 (\u20ac1,599\/$1,299\/A$2,299).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen:<\/strong> 6.9in Super Retina XDR (120Hz OLED) (460ppi)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Apple A20 Pro<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 12GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 256, 512GB or 1TB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating system:<\/strong> iOS 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> 48MP + 48MP UW + 48MP 4x, 18MP front-facing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> 5G, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 6, Thread, USB-C, Satellite, UWB and GNSS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water resistance:<\/strong> IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 163.4 x 78 x 8.75mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 249g<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/12\/iphone-18-pro-max-review-apples-biggest-heaviest-and-longest-lasting-superphone\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/11819909b0a7df973c02d052fc87d7a251d9767b\/1265_717_4498_3598\/master\/4498.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e9b5caa607beb4b18e174b89b0b936f3\" title=\"iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple\u2019s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone\" \/>A giant screen, big battery, rapid chip and top cameras push the great iPhone 18 Pro to the max with a price tag to match<br \/>\nApple\u2019s largest Pro iPhone gets its biggest battery upgrade yet to make it a true two-day phone with new Siri AI and a variable aperture camera.<br \/>\nThe iPhone 18 Pro Max is the supersized sibling of the regular 18 Pro and, though it is no longer Apple\u2019s most expensive phone thanks to the \u00a32,000 iPhone Duo, it has a similarly large price tag to match costing from \u00a31,299 (\u20ac1,599\/$1,299\/A$2,299).<br \/>\nScreen: 6.9in Super Retina XDR (120Hz OLED) (460ppi)<br \/>\nProcessor: Apple A20 Pro<br \/>\nRAM: 12GB<br \/>\nStorage: 256, 512GB or 1TB<br \/>\nOperating system: iOS 27<br \/>\nCamera: 48MP + 48MP UW + 48MP 4x, 18MP front-facing<br \/>\nConnectivity: 5G, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 6, Thread, USB-C, Satellite, UWB and GNSS<br \/>\nWater resistance: IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)<br \/>\nDimensions: 163.4 x 78 x 8.75mm<br \/>\nWeight: 249g Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A giant screen, big battery, rapid chip and top cameras push the great iPhone 18 Pro to the max with a price tag to match Apple\u2019s largest Pro iPhone gets its biggest battery upgrade yet to make it a true two-day phone with new Siri AI and a variable aperture camera. The iPhone 18 Pro &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/iphone-18-pro-max-review-apples-biggest-heaviest-and-longest-lasting-superphone\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple\u2019s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":25389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25388"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}