I wasn't lucky enough to get an iPhone 16 Pro Max on launch day, but seven days ago it finally appeared at my door. I already had a good idea of what to expect when it did arrive thanks to Tom's Guide's reviews and hands-ons with the different models and their new features, but now I've had a chance to try these all for myself.
I basically always have an iPhone in my pocket to accompany the Android device I'm testing, so since iPhones generally come out once every year, I've still got a long time left with the iPhone 16 Pro Max. But here are my thoughts after one week using the phone as my daily driver, featuring plenty of points of praise — there's a reason why it's on our list of the best phones — but also a few areas I'd love to see Apple address for the iPhone 17 next year.
