How different is the camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max from that on the iPhone 15 Plus? I put the two against each other to find out, and the results shocked me.
An iPhone 15 with a big screen is calling your name, and this year you really do have a choice of two. The iPhone 15 Pro Max has grabbed headlines with its titanium body and improved camera, but the iPhone 15 Plus has the same size screen and is $200 cheaper; plus, it’s a great phone overall.
On paper, the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s camera is far superior, but how is this reflected in photos? The photos below were taken on various different days and using auto mode, then examined on a color-calibrated monitor. They have also been resized for friendlier online viewing. Take a look at the sign closest to us in the next photo, along with the ground underneath it, and notice how it’s more sharply focused in the iPhone 15 Plus’ photo, while there’s arguably better contrast and color in the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s photo. After these three images, you can see the Pro Max prefers to focus more deeply on an image than the iPhone 15 Plus, which can make close-up photos less visually appealing.
While there aren’t really any major differences between the two when taking regular main camera photos, there were hints that the Plus was better at getting close to a subject. This is likely down to the hardware rather than the software, so perhaps it is a quirk of the system and not something that will be fixed in a software update. The iPhone 15 Plus beats the iPhone 15 Pro Max here, and it was quite unexpected.iPhone 15 Pro Max vs.
The 2x optical zoom mode is a different story, and both take quite similar photos. The environment around the car looks almost identical, with no more or less detail in either, but there’s a little change in white balance. The iPhone 15 Plus’ car has a starker tone of white, and although I like the photo, the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s shot is more realistic.
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