iPhone Pro or Pro Max

[sumvas]

My phone is due an upgrade, I’m torn between getting an iPhone Pro or an IPhone Pro Max. I like the idea of a bigger screen, but looking for advice from anyone who has a pro max whether they’ve regretted it and wished they’d gone for a smaller size.

it’ll either be iPhone 17 or 18, an upgrade from an iPhone 13

I have used the bigger size some they started and would never go back, that said sometimes I struggle to fit it in a small handbag or pocket, that’s the only drawback. The only annoying thing is that the phone has to be a pro as I would happily have a standard model but bigger like they used to do with the plus.

I have the Pro Max but I nearly always carry a biggish bag. I know DH bought a small phone because he wanted to easily fit it in his pockets

What size screen do you have now? I went from a 12 pro max to a 17 pro and it took a little while to get used to the smaller screen but I’m really not sure that the screen size itself would’ve been worth it. I do have small hands anyway! The pro is still a decent sized screen imo, anyway. I do also have an iPad so use that for anything that needs a big screen, such as watching stuff.
it depends really what it is that you are looking for in the new phone and whether spending more on the difference will be worth it to you. What will you be using it mostly for, and do you have other devices you use for different things?

DH has the max and I am sticking with Pro as I use small bags and have small pockets. I look at DH's Max sometimes if he shows me something and I don't think the screen size is much of an improvement over my Pro (we are both on 14) and I'd hate the extra weight and bulk. I can watch TV/video just fine on it if I am holding it but tend to use my Ipad propped up for longer viewing sessions.

After years as an Samsung Android owner I got an iPhone Pro Max and I love it.
It doesn’t fit in my pocket which is the only drawback but I use a bag almost all the time anyway as I’ve always got keys and glasses on me.

My teen DD always says it’s ridiculously big but no regrets from me, and my next phone will be the same.

I feel like I would benefit from the larger screen, I watch a lot of YouTube videos on my phone. It’s the fitting in my pocket that I guess I’m mostly concerned about, I don’t carry a bag as often these days and tend to have my phone in my pocket.

im currently using an iPhone 13 so id be going from a screen size of 6.1 inches to 6.9

I use the Pro as I like being able to carry it in my jeans pocket.

I’m not a bag person

I like tech, so neither.