iPhone 16 Pro Max vs 13 Pro Max - UPGRADE or NOT?

[@MattTalkTech]

Will you be upgrading from the the iPhone 13 Pro Max to the 16 Pro Max?

[@A.H_610]

The 13 series is the king of iPhones, and all that comes after is just sips of upgrades.

[@benjaminpeternorris]

No. I'm still waiting for the iPhone SE Max

[@Tomtomoutdoors]

Yes cause I want to get away from the lighting cable

[@sorin1524]

No!

[@namannarain9307]

Matt can you please suggest...is it worth buying an iPhone 16 pro max...this will be my first ever iPhone ....will i m seeing most people are criticising this phone ...now I m having second thoughts for buying...can you please tell if it is worth it for a first time user

[@mykoongchua6792]

The 13 Pro Max is still a beast. What matters to me is the functionality. As long as my old phone is still running without lags and does what I intend it to do, then I will not upgrade.

[@Usachatnow]

Same

[@MultiNakir]

apple heard you and will start to intentionally make older phones laggy faster than usual

[@ahmadnizom2645]

yes same now i just buy second hand 13 pro max 2 month ago,maybe 3 years after 16 pro max price drop i will buy cash,dont want to loan 😊

[@khairulfaiz7398]

@@MultiNakirapple is so stupid by doing this

[@svarogsvarga239]

Souhlasím!

[@theblackhammer4344]

My sierra blue 13pm still looks and works amazingly. I'll wait to see what the 17 offers if not the 18.

[@ryangray600]

I don’t wanna give up the sierra blue color 😂

[@Papuci99]

And me the space grey 😂

[@starrbraggs5557]

I know color to some seems unimportant and a non factor, but I like you don’t want to give up my Sierra Blue! I have the color shining through beautifully in a Blox Clear Case Mate case with my Twinkle Diamond MagSafe ring(that I use as a stand). Clear cases do yellow over time but I love the Sierra Blue so much that I have 3 Blox MagSafe clear cases to swap out as needed. I even prefer the shinier Stainless Steel Metal Blue Frame. It looks fantastic! Not enthused with the iPhone 16 Pro color choices. 0:02

[@erinpatrick7595]

Right! I really want the green from the non pro version… but I am a pro max sl*t, and the green is ok on it but the regular one that’s green is🤤🤤🤤

[@DaxNyC]

That’s stainless steel is amazing with the blue imma miss it. There’s not wrong thank god Verizon just gave me a free iPhone 16 pro max and I traded a 20 $ prepaid boost phone so imma keep my 13 pro max!!!!!

[@hugommorais]

Im exactly in this position as well. Sierra blue is such a great color. I’m partially enthused by the dark titanium. But the sierra blue will be missed

[@Usachatnow]

The iPhone 13 Pro Max is the way to go and stay

[@lexiesimpson5045]

What if I have an iPhone 13 looking to upgrade to a pro max. Do I go straight to 16 pro max or save money and go for an earlier model? Looking for good camera battery and social media content for work.

[@nicknandhra7121]

I’ve cancelled my order for the 16 pro max, going to keep the 13 pro max for another year. May go for the 17 …..

[@TheTekEffect]

The 17 will be just like the 16 just because they increased the phone size. The same design for another 2 to 3 years.

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@TheTekEffect Yep, and the trade in won't be as high.

[@marco7838]

@@leagueofotters2774the trade in for the 13 pro max?

[@forbandyson8921]

@@leagueofotters2774The trade in value is already so low I doubt it really even matters to be honest. apple is offering $380 CAD for my 13 pro and if that drops it's definitely worth it to me just waiting for the 17 to get an extra year out of my next phone.

[@samuelm5140]

@@leagueofotters2774false. My 13 PM is currently the same trade in value as the 11 PM and 15 PM. $1000 off trade in value. I doubt that will change in 1 year for the 17 model.

[@joepisciottajr]

I actually kept my sierra blue 13 Pro Max after my company bought me the 15 Pro Max. It’s in a box and will serve as backup to anyone in the house who needs it. The 13 PM is still the best iPhone I’ve ever owned and will smoke my 15 PM in battery.

[@iStig34]

I upgraded my 13 pro (non max) to the 16 pro and am happy. I got usb c finally, a better camera, always on display, and better battery. It wasn't a major upgrade, but I upgrade every 3-4 years so it still felt worth it to me with the trade in.

[@ian-atg]

Literally none of that is a significant change. Always on display sucks, it drains your battery no matter what they say. USB C ? Lightning still works. Better camera? Well, how much better

[@Osama_bin_lagging]

@@ian-atgbattery is significantly better and the screen looks great. And USBC is way more convenient and supports faster charging

[@ian-atg]

@@Osama_bin_lagging 300 mah is “significantly” better? That’s less than my disposable vape holds

[@dwayneslens]

How much did you get for the trade in? I have a 13 pro as well, thinking about trading in for a 16 pro or Max.

[@kevinhernandez8190]

@@dwayneslensTmobile gives you 1100 “trade in value” but its over the course of 24 months and the credit is added to your tmobile bill. Essentially if you trade in with them you’re getting locked into a 2 year deal. It’s good if you’re happy with your carrier but not good if you’re not.

[@robertlouisebaker-hyde1267]

I still have my 13 Pro Max and I’m as satisfied as the day I first got hold of it when I preordered it! The best battery life in an iPhone ever! I will only upgrade when they got rid of dynamic island which I reckon by next year if I ain’t mistaken(iPhone 17)

[@CarsandTechInfo]

As an independent car content creator, since I use my iPhone as my primary camera for content creation, I'm upgrading from my 13 Pro Max to the 16 Pro Max. The $1k trade-in deal with AT&T makes sense to pull the trigger on the upgrade this year

[@RobertoVelazquez91]

Crazy how well the 13 pro/max has held up. I still have my 13 pro. Its the best iPhone ive owned so far. Pretty happy with it.

[@darkseid1757]

Great video, however, when comparing photo and video quality between two devices, it's paramount to have side-by-side comparisons. Otherwise we're having to rely upon memory which, if the images are fairly close in quality, most won't be able to tell the difference unless there's a side-by-side comparison.

[@Jennifer_38]

I have a refurbished 13 pro max and will not be updating. I do like the gold ‘desert’ color though. Maybe in a few years I’ll get a refurbished 16 pro max

[@JamesElmquist]

I have an iPhone X that’s been the best phone I’ve ever owned, ordered the 16 pro max 1 TB hope I get 6 years out of it as well

[@ahmadnizom2645]

of course worth upgrade

[@haitamessarghini7587]

That’s a more sensible upgrade but from the 13 pro max I don’t think it’s worth the upgrade

[@Ryu.86]

Aside from the improvements made in gaming performance, I’m perfectly fine keeping my 13 Pro Max. I wouldn’t mind upgrading this year, but I wouldn’t mind skipping it as well.

[@Michael21812]

iPhone 13 Pro was my favorite iPhone of all time. I had the beautiful blue color. Currently have a iPhone 15 PM.

[@sylvestergomes3078]

13pro max set the goal standard for what a smartphone battery life should be. Will be interesting to see how the 16 pro max battery life fares out.

[@TheUncleSpiderX]

16 pro max seems like it’ll be the next 13 pro max

[@sylvestergomes3078]

@@TheUncleSpiderX agreed 🤝

[@ultrapetey]

@@sylvestergomes3078 it’s 20% better. Defo not what I would expect from 3 years of “progress”

[@salsadurauk]

I just upgrade from a 13pro max to 16pro max and I can confirm 100% sure the new phone battery is not any better than the 13 haven’t notice difference .

[@salsadurauk]

Also for 3 years always charged 100% never issue with the battery now they recommend to not charge my new 16 promax phone 100% to preserve the battery of the phone 😓

[@korporalkarrot]

Still rocking an 11PM here and I see no reason to upgrade. Everything the 16 offers is a “nice to have” rather than must-have. Current phone still does everything I need it to.

[@kenaquiYT]

I really appreciate you making this video I currently have an iPhone 13 pro max and I was concerned wether or not my upgrade would be worth it. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@DJRIKSTA]

I had my 13 pro max side by side after buying the 16 pro max and I'm returning the 16 pro max. 13 pro max was so ahead of its time.. i also use a samsung fold 6 and swap sim cards when i feel like it.. (apple has a 14 day return policy with no restocking fee for all the people that keep doubting)

[@CDFortsonIII]

I miss my Sierra Blue 13 Pro Max

[@ДмитрийЗайцев-ь4п]

bruh

[@KevinAndradeA]

Things that never happened

[@scout1710]

Yeah no you didnt bud

[@XPuregaming15]

Took my 16 pro back today. Just replacing battery n my 13p. Just not enough major change to spend extra $750 on 16p.

[@tboards71]

I have the 13 PMx, and was kinda on the fence about upgrading, thanks for this vid! 🎉

[@itzjaysee]

Thanks for the review

[@callmeNeno]

Still have my IPhone 13 Pro & changed the battery for it last weekend . Keeping this baby until iPhone 17 or 18 until I see a redesign.

[@TonyVRailfanning]

I wanted a 13 Pro Max in 2022, but they didn’t have any left in stock when I was at the location that I went to so was stuck with the 13 pro. I had an x max prior. I have ordered a 16 Pro Max because I really do miss the larger screen size of the max series.

[@Gaminghub01846]

13 pro max was the most worthfull device at that time. With the introduction of pro motion display still remember that😊

[@gotchyeaaa]

That’s what really sold it for me.

[@brandonbaker367]

It’s funny because they’re (ATT) offering $1000 trade in value to upgrade from the 13 PM to the 16

[@lil_nginya]

the 13pm is a beast TBH I like it looking forward to owning an iphone one day.....great video matt

[@GOLFADDICT65]

I just ordered a 16 Pro Max 512gb in black currently have a 14 Pro Max 512gb that is due back from the 2 years contract looking forward to it was tired of the lightning connection will hopefully keep the new phone 2-4 years great video by the way cheers from Vulcan Canada

[@Vexxxxxxxed]

I just upgraded from the Iphone 13PM to the Iphone 16PM and before even turning it on i can’t get past the fact the IPhone 13 feels and looks so much more premium with the stainless steel. Not a fan of the new titanium at all. Genuinely thinking about returning it for this reason alone.

[@ClaudioAguileraMunoz]

totally agree. I've returned as well.

[@jwon023]

Upgrading from my iPhone 11 to 16 pro max

[@realtorant]

Literally upgraded yesterday from the 13 pro max. Worlds better. My 13 was a pile, I had so many issues with it.

[@johnnypeebles2364]

I really appreciate that you go through each phone and make recommendations based on each and pointing out the differences. It’s very helpful when trying to decide wether or not to upgrade

[@myshah2460]

I don't know the difference between any of the iPhones because i haven't ever had it. Thank you so much for the information.

[@marymagallanez308]

I have the iPhone 14 Pro Max I have been thinking of upgrading not sure if I should upgrade or wait till next year for the iPhone 17 ?

[@Deanna1295]

I absolutely loved my 13 pro max but about a month ago my display suddenly went out. I realized that I hardly had memory left and for the cost of a replacement it was almost a given that I get the 16 pro max… well just got it in the mail. It feels the same as the 13 pro max but some of its new capabilities are super cool!! I think if my 13 pro max display didn’t go out I prob would have kept it a bit longer.. not sure though. I tend to upgrade every 3ish years anyway.

[@kyleholt8112]

Got my 16 pro max and trained in my 13pro and loving it.

[@peterbrameld696]

A great video, very helpful, I have upgraded my 12 pro max to the 16 pro max and it is great to know that I have made the right decision. Thank you

[@camilareyes4662]

Coming from an IPhone 13 Pro Max I think it’s better to wait for the 17

[@coinedOne]

Use the same wallpaper for comparisons so it’s easier to compare bezels. Vibrant backgrounds are better.

[@pilotstiles]

When Verizon is giving me a 1000$ for an upgrade, upgrading from my 13 pro max to the 16 pro max is a very compelling option.

[@YeahOky]

I have 256gb 13pm blue sierra and have had it new since 10/21, battery still 100%, operating great, doesn’t get hot,no cracks and not 1 problem. I will not be upgrading to the 16pm, honestly don’t see 1 real point.

[@Twincam808]

13 pro max is the best iphone ever made imo. No lags, great battery life. I’ll keep it until it doesn’t work anymore

[@JOJO_LEB]

Same hhhh

[@BrunoMB]

Yeah, but only because of it's battery health and to get rid of the lightning cable for good.

[@mousahassan7938]

Still rocking the 13 pro max and going strong no issues and I see no reason to upgrade whatsoever

[@gohanman9368]

I’ve got an iPhone 13 Pro Max 1TB Sierra Blue. I was looking to upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro Max 1TB Desert color. Thanks for the comparison information.

[@jseden]

have the regular 13pro and can't say I've got any desire to upgrade for at least another couple years. Will probably get a new battery in the next couple months though and I'll see whats out when that one starts to go.

[@Mohammed-k6c4i]

Great review, Matt! Your detailed analysis of the iPhone's performance and features really helped me decide whether to upgrade. Appreciate your honesty and thoroughness!

[@greenlion6544]

The iPhone 13 Pro Max was the last great iPhone. It was so ahead of its time and still holds up very well. The 12 PM sucked. If the 17 PM has 10+ GB on RAM, a 144hz+ display and again increases battery life, it will be the phone to get. I only upgraded because my wife’s 12 Pro Max was getting long in the tooth and I will hand her the 13 Pro Max.

[@wfjr997]

I think I’ll keep my 13 Pro Max for a couple more years love this phone

[@dc4evaloyal]

I still have the same screen protector on my 13 pro max and no cracks on the back phone work good so no need to upgrade for me

[@boy_named_niel]

Finally pushed for the upgrade since my sister needed a new phone and I gave her my iPhone 12. I always travel with 2 phones so made sense to just keep 13PM for backup, and upgrade to the 16

[@antoniocoronado4340]

@MattTalkTech thank you so much for doing This video I just order my iPhone 16 Pro max I been waiting for 2 years I never upgrade when the 14-15 came out it’s same finally a 6.9 big display I’m excited. Thank you again brother

[@akshaysahu8599]

It’s true that 16 pro max is faster, better cameras and AI features but I feel 13 pro max is still good enough for most of the tasks…

[@JOJO_LEB]

Maybe till iPhone 20 hhh

[@stevenwilson5556]

Depends if you plan to use the Apple Intelligence. I would at least give that a try when it comes out on a friend's phone to see if you think it is worth upgrading for it.

[@nelsdale1137]

@@JOJO_LEBI think the 13 pro max should still be supported until the iPhone 19 or 20 comes out.

[@JOJO_LEB]

@@nelsdale1137 I agree the 120 hz alone is enoght hh

[@xGhoul4x]

Forsure. I’m currently using a regular IPhone 13 and it works really well even with a 74% battery health. Im upgrading to the 16 pro max just for the bigger screen. If I had the 13 pro max, id wait for the IPhone 18-20 tbh.

[@_WF23]

Stick with the 13 Pro Max, if you have it. Still great battery, 120hz, and SIM CARD SLOT. Crazy how I have to mention SIM card slot, smh. They wanna trap you into one phone

[@tenesiadontneedja]

Me watching this with my 11 pro max

[@jeromegold3216]

Good content. My daughter still has the 13pro max, she says it's still a beast.

[@Gman2002]

13PM has been the best iPhone I ever owned since the 6 Pro and is still fast today with the latest iOS version. My only con is that it doesn’t have USBC so having to strategically store lighting cables is a hassle. Other than that I’m planning to get a new battery for my 13PM and hold on to it for another year or two. I love this phone.

[@NGreedia]

I’ve seen various charging tests, and it doesnt seem to reach 45w if you’re not using the phone. It only goes above 30w when you’re actively using the phone while charging, since that uses more power

[@bneil4059]

Actually this review tells me how good the 13 Pro Max still is. I’m going to keep mine another year or so.

[@ZarkTheShark44]

Matt, you did the comparison I and many other were hoping for, thank you so much brother, you actually listen to feedback from comments from your subscribers, and produce content just for them/me, that’s awesome bro. Mad respect! The huge tech channels like Linus, Arun (Mr. Who’sTheBoss), iJustine, and Marques not only don’t have the same unique style of explaining, sometimes complicated features, and specs in a simple elegant way, while focussing on flashy editing, and often overlooking the important features that you bring to light in real world scenarios, doing all of these comparisons for people that are in so many different situations with various phones, deciding on if they need to upgrade or not, whereas they just really focus on reviewing the phone itself, with very little comparison to previous models, as you make video after video full of content, dedicated to doing just that, and I absolutely love that about you, and that’s why you are my favourite content provider for Apple technology. I trust you Matt, as I did purchase the 16 Pro Max 512 GB, and I absolutely love it, even compared to my 14 Pro Max, where there isn’t really supposed to be that much of a difference, but I have found it to be pretty noticeable, even just after a few days. I know you didn’t mention it this video, but it’s nearing the end of the month and I am holding out hope for that iPad and magic keyboard as being on disability for so long, I’m getting really itchy and planning on starting my own KZbin channel, and it would be a great tool to help me get started. Along with any advice you could please help me with as I want to start a complete tech channel, as I worked in the electronics industry for 30 years, so I have a very strong grasp on a lot of various technologies, and I absolutely love talking about them, I could go on all day conversing on them. I am so passionate, and I can see how passionate you are as well, which is a lot of the reason I enjoy your channel as well, you genuinely love what you do, and it just shines through the screen.

[@tbone5654]

Just ordered the iphone 15. Still running an iphone 7 and its great but cant install the latest ios, so forced to upgrade. Will i notice much going from an iphone 7 to an iphone 15?

[@shahroonsyal489]

Just upgraded to the 16 Pro Max from the XS, and the fluidity of the display is amazing.

[@acauca]

Thank you,you’re awesome Matt ❤

[@LucyTaylor-t3o]

Very much looking forward to new iPad and AirPods too. Great videos, keep it up

[@Gedas100]

My friend bought 13pm, and I have 15pm, apart from dynamic island and titanium frame and day to day use, they are literally the same phone. For the avg joe, 13pm is the best choice rn

[@williambrown5974]

I have a 13 pro max. My question is not if it’s better or worse than the 16, but do you expect major changes to the 16, even physically, when the 17 comes out, like moving the camera button?

[@williambrown5974]

I guess I am asking, will the 17, and we don’t have a crystal ball, be that much different, and I should just wait, or will any major changes be software updates?

[@M.AlpArslan_]

for me it was a good decision to switch from 13 Max to 16 Max... I want more power when gaming and a better camera... for snapshots the new camera button is just great

[@jdub1139]

I upgraded from the 13 Pro Max to the 16 Pro Max and I haven’t been disappointed! Very glad I made the jump.

[@ruslankaptar2390]

I just bought the 16 pro max and I am thoroughly enjoying it ! Love it

[@Kr0ninz]

Model 17.2?

[@BarryBernau]

I have both of those.

[@noahreed588]

I might see if i can get a good carrier deal with the new I phone 16 pro max

[@austinvaldez6880]

I went to the Apple Store and looked at 16 pro max. Yeah, it looks great, it’s barely brighter and the bezels are slimmer but I put them side by side with my 13 pro max and was like “nahh”. Also considering that Apple Intelligence won’t be out until next year, I may as well just hold off a couple of months and grab the 17.

[@petersolomon1380]

Crazy I am watching this on my 13 promax and was literally going to compare the two 😂

[@gohanman9368]

Thanks so much for this video!!!!😊

[@jimmyboy1582]

Remember, the 13 was the last iPhone that had a physical Sim card

[@MrMisuma]

Perfect. Just what I needed 🙏🏻

[@tonystewart5162]

I have had my iPhone 16th max for a week and a half. The difference is negligible. In all honesty I think the battery in the iPhone 13 Pro Max lasted longer. I could get into day 3 sometimes with the 13 but no way I’d be able to do that with the 16. If I knew what I know now I’d have saved the money and stuck with the 13 pro max.

[@destanybrubaker3713]

I’m upgrading my 14 plus tomorrow can’t the 16 plus pink I can’t wait it looks like a great upgrade thank you for ur informative videos I appreciate you

[@RobertaMacklin]

Not upgrading yet. The next phone will probably be a more significant departure.

[@atheobald79]

That’s what I said last year, and the year before….

[@gotchyeaaa]

@@atheobald79true, however, I think pressure is being put on Apple this time around. If it truly gets the rumored ram upgrade, it would be great.

[@leagueofotters2774]

doubtful.

[@luckycharm4888]

Is the size difference noticeable? I have small hands😩

[@iamboldaslove]

Thanks, but I realized that there is no need to update, since I don't really care about the camera, the main thing for me is responsiveness and speed of work, and there are no serious differences in this

[@frostriver4547]

I went from the 8 to the 13 PM. I can wait until the 18 PM 😊

[@thomass1620]

For me, I don’t want to loose the physical SIM slot for US spec, my 13PM was the last US iPhone to have SIMs so I’m thinking of buying a Canada spec model to have the SIM slot 😢🤷🏻‍♂️🙌🏼

[@dgreeniz40]

I have a 12pro max, should I upgrade?

[@BLCKVD]

I had to upgrade from my 13 Pro Max to 16 Pro Max because I can't stand that lightning port and now I'm fully in love with USB-C and it's external SSD transfering capability 😍

[@wfjr997]

What is silly reason to upgrade?

[@BLCKVD]

@@wfjr997 And who asked anything from you? And you believing like that was the only reason

[@tbhaoi11yearsago86]

@@BLCKVD u upgraded and spent like 1000 for a usb port 😂😂😂 that is ridiculous

[@BLCKVD]

@@tbhaoi11yearsago86 And it was actually 1510€ ;)

[@luisaldaz]

Can’t feel temptation to upgrade. The camera button is nice but coming from the 15 pro, can’t be bothered to go thru the process of the Apple upgrade program, which that’s what I have now.

[@ricardorochin1196]

Thank you for this i have the 13 pro max and am thinking of it

[@egtechplus]

I upgraded from regular iPhone 13 to 16 Pro Max. Huge difference on display brightness, 120hz, processor, cameras, and huge improvement on battery

[@hexen7776]

Upgraded from 13 pro max to 16 pro max, didnt do it for the new phone but had to buy a new iphone in the familly, personally i dont feel like its much a difference, i notice the dynamic island more than anything and the action button, the camere button is just useless and even changed it to be less sensitive so i dont accidentaly press it. I would recomment if you have a 13 pro max , just refresh the battery in a service and keep it for a few more years, you get the same things and the added things are not noticeable.

[@ArthurAtYouTube]

I am still using my 12 Pro Max and just because it has started to have some glitches with touchscreen I am thinking to upgrade it up to 16 Pro Max. But I pretty much glad with my current phone.

[@AllApple-ki3qx]

Perfect and complete comparison. Thanks

[@martinchuchukov8429]

By any chance, is there someone who can confirm if I get iPhone 16 pro max from USA, and go to Europe. are the local operators going to work (local eSIM cards), and also another question, is the warranty going to be covered here in EU if the phone is officially bought in USA...?

[@markborda3129]

Great channel, still way on my iPhone 16 Pro 1TB

[@Trumpetninja543]

This! This is the video I needed! Thank you!!!

[@alysonbrinck6750]

I finally got my iPhone 16 pro max 1TB & I love it!!! & I also upgraded my apple watch from the series 6 to the new one the 10… & I love it… I sleep with it every night. & keep track of my sleep

[@robicelus]

Nobody cares.

[@caryg4638]

@@robicelusplease be nice. The purpose of the comments is to leave them, and the premise is that others will care and read them, which is the same reason you left your comment.

[@user-nu5fx6en9h]

Absolutely worth it going for iPhone 16pro max, the bigger, brighter screen, camera and USB C. 💪🏻💪🏻

[@joelgramo7039]

Great video Matt, excellent video, thank you

[@DirectorX-k7u]

I’m still using my 13PM, still running powerful, will hopefully change with iPhone 17 soooner 😅

[@goodcitizennewsnetwork]

While the ads play, I’ll tell you thank you for making this video, it was very helpful. I’ve got a 13 Pro and plan on upgrading to 16 Pro.