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it's bigger it's more expensive it's the iPhone 10's max you've heard this proposition before four years ago when Apple debuted the iPhone 6 plus there was a larger phone with a few more features and a higher price I also have with the 6s plus and the 7 plus and the 8 plus math 110 came out last year now there's 6.5 inch iPhone 10's Macs now the difference between the 10s and the 10s max is nothing in terms of features but there's difference in terms of display here getting 6.5 inches and it's basically the same size physically as the iPhone 8 plus now does that make a difference am i living a tablet life what does it feel like to have a phone that's larger again and also more expensive this thing is $10.99 going up to 14 49 well I've been living with it and here's what it's like to be back in the big phone life the iPhone 10's max is bigger but it doesn't have anything new in terms of features in fact it has the same processor in the same cameras as the iPhone 10s so what you're looking at is really just about screen size it's kind of like the iPad pro models between the 10.5 inch and the 12 point 9 inch you're going from a 5.8 inch iPhone to a 6.5 inch iPhone and it's all about the screen and the extra pixels and battery life this was supposed to get an hour more battery life that's not a huge amount but it's something the 10s max is expensive starting at 10 99 going up to 14 49 after-tax you'll be well into nice laptop range it's also harder to one hand hold and I've come to love the smaller tens perfect size of screen balance so why would you need a bigger screen on the max I mean there was always the plus before now the iPhone 10 basically has a screen size that's around the size of what the plus used to be so it already feels pretty large the max is better I think for watching movies which always feel a little too letterboxed on the 10 also for playing games maybe if you want something like a Kindle something you can web browse and use like a tablet you're paying $100 for the upgrade to the larger screen which isn't terrible but it also changes the size of the phone obviously it's not bad it's manageable but I think that the 10 really covers a lot more bases in a smaller form the biggest reason to go max might be the fact that it supports splitview apps now apps that do that very not all of them take advantage of this but when it happens it's really nice and it feels a little more like an iPad and there are some websites that already are taking advantage of it like the New York Times or when you turn into landscape mode the max will allow you to see something that looks a lot more like a computer web browser experience versus a mobile I always like a lot of battery life in a phone and I haven't found a point where it's exceeded my expectations the 10s max is supposed to last an hour longer than the 10s about an hour and a half longer than last year's 10 now we ran a half of something but it's not something that's gonna be leaps and bounds beyond anything else and the 10r which is coming out in October might even have better battery life according to Apple's claims so far using the iPhone 10's max heavily over the course of the day it's lasted but I've definitely found a need to recharge by midday which is something that I always find using iPhones but I'm a pretty heavy user or do you want to wait for the 10r in October Apple is coming out with the iPhone 10 R which is going to be a pretty large 6.1 inch phone that's gonna cost less than Apple 10 and the 10s max now it's gonna have a display that's a little lower resolution but still if you want something that feels bigger and you want to be able to watch movies and read books on it maybe that's your best bet we haven't reviewed that one yet so stay tuned but if you really want to buy the biggest best iPhone no matter what the price go ahead and get the 10s max but don't say I didn't tell you to wait Steele Jimmy was still me Red Steel hold still