The biggest and most powerful iPhone ever, there's plenty of options to look at when trying to find the best iPhone 16 Pro Max plan. With an absolutely massive 6.9-inch display, the iPhone 16 Pro Max is for those who don't mind stretching out their pants pockets in exchange for the best viewing experience an iPhone can provide, combined with the power, camera control, Apple Intelligence and Titanium frame of the iPhone 16 Pro.
Unsurprisingly, all that size and power comes at a hefty cost, which is why paying a little more over the long run to combine your new iPhone 16 Pro Max with a SIM plan from a major telco is a great option. Buying outright from Amazon, The Good Guys or JB Hi-Fi will and pairing it with one of our best SIM-only plans will see you spend less money, but not everyone has the cash in-hand to buy outright.
Vodafone is often the best choice between the three major Australian telcos, but the decision is a little easier right now, thanks to a deal that takes AU$5p/m off the the entire length of your contract with its Small, Medium and Large plans, plus three free months of Binge. Meanwhile, Optus is offering up to AU$20 in SubHub credit with its AU$79 Promo plan and AU$82 Choice Plus plan, and Telstra's only deal is AU$10 off the first six months with a new upfront mobile plan.
Already offering more value than its competitors, until January 7 when this promotion is set to end, Vodafone is the telco to go with if you're shopping an iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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What are the new features for the iPhone 16 Pro Max?
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is the biggest, most powerful iPhone ever and we feel comfortable saying that it can go head-to-head with any top-tier flagship smartphone on the market.
A truly massive 6.9-inches, the iPhone 16 Pro Max dwarfs both the iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro Max that come in at 6.7-inches. However, its dimensions are only a few millimetres larger than its predecessor, with dimensions 163mm x 77.6mm x 8.25mm that make it just 3.1mm taller and 0.9mm wider. This means that if you've had no issues with gripping the 15 Pro Max or 15 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will suit you just fine as we feel very little difference in-hand.
What is noticeable is its vast screen size, and all-new Camera Control button (that Apple insists isn't a button). The iPhone 16 Pro Max's design is nearly identical to its predecessor, except for the new button in town. The volume buttons, power button and Action Button are now joined by a new button: Camera Control. Similar in size to the power button, Camera Control is a multipurpose button that can recognise physical presses, and lighter pressure to enable haptic response and gestures. It also offers instant access to the camera and, with those other presses and gestures, to various lens and camera settings and customisations.
The core specs of the Pro Max display haven't changed from its predecessor, but they're still worthy of applause. It has a screen that supports HDR, True Tone, always-on display, 2,000 nits of peak brightness, and ProMotion. The latter lets the screen fluidly adjust from a power-sipping 1Hz up to a speedy and super-smooth 120Hz, which is great for gaming and watching sports.
However, one key note is that the difference between the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, is much smaller. Really, with the Pro now sporting the Pro Max's 5x tetraprism lens, the only difference is the superior screen size and battery of the Pro Max.
While you can't get it in the beautiful pink, teal and ultramarine of the regular iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, just like the iPhone 16 Pro the Pro Max comes in four distinctly premium-looking titanium colourways. Starting at AU$2,149 and 256GB of data and going all the way up to 1TB, the iPhone 16 Pro Max comes in Desert Titanium, Black Titanium, Natural Titanium and White Titanium.
