What's the difference between the iPhone 15 (Plus) and iPhone 15 Pro (Max)?

Only the Pro models have an Always On screen. That way, you can always quickly see the time and your notifications. Thanks to the ProMotion display, everything looks smooth. Scrolling through menus and switching between apps feels super fast. The only difference between the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max is the screen size. The iPhone 15 Pro is easier to control with 1 hand, but you can see all the details of your videos and series on the large 6.7-inch Pro Max screen.

Only the Pro models used to have a Dynamic Island. This year, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus also have this function. The iPhone 14 Pro (Max) was the first model to get it last year. It gives you a bit more screen space and makes your iPhone even easier to control. The iPhone 15 (Plus) doesn't have an Always On screen and the screen only refreshes 60 times per second.

The biggest difference between the iPhone 15 (Plus) and the iPhone 15 Pro (Max) is the extra zoom lens on the Pro models. You can take sharp photos from a distance with these. With the iPhone 15 Pro, you can zoom in up to 3 times without quality loss and up to 5 times with the iPhone 15 Pro Max. With that, you can capture far-away subjects up close. You can also use your zoom lens for something that's close to you for a nice depth of field effect that looks professional.

The iPhone 15 (Plus) has a standard lens and a wide-angle lens. The Apple starter models have had this for several generations. With the standard lens, you can take everyday photos of your pet, for example. If you want to photograph large buildings or vast landscapes well, the wide-angle lens is very useful. Thanks to the new zoom function, you can now zoom in 2 times without quality loss. Even though the iPhone 15 (Plus) doesn't have a zoom lens, you can still take nice photos from afar this way.

An important difference between the iPhone 15 Pro (Max) and last year's iPhone models is that they have a USB-C port instead of a Lightning connector. This means that you can use the same cable for all your devices. With the Pro and Pro Max models, you also have fast data transfer. This allows you to transfer photos from your iPhone to an external hard drive or computer more quickly, for example.

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus also have a USB-C port. This means it no longer has the Lightning port the iPhone used to have. With the 15 (Plus), you don't have fast data transfer that the Pro (Max) models do have.