iPhone XS Max review: The first big-screen iPhone — 6.5″ OLED in 2018.
The original phablet OLED — historic but ageing.
iPhone XS Max kicked off the big-screen iPhone trend. With iOS support ended, only collectors should consider one.
01Display
83/10083/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2018.
02Camera
78/10078/100 puts it above the 74-point average for flagship phones of 2018.
03Performance
76/10076/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.
04Battery
72/10072/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.
05Build
86/10086/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.
06Value
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2018 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Biggest OLED screen at launch.
- Strong A12 chip.
- Stainless premium build.
- Camera still respectable.
- Heavy at 208 g.
- No 5G.
- Software cut off at iOS 16.
- Slow charging.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 10-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .