Stiftung Warentest: Best test result ever for iPhone 15 Pro Max

Other smartphone manufacturers can’t help but be jealous: iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 From Apple takes the top six positions in the Stiftung Warentest table. This doesn’t just include the Pro models. But first things first: First up is the 256GB iPhone 15 Pro Max. For the first time in the history of product testers from Berlin, this received a “Very Good” rating among smartphones.

The standout feature that sets it apart from (almost) all other smartphones is the dual camera award (with two “+” signs). This is why it gets an overall score of 1.5. In this regard, only the iPhone 15 Pro (128GB) can keep up with it – this is the second device to deserve this special award and thus also received the best camera among smartphones. He ranked sixth with a score of 1.6.

Before that, there are the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, and iPhone 15 Plus with the same overall score (the differences lie in the rating details) (that is, these two phones are in the best list so far) without the “Pro”).

It is followed by the Samsung Galaxy S 23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S 23+, which each have 256GB of storage space, also with an overall rating of 1.6 “Good.” Note: All the smartphones mentioned so far cost more than €1,000 according to the listing, with the exception of the 128GB iPhone 15, which you can get for a little less than that and a three-figure sum.

It continues from 7th place with 1.7 ratings (also still “good”): Here you can find the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, each with 128GB of flash memory. The entire table containing more than 400 smartphone reviews can be found on the site Warentest Foundation is hereHowever, activation if you do not have a subscription costs 4.90 euros.

Stiftung Warentest tested the new iPhone 15 Pro (Max) devices In the current issue 11/2023. The verdict is: “Apple uses the best technologies in its Pro-branded mobile phones. This is also reflected in our tests, for example in the camera and stabilization categories. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is not only the best device in the world The new Apple -Quartet, it also lags behind all “Mobile phones tested in our smartphone test so far – the first model to achieve a test quality rating of ‘Very Good’ (1.5).”

With the iPhone 15 Pro, a “very good” rating wasn’t enough. As owners of such a device, we can only say: we are personally completely satisfied with it and happy that it is slightly smaller than the Max version. This iPhone still fits perfectly in the back pocket of our jeans – definitely a quality feature for us… (Macworld)