That’s right. I got my new iPhone 15 Pro Max phone…case. My actual new iPhone isn’t scheduled to be delivered until sometime between November 15th and November 22nd. So I should have it in time for Thanksgiving. Woo Hoo!

When we last discussed this topic I was trying to decide whether to keep my iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is working just fine, for another year until the iPhone 16 comes out, or to go ahead and upgrade to the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

This week I decided to go with the upgrade. Why? Two words: battery and camera.

I do use my iPhone a lot, and lately, by around 3:00 in the afternoon, my iPhone’s battery hits the red zone.

That tells me there’s only a 20% charge left. But the reviews of the iPhone 15 Pro Max suggest a 20-30% increase in battery life over prior models. Woo Hoo!

And then there are the cameras. On my 12 Pro Max, the maximum photo resolution is 12 megapixels. But on the 15 Pro Max, the main camera resolution is set to 24 MP by default, but can be switched between 12 MP, 24 MP, and 48 MP.

My current phone has up to 2x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom. But the 15 Pro Max that I ordered has up to 5x optical zoom and 25x digital zoom. The new iPhone adds a macro lens for extreme close-ups and a bunch of other photo enhancement features. Woo Hoo!

So between the significant increase in battery life coupled with the magnitude of the improvements to the camera capabilities, the decision to upgrade to the iPhone 15 Pro Max was a no-brainer.