First-rate build quality ; Excellent performance ; Helpful camera improvements ; iOS 12 is fantastic ; Slightly more durable than the iPhone X

Still very expensive ; Minute design changes mean old cases might not fit well ; Incremental battery gains

But we need to circle back to our original question: Are either of these new iPhones must-own devices? The answer really depends. If you splurged on an iPhone X last year, you could easily skip out on this generation -- and maybe even the next one --...

Incredible camera ; Massively powerful and fast ; Fantastic HDR screen

Big without making especially good use of it ; Battery life only average ; Yeah, it's pretty expensive

Screen great for gaming & movies ; Camera is a strong offering ; Extremely fast

Price: most expensive iPhone ever ; Size can make it tricky to handle

Apple finally delivers an iPhone with a huge screen, and for movie-watching, game-playing fans the iPhone XS Max is an exciting new addition to the range. It certainly costs a lot, but if you can get past the price, the XS Max offers up a supersized...

Beautiful design ; Great big screen ; Camera quality is excellent ; Battery lasts a full day comfortably

Too big for some ; No fast charger

As an overall experience, the iPhone XS Max is hard to fault. It's fluid, fast and effortless, and is a premium package that looks and feels great in the hand.

Brilliant display ; Best video camera on a phone ; Performance ; Face ID

Exorbitant price ; iOS 12 bugs ; Battery life ; Unreliable photo and video backup

I think I'll repeat my opening lines here:

great, incredibly bright display ; impressive cameras ; lightning quick Face ID unlock ; easy to use ; fast system performance ; premium case ; precise GPS ; good battery life

the case quietly creaks when twisting the device ; the SoC throttles under sustained load ; speakers sound worse at maximum volume ; no fast charger or 3.5 mm jack adapter included ; extremely expensive

The Apple iPhone XS Max is the ideal device for anyone who has wished for a huge iPhone. Then there are iOS 12’s great new features that are, invariably, tied to Apple’s ecosystem. Many of iOS 12’s new features offer little for those who do not use...