I switched from Android to the iPhone 18 Pro Max for 3 weeks — my 5 biggest takeaways

Credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Authority The iPhone 18 Pro Max looks identical to its predecessor, but there is a lot of new stuff under the hood: the cameras get new tricks (and much-needed manual controls), the A20 Pro silicon has a new architecture and all-new cooling system, there’s a bigger battery with faster charging, and iOS 27 brings a few UI changes.