Hey guys! I installed the Spigen Optik Pro XL EZ lens protectors + lens island protector on my new black iPhone 18 Pro, and it looks pretty much the same as it did before I installed them.
I mainly got these to protect the camera island from scratches because of the aluminum body, but I didn’t want to use lens protectors since they tend to reduce photo quality. However, this Spigen model includes both, so I had to go with it.
The thing is, I forgot to take a photo before installing them for comparison, and now I can’t tell if I’m just tweaking about the blurry photo quality or if that’s how it looked even before the protectors lol.
I’m happy with the overall look and the peace of mind knowing my phone is protected from scratches, but have you guys noticed any difference in photo quality with these on your phones?

Is this considered normal battery life for an iPhone 18 Pro Max?

I use my phone at work, connected to Wi-Fi when available and switching to cellular data when I move out of Wi-Fi range. I mostly listen to videos, browse Facebook and Reddit, make calls, watch YouTube, and do a little bit of everything throughout the day.

I set my charging limit to 85% and usually recharge when the battery reaches 25–30%. I know some people will say there’s no need to do this, but I plan to keep my phones for around four years, so I’d like to help preserve battery health as much as possible.

I’ve disabled Background App Refresh for most apps, turned off Wi-Fi Assist, use Bluetooth regularly, keep Always On Display off, and use a reasonable screen brightness.

My main concern is that I keep seeing people report using only 50–60% of their battery with significantly more screen on time. Meanwhile, my daily battery usage sometimes reaches around 85%, even though I’m not constantly using the phone for demanding tasks.

To be fair, the battery lasts longer than my previous iPhone 14 Plus. With that phone, I’d often be down to around 30% by noon after charging to 100% in the morning. My 18 Pro Max is definitely an improvement, but I was hoping I could comfortably get through a full day without needing to recharge.

Am I expecting too much, or does battery life really vary this much depending on individual usage, cellular reception, and background activity?

I’d appreciate hearing from other iPhone 18 Pro Max owners, especially those who use their phones heavily throughout the workday. How much battery do you typically use in a day, and how much screen-on time do you get?

For example, yesterday I used 93% of my battery during a 16 hour work shift. That seems like a lot, right?
Is there anything I can do to check my iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery efficiency or figure out what’s consuming so much power? Are there any settings, diagnostics, or other things I should check?j

I'm planning to buy the iPhone 18 Pro, but the issues and problems being reported lately have made me hesitant about whether I should buy it or not. If anyone is currently using the iPhone 18 Pro, please share your experience and let me know whether it's worth buying. Your suggestions would really help me make a decision!

I have this piece of dust under the main camera sensor. Is it worth bringing it to apple and will they replace my phone? Or should I just ignore it. As far as I can tell so far it has no affect on the camera quality. I’m still within the 2 week window. Thanks for the help!

Purchased the 18Pro recently. Is it worth purchasing an AppleCare in India or should I go ahead with other insurance services?

Looking for the best clear case that won’t yellow want best of the best. Price doesn’t matter.

I am very dissatisfied with the battery life i am getting on my 18 pro. One week old and i guess the indexing is complete as its not showing any more in settings. Currently i am on cellular 5G all the time.

Background refresh is off for most of the apps. Any help would be appreciated as i in my region we can’t exchange/ return the device. Upgraded from 15PM

I’m on round 2 in regards to owning both the PM and Pro 18. The thing with the pro max is that it’s so big and flashy all you wanna do is use it, but the weight is so annoying and rocking caseless makes it comfortable, until you realize aluminum is slippery. I have a tech woven case for both, and the grip feels good on both but awkward on the smaller phone, and adds weight to the PM. Going caseless on the 18 Pro though feels nice, and feels more like a phone rather than a mini tablet. I’m coming from a 15 pro max which honestly had ideal size and weight, but the size of the pro makes me wanna use it more like a phone and it doesn’t feel like a liability when I’m walking around with it compared to the PM, especially caseless. If the camera bump wasn’t so big, the pro would have a beautiful look proportions-wise. The PM however makes the camera bump tolerable when it comes to holding it since the phone itself is big and has more space in the back for one handed use. Then again, I’m so used to the big screen, maybe I just need a super thin case on the PM to make holding it easier and more comfortable. Anyone else going through this ? Never have been so conflicted over something so silly like phone size and weight.

Hi! So I made a post recently about my own battery usage and whether it’s normal or not.

But I am curious to know what everyone else is getting in terms of battery power for screen time.

For the normal pro not the pro max model.

Here’s mine for the day. Part of me thinks it’s acceptable, but maybe I’m wrong?

Hello everyone!

Am I the only one person who feel not so comfortable with how attention awareness feature works on 18 Pro series?
It doesn’t care if you’re not looking at the screen at the moment, so what is the point of it at all?

I’ve seen a couple of reports here and there, but no one makes a big deal from it (for me it is, tho).

What do you all think?

I had the 16PM and it was the perfect phone for me. Then the air came along, other than battery and single camera I absolutely loved its thinness and perfect screen size. Now back to a pro max and for some reason I’m really struggling to like it here. I returned it and went for the 18pro but it’s too small so now back to the 18pm and I don’t know what to do.

ive had my 12 pro ever since release and its been really great. but now battery has really declined and the phone's lag is unbearable sometimes. u think the diffrence is worth the upgrade. also I am torn between the pro or the pro max. on one hand the pro looks like a fucking brick which really hits a spot for me. on the other hand the pro max and bigger screen

I usually upgrade every 4-5 years. I went from the 8 to the 12 pro max the same exact week the 13 pro max came out (wasn’t tracking the release at the time), and went from the 12 pro max to the 16 pro max in 2024.

Unfortunately, a bit over a week ago, I dropped my 16 pro max and shattered that back, leading to internal hardware issues and causing my phone to lose its mind. I didn’t have any insurance on it due to switching phone plans for my upcoming extended time abroad. Apple said they could fix it, but it wouldn’t be done by the time I’m leaving. As much as I didn’t want to, I just bought the 18 Pro. Wanted to stick to the pro max but they were all gone everywhere, and shipping wouldn’t be done in time for my departure.

I know this was long winded as hell for no reason, but my thing with this new phone is that for almost every upgrade there were noticeable features and differences. For this, there’s like nothing. It seems just like my 16 pro max. Doesn’t seem like much of an upgrade. This is the first time I can say I agree with the “same phone different year,” statement. It’s been two years, I paid a higher amount, and it feels virtually the exact same. Not worth the hype.

For anyone else looking to upgrade from 14 I guess. gonna be a hella casual read, no intelligent technical insight with nice formatting here just my experience.

pros:

The biggest upgrade would have to be the battery life, 6am to 7 pm and it’s at almost 70% with lowish usage.

Another big upgrade is the ergonomics of it, it feels much better to hold, the 14PM has a sharpness at the bottom so if you’re caseless it hurts your pinky and is uncomfortable in the palm. I was hesitant on the pro max because I didn’t want an even heavier phone but it actually feels slightly lighter even though it is heavier. I read that it’s because of a 10% decrease of inertia by centering weight distribution or something? Just something to think about if you’re thinking of going from max to pro. I’m a fan of the aluminum rather than glass back.

Noticeably more screen space, it’s a tiny bit but it’s nice.

Camera button is cool.

Siri isn’t stupid as a brick anymore, it’s handy to ask questions about a screenshot and what not and not have to go to an ai app, saves a few seconds.

there were some games and apps that kind of made the 14pm phone too hot and even lag a tiny bit, the 18 stays cool and doesn’t trip.

The speakers are way better.

Camera quality is actually not as different as I thought it would be, but being able to zoom in is nice and there is noticeable improvement

more brightness has been good and being able to dim more has been even better.
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Cons(?):

I guess I had my expectations way too high, but there’s not much of a difference between the two phones aside from battery life. Admittedly i was expecting a huge upgrade. I was expecting to be able to use ai for complex tasks with my phone like in the commercials but that is currently limited and yet to come. The upgraded ai assisted siri is much better now but isn’t much different than google voice 5 years ago.

I prefer the screen quality on the 14PM, i don’t know if it’s the anti reflective coating on the 18 or what but colors and vibrancy look slightly better in my opinion on the 14.

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I don’t have buyers remorse at all but I strongly think I could’ve held on another year. If i could push a button and get a refund and continue to use my 14 i probably would push it but im not going to bother returning it and everything since i already have it set up and i do like it.

Overall it’s a good phone and more features are on the horizon, its just not worth the switch in my opinion unless the battery is completely shot on your 14-17

I recently acquired the 18pm; everything appeared fine until I applied a screen protector, which produced visible bubbles at the edge that seemed to lift.

I tested several 2.5D protectors, and the outcome remained unchanged.

I then tried a different 3D option costing 45 USD, and the protector now fits perfectly without raised edges.

I am wondering whether my screen is defective or if I simply had bad luck with the earlier protectors.

Hi All! Transitioned from iphone 12 Pro Max to an 18PM! Transfer is still on going at the moment. I selected back up through icloud for the transfer.

Do you have any recommendations on the newer features to play around/take advantage off? The camera will be a big point for me as I want to learn all the Pro features. But from 12 to 18 is a huge jump so I’m expecting that I’m not aware of all the new things.

Open to all tips and tricks from you!

Any interesting games that look and run well on 18 pro to show the power of the phone?

I was wondering kung may nakabili na ba dito sa mga stores na yan na hindi pre-order? Yung walk-in lang. Kasi nakuha na ng iba yung mga pre-orders nila last Oct. 16 di ba? Unti-unti ng dumarating.

Nag-check kasi ako sa CompAsia ng maginquire ako sa The Loop for trade-in 1st wk ng October. Ang lumabas ay 28,300 na lang ang value ng 16 pro/128Gb/92% battery health.

Tapos nag-inquire ako sa suki ko sa Greenhills. Pero mas mahal sa kanya ng 310 pesos tapos may 1k pa na delivery fee. Ending, hindi muna ako tumuloy na bumili.

Tapos nagsabi sa akin ang relationship manager ko sa BPI na may savings or discount daw kapag bumili sa mga stores na yan using my signature credit card. Napaisip tuloy ako dahil mukang mas may savings kapag dyan ako bumili. Straight payment pa rin naman ang balak ko para walang sakit ng ulo.

Tomorrow i am going to the store to get the Iphone 18 pro if i decide a colour by then ( thorn between burgundy and silver). I was wondering is it worth getting the 512 GB version or 256 is okay aswell. Keeping the phone longterm at least 3 years. Does the Storage have anything to do with the performance of the phone? Thanks

This year’s clear cases looks nice with just the magsafe in white but still very slippery and have glossy grip that I wouldn’t say is very safe 🥲

Face ID is unable to unlock the phone many times and photos app auto closes at times when I use the Reframe feature. I'm past 14days return window so is there a way I can exchange this expensive phone?

Never had this face unlock issue on my old 13 pro max which I had for 4 years so this upgrade feels disappointing.

The 18 Pro/Pro Max appeared at first to bring some incredible camera capabilities, but several weeks after its release, I'm here to advise you to avoid it and save your money.

I have had my 18 Pro Max for about a month now and use a Spigen Enzo Aramid T for iPhone 17 Pro Max / 18 Pro Max Case on it. As you can see, it has a large rectangular opening the rear of the case to accommodate the camera opening. I have tried multiple camera covers such as Ailun Privacy Screen Protector+Camera Lens Protector for iPhone 18 Pro, Ferilinso 4Pack Camera Lens Protector for iPhone 18 Pro Max, Tempered Glass, and Spigen Camera Lens Protector for iPhone 18 Pro Max, 18 Pro, however none seem to work. They either have air pockets that refuse to “pop” if you will, fall off instantly, or cloud up. What are you guys using for camera covers, and do you recommend them?

NOTE: as a result of my job, I regularly (daily) sanitize my phone using wet wipes or a cotton ball soaked in alcohol to remove germs and to stop the spread of disease. I am aware that this could potentially be a reason for some of the problems I have noted above, however with previous iPhones and iPhone camera covers I have never had this issue. I recently upgraded from a 15 Pro Max with the camera case from Ailun and have never had a problem

Hey everyone, my 18 Pro in Glacier is on it's way and I was wondering what kind of cases everyone is rocking for some inspiration? Preferably not the basic (but effective) clear cases - let me see some creativity with color!!