Tbh If you have no comparison to previous premium phones, you would have been as good with 15 Plus as the Pro Max.

The differences like the tele lens and 120hz display are so that if u never had those before, u would not notice missing them.

The 48mp camera of the standard 15 model is huge update over all previous models, and I would say the standard model 15 has better camera than say 13 Pro Max.

Old people have generally bad vision, meaning they benefit from bigger screen. I would look for 8 Plus or 11 or something similar.

As a former 12 Pro owner said also short time ago that ”60hz doesnt matter”. Bought 15 Plus, had it for short time, returned because being too big, picked used 13 Pro instead.

Now that I’m used to 120hz on 13 Pro, my moms iPhone 11 feels super laggy 😆🙈

Most average people compare cheaper Androids to high end iPhones, so I would not say its that far off. The are not many people who buy Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.

Yes. At this point its like BMW vs Toyota. You cannot convince neither of owner of those cars that they should have gotten the other. Its just a matter of preference

I had same issue with 12 Pro. Never got it solved.

So far have not gotten it yet on 13 Pro knocks wood