I took a picture of the 57-foot-high U.S.S. Maine National Monument with the Galaxy S24 and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable Muhahaha!

But, maybe I should be. Over my seven months with an iPhone 15 Pro Max, I've traveled across the country with it, watched TV and movies on it, played games and even taken it to a surf rock show.

Both come at a considerable price, too—at the time of writing, the entry-level iPhone 15 Pro Max with 256 GB of storage starts at $1,199, while the starter Galaxy S24 Ultra with 256 GB costs $1,299.

Right now, the three best camera phones we've tested the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 8 Pro, sitting at numbers 1, 2 and 3 on our guide respectively.

In this iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. iPhone 14 Pro Max camera shootout, I took over 200 photos to see how Apple has improved the cameras on its latest model.