These are the comparison numbers available, on your site, for 16 Plus vs 15 Pro Max:

Quote3DMark / Wild Life Extreme Unlimited: 15 Pro Max
3DMark / Wild Life Extreme: 16 Plus
3DMark / Solar Bay Score: 16 Plus
3DMark / Solar Bay Unlimited Score: 16 Plus
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 / T-Rex Offscreen: 15 Pro Max
GFXBench 3.0 / 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 15 Pro Max
GFXBench 3.1 / Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 15 Pro Max
GFXBench / Car Chase Offscreen: 15 Pro Max
GFXBench / Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen: 15 Pro Max
GFXBench / Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen: 16 Plus

Can you tell me which phone is faster? Because I sure can't. It's deeply frustrating to readers when you blast them with a variety of irrelevant benchmarks that flip-flop back and forth without actually meaning anything. How about you test the same game's average FPS between every phone? You literally test the same game on both devices, but fail to report the average FPS for the 15 Pro Max. It's one of the most popular phones on the market and Notebookcheck just fails to report such a vital statistic, especially when gaming is on the rise. It's so disappointing to see.

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