Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max review

20 November 2020


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SFS, 22 Nov 2020While majority android users disable their 120hz and 5G jus... moreLol why would they disable HRR?
It hardly costs them 10% more battery.
And with ultra fast charging, refilling the battery is super quick unlike IPhones where you are plugged to the charger for hours.

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    • 22 Nov 2020

    SFS, 22 Nov 2020While majority android users disable their 120hz and 5G jus... moreThat is actually correct. Regular users will just enable Power saving mode. Only demanding but few users actually realize that their phones have HRR.

    Still, I expect iPhone to have HRR panel. It's a shame the A14 is extremely powerful but locked behind a 60Hz screen.

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      • 22 Nov 2020

      Anonymous, 22 Nov 2020Wow. It's almost 2021 and Apple is still stuck with 60... moreWhile majority android users disable their 120hz and 5G just to save battery.

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        • 22 Nov 2020

        Anonymous, 22 Nov 2020Wow. It's almost 2021 and Apple is still stuck with 60... moreYou do not onow if cpu can handle 90 or 120.
        A14 is inferior to A12z of ipad pro ...

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          • 22 Nov 2020

          Dear iPhone department I have observation recording in built call recorder, it's expansive cell phone but don't have in built call recorder please think about this topics,

          Thanks for understanding

            LoveSunsets, 21 Nov 2020No one has mentioned the Zoom capability for regular photos... moreLol please, that 10x and 30x zoom is still purely digital. The 2.5x zoom in this phone is a pure zoom since it has its own sensor.

              Jasper5774, 21 Nov 2020Did not updated my iphone only coz of face ID. It's ... moreI so doubt if Apple will go back to the fingerprint scanner. That is why I'm still eyeing the iPhone 8 Plus to this day. Facial recognition is still a big joke, especially for Android.

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                • 22 Nov 2020

                Wow. It's almost 2021 and Apple is still stuck with 60 Hz panels? That's just.. An achievement of its own kind.

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                  • 22 Nov 2020

                  I think it is a decent phones. But for the prices, when I look at the specs, I'm good sticking with my samsung note 10+. The same reasons i didn't go for samsung note 20 ultra. Lately, we can get more decent pretty good phones for way lesser price. But of course, packing with the latest iphone will definitely a sign of prestige.

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                    • 22 Nov 2020

                    Anonymous, 22 Nov 2020Garbage 1/1.7" sensor + Garbage processing = Garbage P... moreThe iPhone 12 Pro Max doesn't have a " 1/1.7" " type sensor. It's a 35mm² sensor. This is equivalent to the " 1/1.9" "type.

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                      • 22 Nov 2020

                      Nick Tagataka, 22 Nov 2020I saw the actual photo samples on the internet and also the... moreGarbage 1/1.7" sensor + Garbage processing = Garbage Photos.
                      The IMX 686 is much better than the IMX 603.

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                        • 22 Nov 2020

                        Mikey, 21 Nov 2020No device is safe but, iOS is a little more safer.Android is also safer if u choose not to sideload apps.

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                          • 22 Nov 2020

                          Nathan, 21 Nov 2020Biggest BS I’ve ever heard. If there’s a bug with a BRAND N... moreHe's talking about lens flare at night and focus issue which is hardware thing not software. S20 ultra had this issue. Software can't save you. And apple is notorious for not bringing any camera features to older iphones. Heck! The iphone XS series did not get any night mode support!!!!

                            LoveSunsets, 21 Nov 2020No one has mentioned the Zoom capability for regular photos... moreOptical zoom is not Apple's Forte.
                            You can buy the Mi 10 ultra or the Huawei phones with 10x optical zoom if you care about zoom functionality.

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                              • 22 Nov 2020

                              Shui8, 22 Nov 2020+1.Exactly. But the youtube reviewers are not gonna point these out, simply because they don't know this stuff.

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                                • 22 Nov 2020

                                Shui8, 22 Nov 2020'Actual proven tech' Let me guess. According t... moreHe meant the person who wrote best smartphone of.......no, GsmA did not even make this list. Just some idi**t who trolls in this website.

                                By the way I avoid The Verge and Tom's Hardware articles. I still read Anandtech because they say it's biased but it was them who pointed out iPhone has a serious throttling issue. And of course Notebookcheck and GsmA. Some trolls have gone too far.

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                                  • 22 Nov 2020

                                  Nick Tagataka, 22 Nov 2020I saw the actual photo samples on the internet and also the... more+1.

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                                    • 22 Nov 2020

                                    JDK, 21 Nov 2020you keep on listing the same laundry list of phones. Pro... more'Actual proven tech'

                                    Let me guess. According to you its The Verge right? 😂

                                    This site is far more comprehensive in their review, and 12 Pro Max camera are a letdown according to this review, given the sensor size its used.

                                    Even the IBIS are just marketing gimmick, no difference & sometimes worse than other good camera stability. The good part I can see are their ProRaw & Dolby Vision support.

                                      Tech.radar, 22 Nov 2020Try the Huawei mate 40 pro+Like hell it's even possible to get one in the first place lol.

                                        I saw the actual photo samples on the internet and also the comparison chart on GSMArena to see how much better 12 Pro Max performs compared to 12 Pro, and was left heavily disappointed. It almost feels like Apple didn't change anything in terms of software processing from 12 Pro - Details are so mushy compared to what you can get from Android phones with similar sensor sizes, it's not at all comparable to Mate 30 Pro and even S20 seems to be doing quite a bit better in this regard. Hell, I would go as far as to say that I actually prefer last year's iPhone 11 Pro's photos over 12 Pro Max's.

                                        On top of that, the images are clearly more oversaturated but because of stronger micro-contrast boost that Apple now applies to them, colours in finer details are actually looking duller than they should be. Oh, and did I mention how they screwed up tonemapping this year as well? Say hello to fake-looking backlit portrait shots with pastel skies and painting like trees/leaves.

                                        This is just getting embarrassing for Apple, they really need to fix this garbage post processing algorithms ASAP.

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