Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max review

05 October 2021


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AnonD-1016461, 05 Oct 2021The only reason that people hate Apple is basically because... moreApple are a polarizing brand, much like like Sony, where their mobile business is concerned at least, only on a much larger scale. People either seem to love or despise them.

Apple also seem to have a reputation as an elitist brand, deservedly or not. This, along with the success they enjoy tends to rile people. Apple themselves don't really do much to help this situation with some of their antics.

So even as someone who appreciates Apple and what they offer, I can certainly understand a degree of the derision they receive. What I don't get is why certain people who comment on this site site seem to offer nothing but. Also why someone would claim it's not possible to criticize Apple on this site, in full denial of the fact that the comments sections here are loaded with such.

In fact I have always considered the readership of GsmArena to be heavily Android biased, this being due to reading the comments sections.

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    AnonD-546724, 05 Oct 2021Just like last year, the Apple iPhone remains the less exci... moreBoring doesn't mean something is bad.

    I for example updated my PC to Windows 11 today, it changed a lot of stuff which in my opinion is not for the good.

    Staying "boring" and not changing the design that much would be better here.

    Or look at Android 12, material you is horrible and honestly I prefer kept it "boring" and fixed some issues Android has.

    And no I am not saying iOS is better, it is not hence why I don't use it, but boring doesn't always mean bad and new doesn't always mean better, this applies to everything not only tech in my opinion (that is my point, so if your comment claimed PS5 is boring I would have said the same thing here)

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      Anonymous, 05 Oct 2021Do you think the battery life will still be top notch when ... moreIt should match the S21 at least then, when that bug is solved I mean.

      But then again comparing iOS to Android is kinda tricky, even in battery department, it would be easier to compared phones running same OS instead, but that is not possible here.

        Rkm, 05 Oct 2021That was pretty useful imo. Could interpret foliage renderi... moreplease have a look at these 2 images at 100% crop, they look worse than average

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          • 05 Oct 2021

          Non technical thoughts here
          Trying the iphone 13 pro max now after using Samsung notes forever.
          It seems to do everything very well, the only thing it doesn't do is inspire any emotion for me. It feels pretty much like every other flagship phone (generally speaking).

          Coming from a note 9 I was hoping to feel blown away or something. I suppose illogically for this much $ I want to feel like I'm getting something amazingly futuristic and new - something "more" than really good and safe.

          I'm considering returning and trying zfold3 or wait for pixel fold despite objectively knowing they have thier own downsides. Who knows, maybe trying those would make me appreciate it more.

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            • 05 Oct 2021

            Damn that battery endurance, even better than expected from me.

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              • 05 Oct 2021

              Studio shots are disappointing, to say the least.

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                Anonymous, 05 Oct 2021Lol it’s a S4 Try to use better example, 2020 when Media... moreEven the oneplus was caught cheating but it gave a very satiable reason which is to save tbe battery life

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                  Anonymous, 05 Oct 2021ok them simply give me a answer if the score is that much h... moreI think you are confused with the word 'faster' they used it to mean faster exporting( uploading ) and importing data and videos as you can see my friend apple A15 rocks in exporting where android still struggles a lot Android takes a minute or two where the apple takes 10 to 15 sec to export the same video hence faster by 25%

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                    SizN80, 05 Oct 2021Every apple haters favourite excuse. 🤣 in fact haven’t Sams... moreLol it’s a S4

                    Try to use better example, 2020 when Mediatek phones were caught cheating in Antutu.

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                      Fox Vulpez, 05 Oct 2021Boosting performance is fine as long as it’s clearly disclo... moreXiaomi has been caught benchmark cheating again by Anandtech when they decided to spoof a game and then test 3D Wildlife.

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                        sohail shafayat, 05 Oct 2021I did not get these two images, 109 and 111, what was that!... moreThat was pretty useful imo. Could interpret foliage rendering quite well.

                          [deleted post]Boosting performance is fine as long as it’s clearly disclosed to the user and isn’t just limited to the benchmark apps (user should be able to apply the same performance boost profile to any app they like to boost).

                          Several Android makers has caught benchmark cheating in the past, some are just plainly boosting the CPU & GPU when certain apps are detected running while some others have found cheated the peak endurance performance benchmark by raising the thermal throttling temperature higher when it detects the certain benchmark app are running.

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                            SizN80, 05 Oct 2021Every apple haters favourite excuse. 🤣 in fact haven’t Sams... moreok them simply give me a answer if the score is that much high if the score is higher than 25% than android most powerfull chip why cant it beat that android chip in every real life work by 25% faster

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                              Nick Tegrataker, 05 Oct 2021So the screen got a significant peak brightness and refresh... moreSo know your an apple fanboy from Sony 5ii android. Giving credits to A15.
                              Lmao,,,,, ios needs high single score since its a fake bogus no true multitasking os, but Darwin. Android relies on multi, they've never gave rats about single score where 4 hands is better than 1 hands with 4 threads.

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                                Nick Tegrataker, 05 Oct 2021So the screen got a significant peak brightness and refresh... moreDo you think the battery life will still be top notch when the 120 Hz bug is fixed?

                                  Z, 05 Oct 2021Yes because Apple is cheating in benchmarksEvery apple haters favourite excuse. 🤣 in fact haven’t Samsung and other android OEMs been found cheating multiple times? None of those times were apple found to be cheating because they don’t need to cheat when they get the best hardware

                                  LOL https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cheating-benchmarks-lawsuit-1036521/

                                    the most expensive phone of the line up and still have some cons.

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                                      Z, 05 Oct 2021Yes because Apple is cheating in benchmarkslol