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Who has upgraded from the 12 Pro Max to the 13 Pro Max? At first I thought it was just a small difference but several people I know said the differences are worth the upgrade. I am on T-Mobile jump so my monthly payments would be the same, I would just have to pay $99. I know I don’t need to upgrade but camera and battery life are important to me and my business
 
If battery life is important it’s a worthwhile upgrade. The 13PM last a lot longer than the 12PM. Probably 30-50% longer. Even the 13Pro outlasts my 12PM.
The 13 Pro outlasts the 12PM? That is very good to hear as I am considering going from 12PM to 13P.
 
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I went to 12 PM to 13 PM.

Main things i am LOVING is 120mhz, Cinematic mode and battery life :D

This. I also went from 12PM to 13PM. Honestly, a much smoother display and over the top battery life has made this upgrade soooo worth it.
 
Upgraded from the iPhone 12 Pro Max 256GB Graphite to the iPhone 13 Pro Max 512GB Graphite. ProMotion, ProRes when available, cinematic camera mode, macro camera mode, better night mode, bigger battery, longer battery life. Overall experience from a performance and feature improvements has been well worth it.
 
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Promotion and macro mode are superb.
It’s hard to describe the promotion screen but it it so smooth compared to last years 12 and very noticeable to me.
Whether it’s worthwhile uograde only you can really say.
of an Apple store is in reach as always the best thing to do is go and look. Side by side.
 
I upgrade every year. 12PM to 13PM here. The promotion and the battery life to me was enough. I noticed pro motion immediately. Also 12PM battery was good 13PM is a beast. Heavy daily usage/off charged at 6:30 am/8 pm and battery still at 50%. That’s awesome. On 12PM battery would be at 20%-25%. I will never go back to a non 120 refresh rate iPhone.
 
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I upgraded from 12PM to 13PM. The battery is night and day, my 12PM occasionally needed a charge late in the day if I was using it a lot. So far with normal use, the 13PM easily goes 2 days before it reaches 25% battery which is where I am targeting before recharge at least until I feel sure the battery gets up to full capacity.

The camera seems to be a significant upgrade. I have seen some amazing shots taken with night mode, I hope to try some of that this weekend. And the 120hz refresh is not something that I have consciously noticed but the scrolling is super smooth and I am sure if I went back to the 12 I would probably see it.
 
It's worth it alone for the pro motion. Don't let the haters tell you it's a gimmick. Well actually remind the haters that Android fanboys call the iphone a gimmick too so.... Haters gonna hate. Oh yeah I upgraded from the 11 PM to the 12 PM to the 13 PM and no regrets.
 
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