i've pre ordered mine but its still under processing and the delivery date is Dec 7 - 14.
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iFixit Shares iPhone 12 Pro Max Teardown Revealing L-Shaped Battery and Bigger Camera Module
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Yes. It's due to better math. When they talk about pixel size, they are talking about area. You just did the math on one side of a pixel. If you do the math for area you'll get: (1.7x1.7)/(1.4x1.4) = 1.47
What are you talking about? Sensor Shift is described as image stabilization. Other than bad math of the size of this "border," where is the conspiracy?
Check your work before blaming others.
Ah, yes, first world problems.
That SIM slot takes up some decent space, think it's time to start ditching that ASAP. Could squeeze a bit more battery in its place.
What the hell does it matter? It’s inside the device and never seen unless you open the phone up,LOL
It is massive. Ridiculously so. Especially since it’s not as narrow as my current ”Plus” sized phone and with ridiculous squared edges. I pay no mind to the “it’s easy to use, you’ll get used to it” people on here. You never get used to it. You tolerate it. You deal with it but it’s always a pain (literally) to navigate. And yes, I wear regular sized man pants (or shorts) and it’s never not noticeable.
And even still with its unruly size they still chump out on the battery capacity from last years size. Imagine that battery life.
So that’s where I’m at. It was close to drawing me back to an iPhone but an ergonomic nightmare (rounded to me works way better for a big phone) combined with a small-ish batter and no periscope zoom-type lens will keep me waiting slightly longer.
Well, do you even have a lot of places to go? Did you use your cellular antenna or just your wifi at home? Any additional information that could actually contribute? Thanks
i work from home so covid hasn't really changed my habits. i go out to pick up lunch and dinner. i also run outside for about an hour streaming recorded cable news via AT&T TV over LTE every day. i use wifi at home. i have not tried 5G yet.
Looks like Apple has mitigated this a bit after the 11 pro as before that my wife and son had to return the phones and go back to LCD. I only notice this first thing in the morning after that I am able to adjust.
you can also adjust the flickering in the iOS Display Accommodations > Reduce White Point. Just bring it up a few taps higher and I think that will work for you.
This is misleading. Sure, any iPhone can have 2, 3, or 4 days if you leave it on standby enough.
For ultra users, meaning those of us who use the phone nearly all day, the 12 pro max won’t go past 5-7 hours.
I charged my 12 Pro max for a trip to DC at 10am... and by 5:30pm my battery died.
I’d be impressed if apple could make a phone that lasted 12 hours under heavy use.
Honestly, coming from the XS MAX, I’m loving everything about this phone. Old phone would usually have 15% battery end of day, but this guy, 12 Max, is leaving me with 45%. All my battery anxiety is GONE!
I was super tempted to upgrade last year because of battery, deep fusion, and night mode, but that was limited to the main camera. I’m glad I waited this year now that deep fusion and night mode work on all camera. (I know, night mode TECHNICALLY isn’t on tele lens)
Finally, the sensor shift stabilization is SUPER noticeable improvement, for me. I definitely have shaken hands, and while most photos turned out fine on my XS Max, low light photos and portraits were difficult one handed. With the 12 pro Max, I can take low light photos and portrait mode photos one-handed and they are still super sharp (probably also thanks to Deep Fusion, but still!!!)
I’m 100% happy with this. Will definitely use this phone for 3 years minimum
I was super tempted to upgrade last year because of battery, deep fusion, and night mode, but that was limited to the main camera. I’m glad I waited this year now that deep fusion and night mode work on all camera. (I know, night mode TECHNICALLY isn’t on tele lens)
Finally, the sensor shift stabilization is SUPER noticeable improvement, for me. I definitely have shaken hands, and while most photos turned out fine on my XS Max, low light photos and portraits were difficult one handed. With the 12 pro Max, I can take low light photos and portrait mode photos one-handed and they are still super sharp (probably also thanks to Deep Fusion, but still!!!)
I’m 100% happy with this. Will definitely use this phone for 3 years minimum
Mine is the same. My 11 Pro Max battery was great and my 12 Pro Max seems to be the same. Also camera physically looks way larger on the 12 Pro Max against the 11 Pro Max. Did not need a tear down to confirm that.
Not sure why you’re saying I’m being misleading? It is a two day phone for a lot of people and it wasn’t on standby, just low brightness and on wifi.
FYI, i am a heavy user too but it’s still bloody impressive this phone lasts as long as it does. I took it off charge at 8 and was out in city all day taking photos with 4G on and it was around 30-40% when I got home at 6.
I use 60-100% brightness and cellular and WiFi mix. I’m outside in the daylight, and then indoors. As most people, or even drivers do. You expect 6 hours, maybe 7 using it as a power user.
People who enjoy a bright screen, and use cellular, Uber drivers, gamers, heavy users can expect no more than that!
The camera is truly phenomenal. I have a Nikon Z7, and do professional work. It is a challenge to get the low-light images this camera can capture. And I do it with glass that is over $1600 for the lens alone.
In other words, your use case is completely different then @TechGod’s use case.
I hope Apple will make another set of custom battery cases for the 12Pro & 12Pro Max. I love the security of the extra battery and Apple’s battery cases (called “ugly” by some) are amazing. I don’t mind the extra size & weight. Personally I also enjoy the look & feel. Plus they work so much better than 3rd party battery cases.
Hopefully those that are affected are reporting this as feedback to Apple.
It other words, I illustrated the devices limits battery wise. Which could be important to heavy users and gamers alike.
I see many posts from others indicating that they are getting tremendous battery life from their iPhone 12 Pro Max. There is nothing out of the ordinary or misleading to those posts. Does that mean everyone will get the same battery life, of course not. Just as not everyone will get really bad battery life either. There is nothing misleading to posting that you are getting really good or really bad battery life.Mr. Skelleton said:
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I have regular to large-ish hands and I still can't sign on to the "you get used to it" groupthink. I'm still getting used to the thumb gymnastics of invoking the control center on the 11 Pro. I want that sweet 12 PM camera but I can't imagine using anything larger (or fitting it into my jeans pockets) than the 11 Pro.