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iPhone 12 Pro Max Reviews: 'The Best Smartphone Camera' You Can Get, But 6.7-Inch Display Isn't for Everyone
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Photos are interesting. The pro has better detail in the bear, but the pro max snap is balanced better. One second vs three seconds is an interesting trade-off.
Thanks sir. This puts aside all the silly notions and comparisons that the 12 max is about the size of the iPad mini
Bear in mind that you can manually set the NightMode exposure length. It would have been nice to include a third photo of the Pro Max set at 3secs. The main benefit here is that if you have a subject that might sit still much more reliably for 1sec than 3secs, you can get an excellent low-light photo. Also, that you don't have to worry about movement as much because the auto-NightMode setting will be shorter by default.
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I watched his newest video. He is trying too hard.
At one point in the video he says:
“In the past, iPhones have typically been the same thing across the board but different sizes.....maybe an extra camera in the Pro”
“THIS year, there’s an entirely new camera system in just the pro Max”
Umm, buddy... better cameras in the larger model has been a thing for a while. You might want to be more conscious of what you say, because your viewers notice. You risk looking like you have no idea what your talking about...and your supposed to be the expert.
Can’t speak for his earlier videos, but it seems fame degrades quality
Too big is a subjective term No? I think the issue is Apple should not withold on feature in the standard pro model, that’s wrong. I have a 12 pro but to be honest I’m sick of the Pro line, adds too much confusion and makes the standard line seem, unimpressive. I think there should be one iPhone 12 in mini and standard sizes and the pro should only be the largest phablet size, perhaps with pencil support too. In fact it should be a separate product line.
Guy gave his honest opinion, don’t see what the issue is. That’s why Apple send units to multiple reviewers
Yep, exactly. The Z Fold2 is just about the screen area of the iPad Mini with its 7.6” 5:4 aspect ratio screen. Smartphones have gotten taller with their aspect ratios which means further away from being an iPad but with larger diagonal measurements tricking customers.
Let me start by saying I'm excited to get the Max Pro on Friday. It will take some getting used to again because I have a X right now but I have owned XS Max before. With all that said I agree Apple is TERRIBLE at making use of screen real estate. The way they space out icons is just terrible and I don't get how anyone at Apple thinks its good. Look just ad an option like android to go from say a 4x6 to a 4x7 is it really that hard? Really? Now with widgets it would be nice to have that extra row. My point is why the hell doesn't Apple see this? Even the iPad spacing is horrible. Oh well, it just seems like something so simple yet here we are 1/4" between icon rows.
It’s weird you’re feeling forced to buy this. Just get a smaller one? Choose a different brand? How on earth are you forced in to it? The smaller models are far from gimped.
And so that’s great. Stick with what you want. I want a big phone.
Ridiculous.
It’s like saying you’re disappointed that a mac pro is more powerful and has better specs than a MacBook Air.
I don’t understand all these comments about the size of the 12 Pro Max. A good example is this one from the Verge review...
Apart from wondering what might be an unsafe way to see the 12 Pro Max’s size in person (is that maybe saying don’t try to snatch one out of someone’s hand to have a look at the size?) surely for anyone who has, or has played around a bit with an 11 Pro Max it really isn’t going to be that different is it? I have an 11 Pro Max and the 12 Pro Max is going to be 0.3mm wider! OK, the length is 2.8mm longer but for me personally the width is way more important (within reason) since that affects how it feels to grip it. I just don’t get all this talk about size for a device that is virtually the same size as its predecessor.
Apart from wondering what might be an unsafe way to see the 12 Pro Max’s size in person (is that maybe saying don’t try to snatch one out of someone’s hand to have a look at the size?) surely for anyone who has, or has played around a bit with an 11 Pro Max it really isn’t going to be that different is it? I have an 11 Pro Max and the 12 Pro Max is going to be 0.3mm wider! OK, the length is 2.8mm longer but for me personally the width is way more important (within reason) since that affects how it feels to grip it. I just don’t get all this talk about size for a device that is virtually the same size as its predecessor.
Indeed. I was puzzled by the shift to a longer fstop. Even more tedious is the fact most of these “reviewers” have no clue what that actually means in photography.
The pro is simply (not by immense margins) a better camera for action shots.
Actually. I am almost positive that most people coming from an 11 Pro Max will find the 12 Pro Max less comfortable / harder to hold due to the angular shape of the edges.
The curvature on the sides of the 11s are more ergonomic and thus it’s easier to “ignore” the size.
So weird seeing, considering how everyone was posting the infamous iPhone thumb graphic years ago justifying the 3.5 size.
The verge is CNN of tech news. Far from reality.
I can’t wait to get my PB Pro Max this week! Coming from a X, this is going to be a good step up. As a long time android user, I do wish they’d take advantage of the screen and overall size by implementing the Apple Pencil, like the Note series. To me, that would make the phone perfect (on paper). It’s one thing I miss about my Note’s specifically.
12 Pro Max 160.8x78.1x7.4 228g
11 Pro Max 158x77.8x8.1 226g
XS Max 157.5x77.4x7.7 208g
People are acting like the 12 Pro Max is 2x the size of previous Max versions.
11 Pro Max 158x77.8x8.1 226g
XS Max 157.5x77.4x7.7 208g
People are acting like the 12 Pro Max is 2x the size of previous Max versions.
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It’s like propaganda almost. One could say it’s a veiled attempt to dumb down sales.