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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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AT&T has (or had, maybe still live) where you can trade in an older device for a $800 discount on a new phone. My wife took advantage of that deal and sent back her iPhone 8 for a new 12 (non-Pro). The catch is we have to be on an unlimited plan (like the one we had already) and be on contract with AT&T for 30 months. Each month, we pay 1/30 of the iPhone 12 cost only to have AT&T credit that back. The net is a "free" iPhone 12. As we have been with AT&T since the original iPhone days and not planning to move away, this was a no brainer deal for her. (Not for me, though, as I'm in the IUP and prefer to change my phone every year.)
The pro wins in the bear photo though. More details in the background, and the light still looks like night, which it is. The Max is blurring the background, and not in some realistic photo way, and it's trying to replicate daylight.
Other phone manufacturers use very expensive professional cameras and then claim the photos were made with their little phone camera.
There’s more controversy in this years iPhone lineup than there is in last weeks election results.
That’s true. Just back from an Apple Store where an armed group of former employees were calling the new phones a fraud. To them only yesterday’s orange gold is acceptable.
Not so. I tried for 2 years using max-sized phones as an iPad mini replacement. It doesn’t work because the phone’s very narrow aspect ratio makes it unsuitable for use as a tablet.
Yes, it’s only a couple of millimeters larger than monstrous.
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With its super-sized 6.7-inch display, the iPhone 12 Pro Max won't be for everyone, as The Verge's Nilay Patel explains:
HUH? flat sides makes it EASY to hold. Whether you want a case or not is a different story, but flat sides certainly don't make a case more necessary...on the contrary, they make it LESS necessary.
With its super-sized 6.7-inch display, the iPhone 12 Pro Max won't be for everyone, as The Verge's Nilay Patel explains:
HUH? flat sides makes it EASY to hold. Whether you want a case or not is a different story, but flat sides certainly don't make a case more necessary...on the contrary, they make it LESS necessary.
I can’t wait 😁. I love big phones. This is nothing for me.
If you coming from the Plus/Max phones this should not be too much of a stretch. I think people are exaggerating about the phone size.
We now have 4 sizes now. Not one size fits all. Choose the best option for you and your needs. This argument is starting to get tiring.
If you coming from the Plus/Max phones this should not be too much of a stretch. I think people are exaggerating about the phone size.
We now have 4 sizes now. Not one size fits all. Choose the best option for you and your needs. This argument is starting to get tiring.
Slight correction: 3 sizes represented by 4 models.
Has the LTE improvement been confirmed? I miss the Qualcomm radio on my 8+ unlocked. My 11 Pro Max as been consistently worse in reception in rural areas.
You’ll never know unless you know someone who has a 12 that lives in your area. So I guess you’ll need to buy one
I do agree with this. No one should have to by the bigger phone just to get the better camera.
look up youtuber maxtech. He just released a 11 pro max lte, 12 pro lte, and 12 pro 5g and its conclusive the 12 pro signal was way better.
Mine is coming friday but i bet it will feel like the samnsung note s10 and s20. Those phones feel big but people adjust so i'm sure i will
Yikes, now I’m starting to wonder if I should’ve waited before ordering the Pro Max! I‘ve never been a big phone person (have the 11 pro now), but am big on camera features, so that justified the extra $100, and I just figure I’ll adjust to the larger size. I got the case today, and it didn’t seem unmanageable. Guess I’ll see!
I'm going with a super slim case and applecare+ so i don't have a slimmer phone compared to my xs max with a medium case.
It was a horrible review from Marquez, I believe he didn’t really use the camera.
You need to watch the Verge’s video. In it they zoom in on that photo and there is no contest, the Pro Max maintains detail while the Pro blurs the fur.
Yep. I stopped watching him and went to Aaron at Zollotech. That guy gives great detail while still keeping it relatively brief. He’s the only one I saw that figured out what charging standard MagSafe is using and found other 3rd party chargers that work with it to provide full 15W charging.
Yeah youtubers like him give great detail which i think most want. there’s simply better out there when talking about the tech which i feel is what people want.