iPhone12 Pro Max One Week Later - Is it Worth it??

What's going on with everyone, Jason? Today we're talking about the big boy, the very stylish iPhone 12 Pro Max. This phone became available to the general public on November 13th and I have been using it as my primary phone for the past. This

week

I'm testing out what it's like from a day-to-day perspective and seeing if the new features, particularly in the camera, are anything

worth

noting and then I have some thoughts, so today I want to go over what my experience has been like. I've been using this device for a

week

now in case you're thinking about purchasing one for yourself to really help answer the question: Is the iPhone Toll Pro Max

worth

it now before we get to this review?

If you're new here, I'm basically the guy who tries out the newest and most popular technology before you buy it to make sure you're informed and don't make any purchasing mistakes. I would really appreciate it if you like this video, it really helps. Let me out and of course if you want to stay up to date with the best tech gadgets and toys be sure to subscribe to the channel so you don't miss a thing. Well, the first thing we have to talk about here is size. Because there's no way around it, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is a huge phone.

It currently holds the new record as the largest iPhone ever made and you immediately feel its presence once you have it in your hands, now if you're coming from something. Like the Tennis Max or the 11 Pro Max, dimensionally it won't be much larger, but with Apple's new industrial design with its flat edge around the body plus the added weight, the overall Pro Max now feels significantly more substantial in size. the hand despite the potential. Jarring size There's really no way to describe this phone other than using the word luxurious. I mean, Apple always goes the extra mile when it comes to build quality and the 12 Pro Max is no exception.

The beautiful stainless steel frame not only looks amazing with its sharpness. flat design also feels much more premium in hand now without light it attracts a lot of fingerprints which I know sucks but after a week of using this phone I realized that the stainless steel makes it much easier to grip This device, which is quite important considering the size of the phone, there is no gap between the frame and the front and back glass panel, and the frosted satin finish that Apple brought back with its super clean centered Apple logo, I mean , you could look at this phone all day and not get tired.

It's truly a work of art that says, like anything well put together, your instinct will want to protect it and I would definitely recommend using a case for this phone. There are too many factors involved that would increase your chances of dropping it much higher than other phones you might be used to, but that makes the scientific issue even more of a potential problem with Apple's leather case on this phone is really huge. and it won't be the right phone for you. If you prefer something lighter, more compact and easier to operate, you'll need two hands for most actions on the 12 Pro Max and pocket space will really be put to the test, but what you'll get in return is probably one.

One of the best content consumption user experiences available on a smartphone today, the 12 pro max is equipped with a gigantic 6.7-inch OLED display and the display is the most immersive yet on any iPhone, the bezel is a little smaller than last year and it kind of gives the illusion that the notch is smaller when it really isn't, but you get a lot of screen real estate here and if you're a power user, It's fantastic reading text is very easy to do, consuming HD video content is very enjoyable especially with the super loud stereo speakers and this is probably my favorite phone for playing mobile games.

Having a phone this size definitely makes it easier to do a lot more things you used to on a computer, especially considering how capable the iPhone 12 Pro is. max really is the powerful a14 bionic processor that overcomes even the most challenging tasks with ease , you don't suffer from any stutters or lags when browsing apps and another advantage of having the larger size is having access to the larger battery and the battery life on this phone is quite phenomenal, you could easily get through a full day of heavy use with plenty of battery, very similar to last year's eleven pro max.

Now it's strange, after a week of seeing how great the user experience is, it also brought up this inescapable feeling of disappointment and what I mean by this is that I don't feel that the form factor of the 12 pro max takes advantage of the At most, there's still no real split-screen multitasking capability, even with this huge screen, there's no Apple Pencil accessory integration, there's really no difference. It's literally just an expanded iOS experience and the more you use this phone, the more you feel like it's a wasted opportunity. For me the biggest disappointment is the lack of a pro motion display, I now have high refresh rate displays. can cause performance issues, especially with battery life, but if there's one iPhone in Apple's 2020 lineup that I think would make the most sense, it's this one with a bigger battery and more RAM, I'm sure the 12 Pro Max could have handled it.

The higher refresh rate and having one on such a large screen would make this phone a real game-changer and could help justify it having the higher price again. It's strange because I'm not complaining about anything wrong with the current phone setup, but yeah. I was left thinking a lot about what could have been and thought that maybe something that could help me feel like I have a more unique device this year would be the camera upgrades that are exclusive to this phone, the wide-angle main camera sensor on the 12 pro max. It's still 12 megapixels, but it's 47 larger than the 12 and 12 pro, you get a 2.5 optical zoom instead of two, plus it's equipped with Apple's new sensor-shift stabilization.

Now, a larger sensor means it should be able to capture more. light for higher quality photos, especially in low light conditions, and the sensor shift stabilization should make it much easier to get sharper photos and smooth videos even when you're on the move and I want to start by saying what to expect from the photos and videos. The 12 Pro Max launches are quite exemplary. Apple has really stepped up with computational photography and this year's image processing looks the most refined, starting with the front camera. Selfies come out sharp and natural. In my opinion, this phone takes portraits.

It's more organic and clean, and Apple does very well with color accuracy, especially with skin tones. The front-facing video is also best in class and puts Apple well ahead of the competition. Now the photos that come out of the cameras on the back are also great images. it comes out sharp, you get vibrant, punchy colors, you get really consistent color reproduction between all three focal lengths and the added zoom is really nice as I enjoy the occasional macro shot when it comes to video with the rear camera, again, Apple This phone is in a class of its own and can record 4k video in 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR at up to 60 frames per second, which is pretty ridiculous considering it's a feature often found on really expensive film cameras and that most people won't know.

I don't care what format this phone can shoot video in, but you can take some truly incredible images with this phone and just having this capability is testament to the monstrous strength of the a14. Here's what without a doubt, the 12 pro max cameras worked very well, but no The additional goodies that come with this particular package make it better than the other iPhones introduced this year. To test it, I compared it to some photos and videos of this cheaper iPhone 12 mini 699 and I'm going to give it to you straight when it comes to still images, I can't really tell much difference, they are almost identical, especially in ideally lit environments Even in low light I don't see a big enough difference where most would be able to identify which photo comes from which phone which is a bit discouraging even video from a quality and stabilization point of view is extremely comparable to each other, there's really nothing here that I would say clearly differentiates one sample from the other, so even though I've only used this phone for a week, which I know isn't a lot of time if you're looking to get the 12 pro max mainly because you think it will be noticeably better than the rest of the iPhone lineup in terms of cameras.

It's not as simple as that, again, that doesn't mean it's a bad phone; In fact, I would probably say that the iPhone 12 Pro Max has the best set of cameras on any smartphone right now, but it begs the question of whether the phone is worth it compared to other cheaper models that are available and, in many ways just as capable, and the short answer to that question will be no, it won't be worth it for most people and I don't think it will be. It is very surprising to know why it has such a large and cumbersome form factor.

The quote-unquote exclusive features don't really make much of a difference and it's now the most expensive for the small group of people I'd say it's for. It's worth it, they are the real power users if you are a content creator or someone legit who doesn't even use a computer anymore and relies solely on their smartphone. 12pro max gives you one of the most enjoyable and powerful mobile computing experiences available today. and while in many ways it's just a bigger iPhone 12 for some, that will be enough to make it worth it. Well, that's all for this review, don't forget to leave me a thumbs up if you found it useful again.

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