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iOSCENTRAL SWITCHING FROM i PHONE 12 MINI TO 13 PRO MAXthat list: the 6.7-inch
iPhone 13 Pro Max
(fave.co/3xWPTlb).
That’s a full 1.3 inches
bigger than the
iPhone 12 mini I’ve
been using for the
past 11 months, so it
definitely took some
getting used to. But
along with the size
and the weight—both
not insignificant
hurdles to
overcome—I’ve
learned some
surprising things
about the differences between Apple’s
smallest and biggest iPhones.
PHONES REALLY CAN LAST
A LL DAY
This one might seem obvious, but until I
got the iPhone 13 Pro Max, I had never
used an iPhone that consistently lasted all
day. With the iPhone 12 mini, I regularly
kept a charger nearby just to ensure that I
didn’t run out of juice. That’s not even the
slightest concern with the iPhone 13 Pro
Max. Between the bigger battery, A15
power handling advancements, and the
adaptive refresh display, the iPhone 13 Pro
Max is a battery beast, easily getting
through a day of extremely heavy use
without dipping into the red. With
conservative use, I could probably get
through a full weekend without a charger.
It’s the single biggest reason why I would
recommend the Max to anyone looking to
buy an iPhone.STAINLESS STEEL IS PRETTY IN
RENDERS BUT IMPRACTICAL
Since the iPhone 13 Pro has an identical
design to the iPhone 13, Apple needs to
distinguish it in some way, so it opted to
wrap it in stainless steel rather than
aluminum, which looks incredible in
renders but isn’t all that great in practice.
It’s heavy, it scratches easily, it collects
smudges, and quite frankly, it doesn’t lookThe iPhone 13 Pro Max (left) isn’t just bigger than the iPhone 13 and
the iPhone 12 mini, it also lasts much longer.