Macworld - UK (2022-02)

February 2022 • Macworld 37

that list: the 6.7in iPhone 13 Pro Max.
That’s a full 1.3 inches bigger than the
iPhone 12 mini that 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 ALL DAY
This one might seem obvious, but until
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

buying 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 aluminium, which

looks incredible in renders but isn’t

all that great in practice. It’s heavy, it

scratches easily, collects smudges,

and quite frankly, doesn’t look better

The iPhone 13 Pro Max (left) isn’t just bigger than the

iPhone 13 and the iPhone 12 mini, it also lasts much longer.