Macworld - USA (2021-12)

38 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2021

iOSCENTRAL REVIEW: i PHONE 13 PRO MAX

room for an even larger battery. That
larger battery, together with the other
power efficiency improvements in the
iPhone 13 Pro, make the Max the new
battery life champ. It lasts much longer
than the already impressive iPhone 12
Pro Max.
As the iPhone 13 Pro Max is identical to
the iPhone 13 Pro (fave.co/3w59OgJ), we’ll
direct you to read our iPhone 13 Pro
review for the details about performance,
the new ProMotion display, the new
camera system, and more. This short
review will cover only what is different: the
size and battery life.

GEEKBENCH 5

Single-core

1,601

1,740

1,752

1,728

HIGHER SCORES ARE BETTER

iPhone 13 Pro Max

iPhone 13 Pro

iPhone 13

iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone XS Max 1,114

1,334

IT’S A MAX, ALL RIGHT
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is a big phone. It’s
the same size as the iPhone 12 Pro, with
an identical size 6.7-inch
display. That means 6.3
inches tall and just over
3 inches wide. Like the
iPhone 13 Pro, the Max
variant adds just a tiny
bit of thickness and
weight, but most of the
heft comes from the fact
that these phones
have stainless steel
frames. At roughly 8.5
ounces, it’s one of the
heaviest premium
phones at this size.
By comparison,
Samsung’s Galaxy S21+
also has a 6.7-inch
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is a huge phone. display and weighs