Iphone 12 pro max vs iphone 13 pro max reddit

I'm on the iPhone upgrade program, and I plan on upgrading this year. I love my 12 Pro Max, but it's heavy and bulky. I don't have large hands, so that's not a factor. I chose the 12 Pro Max over the 12 Pro because the 12 Pro had lesser battery life and lacked the full camera features of the 12 Pro Max.

However, the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max would BOTH offer an increase in battery life from my 12 Pro Max, and both models now have the same camera features. I'm worried that the even heavier 13 Pro Max is going to be even more difficult to hold for long periods of time - even if it offers more battery life.

My question is, would the lighter weight/smaller size of the 13 Pro be better for frequent daily use? Would I miss the smaller screen size when it comes to reading articles and watching YouTube videos? Those with the smaller 12 Pro's, do you like the size of your phones, or do you wish you'd gone with the Max?

Thank you!

Is it worth upgrading from my iPhone 12 Pro to the iPhone 13 pro max?

When I bought my 12 pro I initially thought about wanting to keep it for a long time. But after 1 year of use, the battery life and screen size of the 12 pro is kind of a let down for me. I regret not going for the 12 pro max for that bigger screen and battery.

Anyways… if I were to buy the 13 pro max I get a 25% discount as well as $600 in trade in credit from my 12 pro. After all my calculations I would be spending only $224 for the 13 pro max.

I’m really tempted to do this mainly because discounts are hard to come by but at the same time this 12 pro still feels damn near brand new to me.

Should I do this to get the 13 pro max for $224 or just wait a year and get the iPhone 14 pro max (or whatever the next big iPhone is called lol)?

I've also heard some rumors about a hole punch camera being on the iphone 14 and if that's true I would rather wait for that.

I'm just really torn on what to do :/

When the iPhone 12 mini was announced I was ecstatic!! I carried a first Gen SE for a looong time because I preferred smaller screens and was stoked that Apple was finally giving us a small phone with flagship specs. I never liked big phones, I never wanted a big phone, I told myself I would never switch to a big phone.

However, after about 14 months with a mini some cracks were starting to show. The modern web doesn’t look too great on a small screen and typing feels cramped and was a huge pain in the ass. The biggest crack big enough to split my opinions in two though was the battery.

I never considered myself a heavy phone user but the battery on the 12 mini made me rethink that. I usually wake up around 7 and hit the bed around 11. In between those hours I’d usually have to top up my phone 2-3 times. Being tethered to a wall was no fun, so I bought a little power bank. The little power bank wasn’t enough, so I bought a bigger one. Before I knew it, I was considering buying a little bag to carry my larger bank around.

Not only am I having to constantly baby my phones battery and keep power consumption in the front of my mind before anything else, but more charging meant more cycles on my battery. Before I switched, my battery could only hold about 80% of its capacity so I would have to charge it more and more often. It was a vicious cycle.

Constantly in envy of my wife 12 Pro Max, with its seemingly neverending battery and giant screen perfectly fit for media consumption, I decided it was time to admit something to myself I didn’t want to admit. Pride on my sleeve, I told myself “Shit, maybe I DO want a bigger phone. A ridiculous phablet. A comically oversized slab”.

I put in the order for my beautiful green 13 Pro Max, anxiously refreshed my tracking info every 2 minutes, and at 1pm today I received my sparkling new phone with 50% battery. After messing around on it for the past 10 or so hours with 6.5 hours of SOT, I just received my first of very few “20% battery remaining” notifications. I am FLOORED with how huge the battery on this is. I even drove around today without plugging my phone into my car to charge. I’ve been playing games, watching videos, messaging friends, all the things I would want to do on my old phone but refused to for the sake of battery life.

Typing this out, I feel a new found freedom. Freedom from having to be tethered with the ball and chain of a power bank. No longer held down by the shackles of my prideful notion that “bigger phones are stupid”. This is by far the best phone I’ve ever had. The camera with its sharpness, the absolutely gorgeous screen with its amazingly high refresh rate, but most importantly; a battery big enough to last me a day and then some.

I can wax poetic about this phone for hours, but I’ll end it here. 12 years of using a smartphone and only now do I truly feel satisfied. I should’ve hopped on this train earlier, but I’m glad I got to grab my seat better late than never.

Is it worth upgrading to the 13 pro Max from the 12 Pro Max?

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