The iPhone 12 Pro Max is big in size and features — Apple World Today

Still more features that sold me on the iPhone 12 Pro Max are its beefy A14 Bionic processor, 5G support and longer battery life (up to 18 hours despite all the computational intensive new features). The A14 Bionic is the first chip in the smartphone industry built on a 5-nanometer process. 

Apple says it has the fastest CPU and GPU by up to 50% compared to the fastest competing smartphone chips. The A14 Bionic features a 16-core Neural Engine — for an 80% increase in performance — capable of completing 11 trillion operations per second. It’s a super fast processor that loads games and apps quickly, helps facilitate the aforementioned photography/video features, and powers AR experiences.

The 5G support is more a future-proof feature for most of us, though the iPhone 12 Pro models offer what Apple says is the broadest global 5G coverage. Models in the U.S. support millimeter wave, the higher frequency version of 5G, allowing iPhone 12 Pro models to reach speeds up to 4Gbps. Depending on your location and your network you’ll be able to achieve download and upload speeds in the hundreds of Mbps rather than tens of Mbps.

iPhone 12 Pro models also feature Smart Data mode, which extends battery life by intelligently assessing 5G needs and balancing data usage, speed, and power in real time. In other words, the smartphone only uses 5G when it’s available and you need it. 

I wish that Apple had implemented Apple Pencil support for the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Such interaction would be great with the smartphone’s 6.7-inch screen. Perhaps that will arrive with the iPhone 13 Pro Max and iOS 15.

Also, there’s no 120-Hz refresh rate or USB-C port, two features that would have been nice. Again, look for them next year.

Still, if you want the very best Apple makes — and if it fits comfortably in your hand (or hands!) — this is your baby.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is available in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB models in graphite, silver, gold, and pacific blue starting at US$1,099, respectively. You can also get one for $30.37 a month or $729 with trade-in from apple.com, in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations. The iPhone 12 Pro Max are also available through Apple Authorized Resellers and select carriers (prices may vary).