What happened to my iPhone 12 Pro Max after two years of relentless work. There is a negative

A year and a half ago, I swapped my Pacific blue iPhone 12 Pro Max (our review) for an iPhone 13 Pro (our review) because the 6.7-inch giant was too heavy, uncomfortable and immobile.

These impressions had nothing at all to do with the delight that my mother had from the same addiction. She Been using my favorite 128GB gold iPhone 12 Pro Max for two years now and happy with it almost 100 percent.

Such a spread seemed surprising, so I decided to clarify what she likes so much about the device and why the gigantic size does not bother her at all.

Defense secret. Below I will tell you how and why you need to use the iPhone 12 Pro Max (and any other big iPhone) so that years later it will not be a burden, but a faithful device.

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Chose Pro Max because of the screen. Still waiting

The iPhone was presented for a birthday in 2021, they offered to choose the most model. Before that, I had an iPhone 4, iPhone 7, iPhone XR and iPhone 11. The screen gradually grew, but it was not enough for me (more on that below), so the largest was installed. In addition, before that I had no phones with OLED, why not unscrew the impressions to the maximum.

The quality was very surprising. I walked for a month and wondered why this had not happened before. Pictures are alive, everything is juicy and rich, black is very black.

Two years later, nothing has changed the matrix did not burn outenough in the sun, at home in the mornings it even sometimes blinds.

And I needed a large diagonal, because I realized that over time, most of my leisure time associated with the phone rests on the beginning of films and TV shows.

The brightness of the screen at 800 is not enough in the sun. Maybe I don’t know better

At home, I have an iMac 27 (2012) with an even larger display, but much better with an iPhone. You can always go to chats with relatives and friends, reply to colleagues, check the news, and no need to touch. Plus, there is a bright and contrasting screen, it is more pleasant with it than with an iMac.

I was immediately warned that modern iPhone screens are more scratched, so from the first day a hydrogel film is used. The one that stands now is 7 months old. Completely satisfied with the work, the phone looks like there is no protection.

Of the shortcomings, only the smoothness of 120 Hz is missing. Technology Raise I really like it on the iPhone 13 Pro, I constantly look. No brake demonstration.

Always on from the iPhone 14 Pro is not interesting to me. The phone is used so often that the screen is “always on” all the time even without it.

On from morning to night, the processor with the head

The main apps on my iPhone are WhatsApp, Telegram and YouTube.

whatsapp usually at work to communicate with clients (from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and family (the rest of the day).

Telegram needed mainly for reading news and blogs.

YouTube I watch in the evenings when I want to learn something about brands, cosmetics, travel and see new releases of my favorite bloggers.

I still sometimes watch movies in Kinopoisk and Apple TV +, but this is on weekends. Although I know how to evaluate the quality of a movie, it’s not usual for a camera to be creative.

There are two statements for macro cameras: a weak zoom approximation and no

When the phone first appeared, the next year she blogged on a now banned social network. Then the operating time of the screen reached 18 hours a day, that is, it almost did not come off the phone. It was so comfortable to use.

Being a blogger is tired, so now the usage time per day has decreased to an average of 10 hours (including work).

I don’t play games on the iPhone, I don’t use heavy applications. Therefore, after two years, the processor power is enough for me. YouTube works perfectly, there are no problems, everything opens quickly, the menu “Share‘ and Spotlight turned on. I can’t really complain here.

Battery pulls better than expected

In two years, battery life has dropped to 84%. They say it’s a good result.

I do not remember that the phone was suddenly discharged somewhere. because I developed the habit of charging it at every opportunity.

For example, my daily routine looks like this:

It turns out up to 150% of the battery usage per day, according to the schedule you can see.

Weekends are all about leisure. Recently, I rode around the city all day, almost did not get in touch, did not visit the camera. Came back with 70% battery after spending the charge on YouTube in transport and chat descriptions. She herself was surprised that after two years the organ was well preserved.

Perhaps the secret to perseverance is that mostly usually power saving mode.

At reduced performance, it is not noticeable at all, everything works smoothly and smoothly. There were no such situations that happened and thought “well, when it will already load”.

So with my settings and using the phone, I don’t see any problems with autonomy, there is no need to use a battery.

Case is still perfect

Nightmare! Just dirty stains after three months in a case

Wiped. Shines like new, no scratches

I only carry my phone in a case because I don’t want it to fall out of my hands. The bare body is slippery due to frosted glass, and not very comfortable due to square edges. The more “sticky” backs of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 11 are enough, in my opinion.

I tried several cases: cheap silicone, original and unexpected in the last year on leather from Apple.

If you don’t watch this movie. At first I tried to attach rings to the back of the covers, so as not to damage them. But they did not last longer than a week, eventually scored. On the street, I carry it in my jacket pocket or in my bag.

Carefully follow the careful attitude to the phone, so when I remove the case, obviously, the case opens well. I like the color and the steel frames. Reliable in general.

With American cons trying to put up

I won’t say everything is perfect. There are issues that need to be fixed. Some are software, others are constructive.

The cameras are almost satisfied, but the approach is 2.5 times delayed by at least 4. If I photograph something in the distance, then it’s right, quite far away.

Since I often shoot documents at work, sometimes there is not enough opportunity to do this in macro mode. I know that the function appeared with the next generation, it would help me a lot.

Sometimes auto-brightness crashes. Sometimes I take the phone in the morning, and it blinds my eyes.

And there is such an interesting application “Files“, which is very reminiscent of Seeker on my macbook, but only the navigation is incomprehensible. I save a file from a messenger or Safari, and then it’s not clear where to look for it. Here it definitely needs to be redone or finalized somehow.

Well, I want an original leather case with a ring-holder. That would be the only accessory.

In general, excellent servants

Yes, the quality of two of the three cameras is not enough for me. It is necessary at least as in the iPhone 13 Pro

Two years with him flew by unnoticed, but unlike previous iPhones, now my eyes did not burn at the release of each new one. From the dynamic island on the iPhone 14 Pro, neither warm nor cold, and in the iPhone 13 Pro, only the ProMotion screen attracts.

The large 6.7-inch display is still bright and sharp, perfect for movies at night.

I can always be in touch at work, because everything opens quickly and nothing is buggy (except for WhatsApp with its endless bugs).

Photos of still beautiful shores, with the family there is something to share, for blogging also with soul.

So from any iPhone I need only four things: a bit lighter (with the same diagonal), a macro photo, reaching the camera at least four times and smooth 120 Hz.

Maybe just the iPhone 15 Pro Max will still be closed.

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