The only choice if you want to fully Max your iPhone experience, but make sure that’s you before plonking down any cash

Excellent new design; Impressive camera set-up; Lovely large display; Almost unreasonably powerful

No ProMotion/120Hz display; Edges are a fingerprint magnet; Lightning instead of USB-C; Big; bulky and heavy

Excellent new design; Impressive camera set-up; Lovely large display; Almost unreasonably powerful;

No ProMotion/120Hz display; Edges are a fingerprint magnet; Lightning instead of USB-C; Big, bulky and heavy;

With the iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple delivers its best performing smartphone yet, with its best performing camera onboard. There’s a lot to like for both everyday snappers and more seasoned photographers, though for the latter we’d still like to see some more advanced controls.

Minimum storage option now starts at 128GB; Flexible camera screen; Large screen displays apps and photos well

Simple native camera app; Handling a little unwieldy for some; Charging adapter / headphones not included in the box

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is truly excellent, if you can stomach its size. It offers excellent battery life, a marginally better camera than the smaller Pro, and a screen that’s a pleasure to use for watching, reading and playing.

Striking new design; Excellent quality screen; One of the best phone cameras going ; Actual multi-day battery life;

Flat design doesn't suit the size as much as the 12 Pro; Camera only marginally stronger than other iPhone 12 models; Lacks a high refresh-rate screen;

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the most feature-rich Apple smartphone this year, but comes at a significant price – both monetary and physically. It sits firmly in the superphone bracket alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the OnePlus 8 Pro , so big that you may struggle to fit it in small...

very long battery; top performance; improved low-light camera; longer optical zoom; portraits with night mode; water resistant; wireless charging; MagSafe; Face ID; fantastic screen; 5G; long software support.

no USB-C; need your own charger; enormous; super heavy; very expensive.

iPhone 12 Pro Max wipes floors with the competition and has the best camera we have seen so far.

The fastest smartphone on the market, excellent camera with sublime image and video quality, bright mobile screen with true-to-life color reproduction, 5G, waterproof and robust, MagSafe integrated.

Screen with 60 Hz refresh rate. Supplied without charger. Pricey price.

Pictures don’t quite prepare you for the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple’s newest flagship sits at the top of a four phone family for 2020, and you could be forgiven for assuming that distinguishing between them would be tricky.

Incredible cameras; A14 Bionic processor is fast and future-proofed; More than all-day battery life; Beautifully designed and constructed

Potentially too big and too heavy for some; No 120Hz display; iOS could make better use of the massive screen

Yes, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is a great buy for those with professional workflows that involve a phone. These could be anything from the need for a stellar display to a top-end processing or professional-grade video recording.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max: The best iPhone you can buy is equipped with a superb set of cameras but it is very large

Incredible camera; Very powerful; Gorgeous but tough design

Very large; Battery life isn’t hugely impressive; Disappointing zoom

The iPhone 12 Pro Max, the largest model in Apple's iPhone 12 lineup, adds super-long battery life and a giant screen to the 12 Pro's excellent camera capabilities.

Long battery life; Big; bright screen; Excellent cameras

Exceedingly heavy and large; Expensive