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.

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;

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 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;

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;

Of the four new iPhones this year, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is really the no compromise phone from Apple. The company really cares about the “Pro" moniker and the Pro Max is squarely aimed at movie makers, creators and other “Pro" users.

Ginormous performance. LiDAR sensor, ceramic shield, 5G, MagSafe. Apple's top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro Max high-end smartphone features the latest technology, albeit the differences to the iPhone 12 Pro are small. Find out in our test who this ginormous smartphone is for.

great build quality, water and dust proof, accurate location services, long battery life, flexible high-quality camera system, very bright and color-accurate display, plenty of performance

short warranty, charger must be purchased separately, expensive repair costs, display only 60 Hz, PWM flickering

One of the greatest iPhones to date, packing in the best smartphone camera, outlandishly good performance and cutting-edge features like 5G and Dolby Vision, but a few too many issues undermine an otherwise excellent experience.

Best camera phone to date; Premium, elegant design; Amazing performance; Superb battery life; Beautiful display;

Charging and MagSafe are a mess; iOS underutilises big screen; Display tops out at 60Hz; Heavy, unwieldy form; Price;

Apple charges a premium for its Pro products. Add Max to it and you are staring at a whole lot of cash. The iPhone 12 Pro Max starts at Rs 1,29,900 and goes up to Rs 1,59,900. Look at it from any perspective and you will know that this is meant for a certain target audience, an audience that is not...