The leap that Apple made in terms of cameras with the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max was really incredible, it introduced two tools that users were crying out for years, first, to have a night mode, and second, the ultra-large lens. angular that made us all fall in love with the results it provides. Now the iPhone 12 Pro Max has arrived, which polishes some of the highlights of the iPhone 11 Pro Max, but the question that many are asking is, do you really notice these changes? Let’s see it.
Obviously, due to the limitation of the written format, we will only be able to show you the results offered by both devices in terms of photography, we invite you to take enough time to appreciate the details of the images that we are going to offer you, since we are going to pass for each and every one of the lenses that mount both the iPhone 11 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. We begin.
Telephoto Lens
To begin with, we have to tell you that, in the iPhone 12 Pro Max, the default option to shoot with the telephoto lens is a x2’5, while in the iPhone 11 Pro Max it is a x2, hence you can appreciate the image offered by the iPhone 12 Pro Max is “closer” than the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
The differences that we find between the photographs taken with the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 11 Pro Max with the telephoto lens lie above all in the texture and intensity of the color, in the case of the iPhone 12 Pro Max we can appreciate a photograph with greater degree of contrast and saturation, we can appreciate this, to a greater extent in the market image, and, above all, in the case of the second church, which is, perhaps, the photograph where the differences between a device and a device are most evident. other.
Wide angle lens
In the case of the wide angle lens, or wide, whatever you want to call it, both shoot using a x1. It is worth mentioning the improvement that has undergone, in this case, the wide-angle lens of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which has a larger aperture and a sensor considerably larger than that of the iPhone 11 Pro Max, but hey, let’s see the results .
The conclusions that we can draw are very similar to those that we have drawn in the case of the telephoto lens, again we appreciate that the iPhone 12 Pro Max is capable of offering a more contrasted image and with a little more vividness in the colors, differences that we can appreciate with greater emphasis in the image of the market and, also, in the same way as before, in the image of the second church, where I invite you to look, in this case, in the degree of detail of the floor, something higher in the photograph taken with the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
Ultra Wide Angle Lens
As with the Wide Angle lens, both devices shoot using a x0’5.
In the same vein as the two previous lenses, we find small differences in the saturation of the colors and in the contrast, we can also appreciate a bit more clarity in the photograph of the iPhone 12 Pro Max if we look at the image of the source and of the first church.
Frontal camera
One of the “problems” that we find in the iPhone 11 Pro Max is that, in selfies, or photos taken with the front camera, it tends to yellow, especially the color of the skin, a point that, finally, has modified the iPhone 12 Pro Max as we can see in the two previous photos. The skin color is much more natural in the case of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and, in addition, if we look at the background, we see how the iPhone 12 Pro Max captures more detail of the clouds compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Portrait mode
The portrait mode is another point where it has been slightly improved in the iPhone 12 Pro Max with respect to the iPhone 11 Pro Max and is that, in the 12 Pro Max we have the Li-DAR sensor that improves recognition in 3 dimensions of the entire environment and therefore better captures the depth of what we are photographing. Also, as with the telephoto lens, by default in the iPhone 12 Pro Max, we shoot with a x2’5, while the 11 Pro Max we shoot with a x2.
The differences appreciated in this case are really subtle, a little more detail and a slightly different color in favor of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, as we can see in the first two images. In the case of the portrait with the front camera, the trend is exactly the same and we can appreciate it if we look at how the device captures the detail of the hair.
Night mode
This is where we find major differences between both phones since, in the iPhone 12 Pro Max we can shoot with night mode in all the lenses it has, while in the iPhone 11 Pro Max we can only do it through the wide angle lens . It is worth mentioning the possibility also of performing portrait mode on the iPhone 12 Pro Max while we also activate the night mode.
In this case, both photographs are taken with the wide-angle lens, which, as we mentioned, has night mode available on both devices. We found differences in terms of the color offered by both images, perhaps somewhat more burned in the case of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. In addition, we can also appreciate a greater degree of detail on the facade in the image taken with the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
We can say little about the differences between the two images. When a device has night mode in one case and the other does not, there are plenty of words and judgments that we can make on one image and another because we just have to see them.
For lovers of portrait mode, having the night mode also in this shooting mode is a real gift, even so, the iPhone 11 Pro Max does not give bad results, however, the iPhone 12 Pro Max raises the level quite a bit.
Many differences in this case between both images. It should be mentioned that in this location it was not necessary to use the night mode, a mode that the iPhone 11 Pro Max does not have in the front camera, but even so, all things being equal, the degree of detail of the iPhone 12 Pro image Max beats the iPhone 11 Pro Max by a landslide.
Conclusions
As always when we talk about a comparison, the conclusions must be drawn by oneself, since what for someone may be a substantial improvement for another person may not be the case, therefore, we invite you to be yourself. / the one that draws its own conclusions. Even so, I’m going to show you which ones are mine.
The improvement in the iPhone 12 Pro Max with respect to the iPhone 11 Pro Max exists, especially if we talk about taking night photographs, there is no doubt, the fact of having, in each lens, the night mode is an improvement really substantial between both devices. This improvement and difference also exists in conditions of good light, but it is much less noticeable, since the differences are minor, but sufficient for those who look at every detail of a photograph.
One of the improvements that I am personally enjoying the most is the portrait mode with night mode, the results are fantastic, and without a doubt, very, very usable. Like the nighttime results with the ultra wide angle lens, my favorite lens and that still has room for improvement over, especially, the wide angle lens.
Finally, if your question is, is the jump from iPhone 11 Pro Max to iPhone 12 Pro Max worth it? The answer is it depends, it depends on the photographic requirement you have and, above all, on the type of photography you usually take with your device. As always, there is no absolute truth, and it all depends on each user and their use of the device.