Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (256GB) - Graphite

I've been a long-time user of Android and I'm also a tech enthusiast. I've been using a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 since it was released. At the time, that seemed like a cool purchase but as time went on, I found myself having very little use for the fold functionality and so I'd often just use the smaller front screen - not ideal for typing but in those situations, I still rarely wanted to open up to the larger screen. The cameras were decent, but at the same time I always preferred the photos from the Huawei P30 Pro I'd had before it. Android has long suffered with becoming bloated and slow over time.I also found that the battery life was becoming less than ideal. For context - many days I don't use my phone much. Some days I don't use it at all. To be finding my battery draining 15-20% in 10 hours overnight when I'm not using it felt like too much. I like to keep my phone battery charged above 50%, so if I ever needed to take it anywhere where I would be using it at least some of the time, I'd have to ensure I'd got a battery pack with me too.When considering a new phone, I wanted something that wouldn't drain battery significantly while not being used, a larger single screen, and great cameras. I wasn't entirely sold on moving over to Apple, but having recently switched to using a Macbook and having gotten an iPad earlier in the year, I was still open to the idea.All reviews came down to 2 options - the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra or the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Since I didn't want to find myself with a device that was becoming slow and bloated or randomly losing huge amounts of battery when not being used for hours, I settled on the iPhone 13 Pro Max.It is by far the fastest phone I've ever bought. It starts up from cold boot in around 15-20 seconds (by comparison, the Z Fold 2 and every other Android I've ever owned would often take over a minute to reach the home screen, and another few minutes to be usable).The battery life is exceptional. In the usual 10-hour overnight downtime, the battery often only drains 4-5%. I've actually managed 2 days of moderate usage (including camera, social media, and some light gaming) and STILL had 55% battery remaining. All this usage was while at home connected to wifi. This is head and shoulders above any other phone I've ever used. Most Android devices I've used would be at around 20% battery remaining with similar usage patterns. I feel confident that I could manage 4 or maybe even 5 days of non-usage before the device needed charging if I really needed to. I also feel confident that I don't need to keep the phone charged above 50% because that still gives me over a day of moderate usage. My long-term battery anxiety has vanished since getting this phone.The cameras and photos they produce are great. The long-exposure photos (up to 30 seconds) of the night sky turn out fantastic. They don't look as great as what you'd get from a decent full frame DSLR and good quality lenses, but this is a phone that weighs around 15% of what a typical camera setup weighs with a much smaller imaging sensor. The macro mode quality is OK, but to get better quality, it's sometimes more feasible to use the 3x lens - this gets you sharp focus on the subject with great detail, and a nice background blur.The speaker quality is great for music. Admittedly I don't listen to music or movie audio through phone speakers often, but the times I do, it's very nice to have great stereo and bass response. It's not going to compete with larger speakers or devices but for its size, it does an admirable job.The screen is very bright and can be seen even in direct sunlight, but you can also set the brightness to very low if you're using it in low-light environments such as a bedroom at night and it won't sear out your retinas like some other devices at their lowest settings. HDR content on it is almost too bright, but I'd expect nothing less from the technology.I did only give this device 4/5 for value for money primarily because even after all these years, I still think the price of top-end smartphones has reached excessive levels. However, comparing it with the rest of the current market, this is a great option and one I would highly recommend. Even as a long-term Android user, the benefits this brings to me far outweigh anything the competition can provide.

No need to repeat a thousand reviews.. It's an iPhone13.. It is great!

I was really hesitant to buy an iphone 13 pro max on Amazon as I knew it would be used, but had no idea what condition it would be in. I bought it in the 'Used: Like New' condition and it's amazing so far - there are no scratches on the body of the phone, but as you can see there is some scratching/discolouration on the lenses of the camera. Luckily, it's not noticeable from afar unless I were to point it out but I would not expect this from a phone in 'Like new' condition.The battery health was also at 92% which I expected to be better. Face ID is also very hit or miss, it recognises my face sometimes but other times it just doesn't work. I have reset it multiple times but it's the same case no matter what.Overall though, I'm very happy with the phone, I just wish those issues weren't there - it's much faster and smoother than my old phone and the camera quality is amazing (the front camera quality is not always great though.) I thought the price was decent considering they priced the Pro similarly to this and the Pro Max models are usually £100 more. I would say it was worth it and I'm very glad I bought it!

iPhone 13 Pro Max; 2nd one I've bought since Jan 2022 (my wife's got the 1st one; I treated myself to the 2nd one)...Unfortunately it had constant wifi & 5G connection issues (it'd connect and then drop, constantly, and had to soft reset, constantly); this is not good for a c£1200 phone!!!Other than that; it's a belting phone with superb cameras and battery life and if you want the best Apple can offer you this is it!The issues are sods law with this mobile; it won't happen to them all, so don't let this put you off. Just wanted to be honest about it!Having seen they've released the Green one I may buy that; when Apple get around to refunding this one (they're taking their time over it as well as terrible tracking via their UPS service)For now I've got the Poco F3 mobile and in all honesty; it's really surprised me at how good it is for £1k less! Ok; hasn't got the camera power; but it's a great screen with easy usability (I like Android and iOS so at home with either)However I'm lucky that I've still got an 'as new' Pixel 4XL 128GB and that phone and its camera, IMO, are still VERY hard to beat! It's still a superb phone, but I needed a separate phone for my personal use as well as business...I'll report back when I buy the Green iPhone 13 Pro Max 😉

Great iPhone just as expected from a company like Apple, camera quality is perfect, Face ID is on point. Battery life is great and looks fantastic. As an apple enthusiast, I can truly say they have not disappointed.

I bought my son and daughter in law one each and they love them. Apparently the camera function and storage is excellent