CAMERA PHONE TEST
APPLE iPHONE 14 PRO MAX
EXPERT OPINION ON THE LATEST KIT
Apple’s most impressive camera offering, in its most expensive iPhone
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Apple has finally bumped up camera resolution for the new iPhone 14 Pro Max after years of 12MP deja vu. Now, there’s a 48MP primary camera sensor, as well as a new Action mode, that offers advanced video stabilisation. Pixels aren’t everything, though, and last year’s iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max are two of the very best iPhones we’ve tested, and excellent in comparison to their Android peers.
Can the iPhone 14 Pro Max and its cameras beat out its predecessor, taking those bigger pixels, and marrying them with stellar image processing to turn Apple’s latest flagship into the best camera phone of 2022? And how does Apple’s latest iPhone stack up against the best of the Android world, like the zoom-champion Galaxy S22 Ultra, and the Xiaomi 12s Ultra with its one-inch sensor?
Without ruining the punchline of this review, we love what the 14 Pro Max brings to Apple’s smartphone camera mix, but of course there’s more to the latest Apple upgrade than just imaging.
The new phones feature A16 Bionic internals, satellite communication for SOS messaging, car crash detection, and there’s that always-on display. Plus, you can’t mention the iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max without talking about the new Dynamic Island – an ingenious combination of marketing and interface design.
1 The screen is protected by a scratchresistant Ceramic Shield front panel of glass.
2 Colour choices include Deep Purple, Gold, Silver and Space Black, all with a frosted glass back.
3 The telephoto camera is the same as the one which was included on the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
4 Bucking the trend for most wide-angle cameras, the Pro Max’s works well with textured backgrounds.
5 Adaptive True Tone flash can adjust the LEDs’ intensity and pattern depending on the focal length.
6 The ultra-wide camera has received a welcome upgrade, with the sensor increasing in size to 1/2.55 inches.
7 The inclusion of a LiDAR sccaner greatly helps when it comes to taking portrait photos in Night mode.