Iphone 13 pro max back camera megapixels

This device has been tested in 2021. Please note that the score and contents below refers to an older test protocol. To view the updated test results for this product, click here

The iPhone 13 Pro Max is the largest and most expensive model in Apple’s 2021 smartphone line-up and features a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display with 1284 x 2778 pixels resolution. Like the smaller iPhone 13 Pro, it is powered by Apple’s latest A15 Bionic chipset and comes with up to 1TB of internal storage.

Both models also use the same camera setup that now comes with a larger sensor and faster aperture in the primary cam, compared to last year’s 12 Pro and Pro Max models. On the ultra-wide sensor, size remains unchanged but there’s also a faster aperture plus a PDAF autofocus system versus the fixed-focus lens on the iPhone 12 series. On the tele camera, Apple has increased the reach, and the models now offer a 3x optical magnification compared to the primary camera.

Read on to find out how the all-new iPhone 13 Pro Max camera performed in our DXOMARK Camera tests.

Key camera specifications:

• Primary: 12 MP sensor, 1.9µm pixels, 26 mm equivalent f/1.5-aperture lens, sensor-shift OIS, Dual Pixel AF
• Ultra-wide: 12MP sensor, 13mm equivalent f/1.8-aperture lens, PDAF, 2cm macro
• Tele: 12 MP sensor, 77 mm equivalent f/2.8-aperture lens, OIS
• 3D sensor
• 4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p at 25/30/60 fps, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision
• Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field (1080p at 30 fps)

About DXOMARK Camera tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DXOMARK engineers capture and evaluate over 3000 test images and more than 2.5 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor and outdoor scenes, using the camera’s default settings. This article is designed to highlight the most important results of our testing. For more information about the DXOMARK Camera test protocol, click here. More details on how we score smartphone cameras are available here.

Test summary

137

camera

101

Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Best: Honor Magic4 Ultimate (111)

107

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

106

Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

Best: Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders (109)

104

Xiaomi Mi 11

Best: Xiaomi Mi 11 (111)

74

Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Best: Honor Magic4 Ultimate (102)

67

Google Pixel 6

Best: Google Pixel 6 (77)

72

Huawei Mate 40 Pro+

Best: Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ (82)

75

Huawei P50 Pro

Best: Huawei P50 Pro (80)

80

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

97

Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Best: Honor Magic4 Ultimate (140)

44

Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Best: Honor Magic4 Ultimate (58)

118

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

105

Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Best: Honor Magic4 Ultimate (107)

109

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

93

Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Best: Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon) (99)

105

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

72

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Best: Xiaomi 12S Ultra (85)

101

Vivo X70 Pro+

Best: Vivo X70 Pro+ (103)

Position in Global Ranking

6th

6. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

137

11. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

133

15. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

131

15. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

131

15. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

131

22. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

130

32. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

126

32. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

126

32. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

126

36. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

124

36. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

124

39. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

123

44. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

121

44. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

121

46. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

120

46. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

120

46. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Exynos)

120

46. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (Exynos)

120

46. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

120

55. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Snapdragon)

119

55. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

119

58. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

118

58. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

118

58. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Exynos)

118

64. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

117

68. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos)

116

68. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

116

68. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

116

72. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Exynos)

115

80. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Snapdragon)

112

91. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

109

91. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2

109

93. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

108

100. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro

106

103. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

105

103. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

105

103. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

105

103. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

105

113. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

103

116. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

102

116. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G

102

122. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G

97

124. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G

95

124. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G

95

127. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

92

130. Samsung Galaxy A22 5G

89

131. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G

88

131. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11

88

131. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022

88

135. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G

87

Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking

6th

6. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

137

11. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

133

14. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

131

14. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

131

20. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

130

27. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

126

27. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

126

30. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

124

30. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

124

33. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

123

35. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

121

36. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

120

36. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (Exynos)

120

36. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Exynos)

120

39. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Snapdragon)

119

40. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

118

42. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

117

44. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos)

116

44. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

116

47. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Snapdragon)

112

51. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

109

51. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2

109

Pros

• Accurate and repeatable target exposure
• Nice color and white balance
• Nice skin tones in most light conditions, even in complex  backlit scenes
• Fast, accurate and repeatable autofocus
• Good detail in indoor and outdoor conditions
• Accurate and stable target exposure with fairly wide dynamic range in video
• Well-managed texture/noise trade-off in video
• Accurate white balance indoors and outdoors, smooth transitions in scene changes
• Good autofocus tracking and smooth refocusing

Cons

• Luminance noise on primary, ultra-wide and tele, especially in low light
• Limited dynamic range in challenging high contrast scenes
• Artifacts including flare, slight  ringing, and color quantization
• Limited detail in long-range zoom shots
• Occasional pink white balance casts in some conditions and some white balance variations in videos
• Lens flare and ghosting, especially in low light video
• Some loss of texture in video, especially on faces in daylight and indoor conditions
• Sharpness differences between video frames and strong residual motion in video that is recorded while running

With the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro sharing the same rear camera specs and processor, it’s fair to assume the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max results are very close to those of the iPhone 13 Pro in all conditions. We have confirmed this by putting the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max through the complete DXOMARK Camera test protocol. Let’s have a look at a few examples.

In this backlit indoor scene, you can see that image results from the 13 Pro Max and 13 Pro are as good as identical. Both cameras manage good exposure on the subjects, but limited dynamic range means the sky in the background is clipped fairly heavily. Detail is good on the front subject, but the larger sensor in the new models comes with a slightly more limited depth of field. As a consequence, the subject in the back is out of focus.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, backlit indoor scene, good subject exposure but limited dynamic range

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, crop: good detail, limited depth of field

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, pretty much identical exposure

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, crop: pretty much identical detail and depth of field

The situation is very similar for this medium-range tele shot that was captured in low light. The two images are pretty much indistinguishable, with the same amount of noise and level of detail.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, medium range tele

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, crop: some noise, loss of detail

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, medium range tele

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, crop: pretty much identical image quality

Like the 13 Pro, the 13 Pro Max comes with an excellent autofocus system. The camera focuses accurately and very quickly, thanks to a negative shutter lag; the image is captured even slightly before the shutter is triggered.

Autofocus comparison (20 lux, 7EV, handheld): identical performance to iPhone 13 Pro

Our testers observed a very similar video performance to the 13 Pro, too, with the same exposure and color rendering as well as very similar video stabilization results.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, same residual motion and sharpness differences between frames

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, very similar video performance

Given the identical results, we are posting only this short article for the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max. For the full set of sample images and measurements, as well as a complete analysis, please click on the link below and read the full review of the Apple iPhone 13 Pro.

Go to the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Camera review

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