iPhone 12 Pro Max

I literally almost got an injury from using my iPhone 12 Pro Max while laying on the side on the bed for the last few years -- it's too heavy. [...] I'll get 72% of the weight and be able to comfortably use the device without getting tired. [...]

Unless you drop them very hard, cases are not needed anymore. Been using a Iphone 12 pro max for 4 years without a case, I don't even look twice and I drop it from the table.

[...] Having been using the same IPhone 12 Pro Max for a few years now without a case. It has survived quite a few falls from a table by now, no screen cracked, only some dents and scratches on the chassis.

[...] I have it since 2021 December back then i didnt have money for the 13 pro max. Now after 4 years of use my battery life is at 83%. Soon im gonna replace my old battery and buy a new one and wait till June 2026 to see if its gonna have iOS 27 if not im going for the iPhone 18 pro max or 17 pro max

I had my 12 Pro Max in blue from 2020-2023 and honestly it was probably my favorite iPhone I've ever had, although I can't really put my finger on why. I replaced it with a 15 only because my screen broke and it was cheaper to get the new phone than fix the old one. Still rocking the 15.

[...] 2021 Pacific Blue and mine still works flawlessly in very mint condition no nicks or scratches. Wanted to upgrade to 17 Pro Max but hate the look of the bulky cam now. [...] Battery life max 78% but still last thru day

12 pro max from new in 2020 and I’m still struggling to come up with a good enough reason to upgrade. Yes promotion at 120 would be nice but for practical purposes day by day it still feels responsive and fun to use. As long as it can run latest iOS I think I’ll stick with it and save myself a few hundred for each year additional year that passes 😊

I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max that I bought new. [...] I had to get a battery early this year. And my phone is amazing. [...]

Have been using a 12 pro max for the last 4 years as my only phone. Battery health is at 86% and the phone still provides a fluid experience for a whole day (I do not game much on it). Not a fan of the steel rims though.

Still hanging with my 12 pro max and wife just wants me to upgrade just because how long I’ve had it but honestly it does everything perfect and I got it with the most gigs they offered when I bought it in 2020 and honestly for what I paid at the time I thought it was a lot and looking at it now I have no regret I have it in perfect condition and even my battery life is %80 and still gets through the day, yes by the time I get home it’s at %20 percent charge but nothing like putting it to charge while a cook or shower and it’s back to %80 in no time😊

Anecdotally speaking, the 80% limit seems to be key to better battery aging long term.Anecdotally speaking, the 80% limit seems to be key to better battery aging long-term. My launch-day iPhone 15 Pro Max is at 95% battery health. [...] My previous iPhone 12 Pro Max very quickly descended to 88% battery health after a year. My charging habits remain the same: fast and furious Magsafe/Qi/Qi2 charging every time there is a charger nearby (remote worker, so that’s almost all the time). I do have unpleasant thoughts about the 80% battery charge limit not being available on anything older than the 15, since it turns out it can be sideloaded via Nugget and MobileGestalt manipulation. [...]

Loved the phone. Had the phone for 3 years but had to upgrade to a 15 pm due to a whole system updating issue of IOS 26 which led to a big malfunction to the system that made it unable to be opened, but if it didn’t went through such a problem I would’ve kept the phone for one more year.

[...] I’ve always understood that partly charging was supposed to be better for battery health with lithium batteries. I’ve capped my 15 Pro Max at 80% from the start and I avoid going below 20% and it’s still at 100% battery health after more than 10 months and 159 cycles. I occasionally charge from 20% to a random higher number during the day, but other than that I just let it charge during the night. My iPhone 12 Pro Max dropped to 90% battery health in no time without the 80% cap and a similar charging schedule with optimized charging enabled.

[...] I recently replaced an iPhone 12 Pro Max battery myself at home for £44 rather than the £85 Apple charges to do it for me. All I had to do was send them my old battery. [...]

[...] And now I am experiencing similar issues, although not as severely yet, with my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Restarting the phone seems to help but there seems to be some battery and/or memory pressure that causes iOS to kill the non-active apps.

I still use my iPhone 12 Pro Max it’s still a great phone I just had my a Apple Speaker service kit and a new battery installed and it’s like brand new again still Snappy and looks good

I re used my old iPhone 12 Pro max for few week waiting to take new iPhone after my 14 Pro die... [...] No lag, all workings... just missing 120hz I just told myself for the first time "Why taking last iPhone and put 1700€?" I take an iPhone 15 Pro Max 512 go titane blue from july 2025 with 100% battery only 60 cycles. [...] Like every brand new iPhone i bought at apple store (xs max, 11pm, 12pm.. [...] And battery is at 87% .

I'm still 🤘 it, I bought it when Apple first released it. [...]

Took this a year ago, found while going through my photos on my phone. Still can't believe I captured this! space stars spacephoto Milky way galaxy Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Wide Camera - 26 mm f1.6 3 MP • 1636 × 2181 • 33.6 MB ISO 5000 26 mm 0.6 ev f1.6 RAW 3.0 s

i got 74% on my 12 Pro Max and I still struggling to find a reason to upgrade to new model 😂 🤣 it still can last up to 10 hours. Maybe because I’m just use it for light used only.

Still using my 12 Pro max with 76% degraded battery health😂. Crazy is it still lasts 8 hours straight using socmeds and light gaming. Can't imagine if I replace its battery

I was the same for a long time but finally got an iPhone 12 Pro Max in December 2024, and the thing is still going strong. The hardware and battery are amazing compared to any Galaxy or Pixel I owned previously. I did prefer Android in some ways but not enough to overcome Apple’s hardware advantage.

Incidentally, just replaced batteries in my Apple Watch S6, MBP M1 2020, and iPhone 12 Pro Max during a one-day visit to Shenzhen. A dude in Huaqiangbei did everything in two hours for a small fraction of what Apple would charge. ECG stopped working reliably after the battery replacement, but otherwise the watch should be good for another few years (stuck on watchOS 26.x)

[...] I had a battery change about 18 months ago currently at 87%. [...]

I ha ve one I got it right before the 13 came out inject now about to upgrade to a newer pro max now using this phone with new 26 update is ehh it lags and your phone gets hot I was thinking about the 14

I was pretty disappointed with the battery life in my 12 PM and traded it in for a 14 PM in '22. [...] That is the Achilles heel of the entire 12 lineup, sub-par battery life

I’m still rocking iPhone 12 Pro Max with iOS 26. I’ve just replaced the battery. The only problem I’m facing is the display degradation around the edges after long usage as GPS navigation. [...]

it's an expensive power-hungry extra radio that doesn't work Yes, it requires more power. [...] Louis airport and ran a speed test on my iPhone 12 Pro Max. [...] The only reason I ran the speed test at all was that a notoriously sluggish web application I was using was performing spectacularly. [...]

Just to add a data point: my iPhone 12 Pro Max stands at 82% with optimised charging after 4 years. Not bad at all.

My iPhone 12 Pro Max should still be good enough 6 years later, but it’s already warning me about storage and functionality. I don’t have the money for an Apple upgrade anytime soon. I need to sell a fucking script.

Same here I still use my 12 Pro Max 5 years and still good too

I'm going to try to get another year out of my iPhone 12 Pro Max. [...] I've used it for 4 years now. [...] Plus, I've spent enough money recently on the new spectacles I ordered on Friday. [...]

ive had the 12 pro max for about 6 months now and I love it, its definitely my fave iPhone out of the ones ive had. im definitely gonna be keeping it for a while

on iPhone 12 Pro Max and later (maybe only on Pros, I forget) they have a LiDAR sensor built in, allowing for impressively accurate 3D scans of objects with a free app like Scaniverse. But yeah I think AR was the intention there

Strange, I am using an iPhone 12 pro max and it works for me. I am going to keep playing around with different pixel painting techniques and see if I can get a more reliable, 50/50 split on both links. Thanks for trying!

I am with you. I’m still on an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Not even Apple Intelligence is reason for me to upgrade and I use and pay for ChatGPT

I just replace the battery. I don’t treat my phones battery with kid gloves. That being said, the battery capacity of my iPhone 12 Pro Max bought when it was first introduced is still at 80%

Disagree that battery replacement is prohibitive. Current cost to replace battery on my iPhone 12 Pro Max is $90 ($100 for a newer one, $70 for older ones). I definitely replaced batteries on my family's iPhones when they ran the discounted battery replacement special. My phone is at 85% health and still manages to get through the day but paying $90 instead of buying another phone is a good deal for me for say, 2-3 years of additional use.

[...] Currently I’m using an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Last year when I compared its “lesser camera” to the latest and greatest, I couldn’t tell much of a difference so I kept the old phone. [...]

Hey Siri re-enabled itself on my iPhone 12 Pro Max after I installed the iOS 17.0 update. [...]

Now we have even I-phone 18 pro, 18 pro max and duo. I-phone 12 pro still rocks though.

I got a iPhone 12 I’m going to grab the 12 pro max idc about 120hz

I still use my dual sim 12 pro max. Not the fastest anymore but more than fast enough for my use. Keeping it for the years to come.

Still using both my 13 and 12 pro max phones. They’re both great, especially with ios27. No need to upgrade 🤷‍♂️

[...] Replaced the battery this year it its better than it was new. (battery must have sucked from the beginning)

Still using my iPhone 12 Pro Max and it looks new and feels great and still does everything good

[...] It’s slow and heats up like crazy. [...] Nobody should buy it in 2026, unless it’s very very cheap

Just bought iphone 12 pro max last week As I iphone hater I switch mode to lover asap

I have 12 pro max n still it is amazing performing all well the colour is best from the apple so far in any iPhone The Pacific Blue ❤️❤️❤️

My work phone is still an iPhone 12. It is fully, pleasantly functional and it still takes good point and shoot pictures. If I had a 12 Pro Max with plenty of storage and a fresh battery, I would continue to use it until end of support.