iPhone 13 Pro Max review: The 2021 Pro Max — first 120 Hz iPhone, and a battery-life champion of its day.
A great phone in 2021 — now a sensible used buy with years of iOS left.
The 13 Pro Max delivered the first 120 Hz iPhone screen and outstanding battery life. The A15 is still smooth in daily use, and with several iOS versions of support remaining it is a reasonable second-hand pick.
01Display
88/10088/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
02Camera
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
80/10080/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
04Battery
86/10086/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
05Build
89/10089/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
06Value
78/10078/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
- First iPhone with a 120 Hz ProMotion display.
- Exceptional battery life for its generation.
- Strong, reliable triple-camera system.
- Long iOS support life remaining.
- Lightning port and 5 nm A15 show its age.
- Heavy 240 g stainless-steel body.
- 12 MP main sensor — pre-48 MP era.
- Discontinued by Apple.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 15-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .