Comparison iPhone X vs iPhone 13 Pro Max

Main features

There are many comparisons that can be made between the different iPhone models, however, this is surely one in which you can find the most differences, and it really jumps out at you when you see one device versus another. So that you can have a first overview of what we are going to talk about a few lines below, here is a table with the technical specifications of both iPhones.

Before going fully into each and every one of the differences and similarities between the iPhone X and the iPhone 13 Pro Max, we want to briefly and quickly mention what the most important points are and what make the difference in terms of user experience. that provide one device and another.

• The design is a fundamental point, not only because it affects the aesthetics of the device, but also because in this case it also modifies the feeling that the user will have when using it.
• A fundamental element of the iPhone is the screen , since after all it is the meeting point between the user and the device. In this case everything changes, or at least practically everything.
• The cameras are one of the most characteristic and attractive points of the iPhone, and as we said before, when comparing these two devices you can see the great evolution that Apple has made in this regard.
• One point where there is more distance between these two iPhone is in the battery . Here there is no color between the autonomy provided by the iPhone X and that provided by the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
• But beware, the battery life is not the only thing that has changed around it, but we also find differences when it comes to charging the iPhone itself .
• 5G is a point that, although at the moment it is not something really differentiating, in a short space of time it will make the difference between one device and another.

Design

We start the comparison, and we do it talking about the design that both devices present. In this case, the iPhone X was the one who, with its launch, marked the path of everything that has come to market afterward. A whole screen where the notch was and is the protagonist. However, that design has evolved, an evolution that can be seen well reflected in the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Change of form factor

The change in terms of design between these two iPhones is at two very different points. First of all, the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a reduced notch , specifically 20% smaller, however, this is a totally aesthetic change, since functionally it does not bring anything new or any advantage to the users of this device.

The strong change at the design level is on the sides of the device , that is, on the frames. The iPhone X has rounded sides, a trend that was started by the iPhone 6 and has continued until the iPhone 11 generation. On the other hand, the iPhone 13 Pro Max has the same flat and square sides that it already introduced. the iPhone 12 generation, and that Apple has used again since the iPhone 5s was the last device with this shape.

This design change in terms of the sides of the device not only affects the aesthetics provided by both iPhones, but also greatly varies the sensation that users have when they have the device in their hand . Obviously, when talking about sensations, we cannot guarantee that one is better than the other, what we can tell you is that they are completely different. In addition, this feeling is increased if possible due to the difference in size between these two iPhone.

Let’s talk resistance

The design of a device is not only affected by the shape of the device, but also by the materials of construction. In this sense, although it may seem that only the back has changed, the reality is that there are also changes in the front, all focused on making the device more beautiful, but above all more resistant.

The iPhone X has glass on its front, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max has the famous Ceramic Shield material, which gives it more resistance to shocks that the screen may suffer. Of course, the resistance to wear and scratches has not changed from one model to another.

Now putting the focus on the back, it is where a more notable change can be seen, both in aesthetics and in the resistance of the device. The iPhone X also has glass on its back, that is, the typical glass. There’s still glass on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, but it’s treated differently, with a textured matte glass that not only makes it look totally different, but also provides much more scratch resistance than the glass on the back. iPhone X back.

When talking about resistance, it is also necessary to mention how they both behave against water . The iPhone X is capable of withstanding depths of up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max goes up to 6 meters , also for up to 30 minutes . However, you have to know that if your device, one or the other, is damaged due to water, the Cupertino company will not take care of it, that is, it will not be covered by the guarantee.

Screen

Surely the most important part of a device is the screen, since, after all, it is the element with which users come into contact on a daily basis. Both devices have a high quality screen, well calibrated and with adequate brightness. However, like everything else, Apple has been evolving its product. We tell you how below.

bigger and better

The first obvious change in terms of the screen is its size, but be careful because it is not the only one as you can see. The iPhone X has a 5.8-inch screen , while in the case of the iPhone 13 Pro Max it goes up to 6.7 inches . Both sizes have advantages and disadvantages that users need to be aware of. For its part, the iPhone X is a much more comfortable phone to use, especially with one hand, while the 13 Pro Max stands out for being an ideal iPhone for consuming multimedia content and performing content creation tasks such as photo editing, manage social networks, etc.

As we have said, we cannot say that one screen is better than the other because of its size, since that will depend on the preferences of each person, however, if we focus on the type of screen that one or the other presents, So there is a clear winner. The iPhone X screen is a Super Retina HD , which has great quality thanks to the fact that everything is really well balanced in its OLED format.

However, the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a more advanced screen, such as the Super Retina XDR , which despite being of identical technology, improves resolution and is a real joy not only to consume multimedia content, but also to be able to carry out professional tasks. photo editing knowing that the color match is almost perfect.

Finally before talking about ProMotion technology, another aspect that varies from one model to another is the brightness of the screen. This mainly affects situations where there is too much ambient light and the required brightness is very high, as high as the device itself allows. The iPhone X screen tops out at 625 nits, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max tops out at 1,000 nits , and even goes as high as 1,200 nits with HDR content . In short, the jump in brightness that exists in the iPhone 13 Pro Max is differential and will allow you to see everything much better regardless of the environmental situations in which you find yourself.

ProMotion for a professional screen

A section of the screen that we had to treat individually and especially is the ProMotion technology. Obviously it has already become clear that the screen of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is much superior to that of the iPhone X, even knowing that it provides a very satisfactory user experience, but the difference between the two increases even more thanks to the refresh rate with which the 13 Pro Max has.

ProMotion technology not only consists in the refresh rate increasing up to 120 Hz , but Apple has made that refresh rate completely adaptive , varying between 10 and 120 Hz. This means that the iPhone will be continuously varying This refresh rate depending on the type of content and action you perform with the device, I feel as efficient as possible and making the battery last as long as possible.

In addition, if the level of optimization that the Cupertino company has achieved with this adaptive refresh rate is already incredible, the experience that users have when enjoying those 120 Hz is even more incredible. you’re used to, but the difference is even more palpable if you compare an iPhone with a ProMotion screen, like the 13 Pro Max, and one that doesn’t enjoy this technology, like the iPhone X.

cameras

One of the aspects, perhaps the most, that always attracts the eyes of all users generation after generation is the iPhone cameras. Not so much the lenses themselves, but everything a user can do with them. Before going fully into all the existing differences, we leave you a comparative table below, so you can see what both devices can do.

More and better lenses

The first difference that is obvious is the number of lenses that one and the other have, with a dual-camera module on the iPhone X and a triple-camera module on the iPhone 13 Pro Max . In the case of the iPhone X, this is made up of the telephoto and wide-angle lens, while in the iPhone 13 Pro Max the module is made up of a telephoto, wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle lens and the LiDAR scanner, in addition to the fact that in both it is present the flash.

However, the differences do not stop there, since despite the fact that the two lenses of the iPhone X are present in the 13 Pro Max, there is a considerable improvement in them. On the telephoto lens, the optical zoom is 2x, with an f/2.4 aperture, while on the 13 Pro Max the optical zoom is 3x, with an f/2.8 aperture. If you look at the wide-angle lens, the aperture on the iPhone X is f/1.8 and on the iPhone 13 Pro Max f/1.5, this difference in aperture means that the light that enters the sensor at the time of make the photo much larger, and in low light conditions better results are achieved.

Without a doubt, a lens that makes a difference is the ultra wide angle , which is not available on the iPhone X. The results that you can obtain with this lens are very striking, since it gives you a totally different point of view. In addition, the iPhone 13 Pro Max has also improved the aperture compared to previous generations, making it possible, among other things, for the iPhone 13 Pro Max to be capable of macro photography .

Another point that is very important to you is the LiDAR scanner that is present in the iPhone 13 Pro Max module, helping in two main aspects. The first of them in night mode , which we will talk about next, and in portrait mode , adding one more help and making it practically perfect.

We cannot forget the front camera , where the improvement in the iPhone 13 Pro Max compared to the iPhone X is also considerable. Both have a TrueDepth camera with an f/2.2 aperture, however, the one on the iPhone X has 7 Mpx , while the one on the iPhone 13 Pro Max amounts to 12 Mpx , causing the level of detail in the latter to increase. considerably.

night mode

When it comes to taking pictures, one of the big differences between the iPhone X and the iPhone 13 Pro Max is the presence of the night mode in this second. It has undoubtedly been one of the most celebrated functions by Apple users, since it has considerably increased the possibilities of taking pictures in low light conditions.

The reality is that everything we can tell you in this regard will fall short at the moment in which you yourself can appreciate a night photographic comparison and see the results that you can obtain with the two devices in the same situation. It is undoubtedly one of the great differences between the iPhone X and the iPhone 13 Pro Max, especially for users who use the camera of this device frequently.

enhanced video

Obviously, when talking about the iPhone cameras, we not only have to mention the photographic section, but also the video section, which is of enormous importance in these devices. For many users, the iPhone camera has become their main camera, in fact there are many influencers who generate all or the vast majority of their content with the iPhone camera thanks to all the properties it has.

To all the benefits that we have told you about the technical specifications of the different lenses, we must add two major differences between the iPhone X and the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which are stabilization and audio . The jump in the level of stability in the videos recorded with the iPhone 13 Pro Max compared to those of the iPhone X is gigantic, in fact, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is possibly the smartphone that records the best in the entire market, among other things. thanks to the incredible stabilization it provides. But it is that the audio is not far behind, the microphones do an incredible job, in fact, the sound that the iPhone captures is totally usable to create professional content.

cinema mode

We continue talking about video, and it is that one of the great novelties that the iPhone 13 Pro Max has presented is the cinema mode. We can define it as the portrait mode adapted to video , but the reality is that the work behind this video recording function is incredible. The results that it offers are not the best, that is, it is not perfect, but it is really useful, especially in situations where the lighting is well controlled.

But beware, the highlight is not there, since Apple has made it possible for this focus to be fully customizable , giving all users the opportunity to modify the focus point both during the recording of the same clip, and later. Once you have recorded your video clip, from the iPhone itself you can modify the focus of the video as many times as you want, but you can also do it from iMovie or Final Cut Pro.

Battery

Historically, the battery has always been one of the main weak points of the iPhone. Apple has been able to alleviate it in some models, in fact the iPhone 13 Pro Max can be considered the smartphone with the best autonomy on the market. But hey, we’ll talk about it just a few lines below, since the difference between these two is considerable.

The big change

Many Apple users have long dreamed of the idea of enjoying an iPhone that had an inexhaustible battery, well, the battery of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is not inexhaustible, but almost . As we said, the iPhone 13 Pro Max, if it is not the smartphone with the best battery, is without a doubt in the top 3, because the autonomy that it provides to users is what everyone has been wanting for a long time. In fact, it has achieved that, with few exceptions, you can forget about the battery percentage throughout the day, being completely sure that whatever you do, you won’t have battery problems.

On the other hand, the iPhone X has the problems that the iPhone has historically had , especially given its size, which is the main handicap for a smartphone of these dimensions to be able to compete at the level of autonomy with devices the size of the iPhone 13 Pro. Max and the like. However, the reality is what it is, and at the level of autonomy the iPhone X is well below the 13 Pro Max.

How are they loaded?

However, when talking about battery, the difference lies not only in the autonomy of both devices, although this is perhaps the most important thing, but it is also in the way in which you can charge them. Both share the possibility of charging through the Lightning port, in addition to having wireless charging .

However, the iPhone 13 Pro Max has MagSafe , and that adds one more possibility when it comes to charging the device. This technology has led many manufacturers to provide very interesting charging accessories, many of them making charging the iPhone more convenient than ever.

Power

In the same way that the battery has been a headache for the Cupertino company, the opposite has happened with the power of its devices. Regardless of the iPhone model you pick up, all of them have always performed and perform wonderfully , offering all users a truly satisfying experience.

However, the difference between what the iPhone X chip is capable of and that of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is considerable, since after all, the requirements of one device and another are also totally different. The chip that mounts the iPhone X is the A11 Bionic , with a 6-core CPU and a 3-core GPU, in addition to a 2-core Neural Engine, while that of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is the A15 Bionic , with a 6-core CPU. cores, 5 GPU and 16 core Neural Engine. These data show that the fluidity and speed will be greater on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, how could it be otherwise, but that on the iPhone X the experience will also be very positive.

5G available

As we mentioned at the beginning of this post, the presence of 5G in the iPhone 13 Pro Max right now is not a fundamental element in terms of the user experience offered by one device and another. This is due to the fact that currently, at least in Spain, the 5G network is rather an evolution of 4G, still far from the speeds that North American citizens can enjoy, for example.

However, this will foreseeably change in a short space of time, where 5G will be really decisive when it comes to providing extremely high connection speeds. For this reason, it is something that you have to take into account, since although it is not something important right now, it will be in the near future to be able to enjoy many services.

Conclusions

As is usual in this type of comparison, we always end up giving you the point of view of the ITIGIC editorial team. In this case, it is very evident that the iPhone 13 Pro Max is a device that far exceeds the iPhone X in all aspects. Therefore, for all users who are thinking of acquiring one or the other, without a doubt, at the level of performance, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is undoubtedly above, in addition, you have to know that the iPhone X is discontinued in Apple, that is, that you will have to search for it through a third-party store. However, if you want a cheap device, there are very interesting options that will give you better performance than the iPhone X.

On the other hand, if you are an iPhone X user and you are considering purchasing the iPhone 13 Pro Max, do not hesitate, the change you will notice will be tremendous . As we have told you, the leap in all aspects of the iPhone is very big and the user experience you will have will be really satisfactory, especially for three fundamental points, the battery , the cameras and the screen . Now, if you think that you will not take advantage of it and it is a significant financial effort, the iPhone X is still ready to be a fully functional device for years.