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iPhone 12 Pro Max: One charge, 12 challenges

Welcome to our second installment of One Charge Challenge, where we try out a device’s most fun features in a single battery life cycle. In this episode, we’re testing the biggest iPhone that’s ever lived: the iPhone 12 Pro Max. At $1,099, the 12 Pro Max has the largest screen, camera sensor and battery of…

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Welcome to our second installment of One Charge Challenge, where we try out a device’s most fun features in a single battery life cycle. In this episode, we’re testing the biggest iPhone that’s ever lived: the iPhone 12 Pro Max. At $1,099, the 12 Pro Max has the largest screen, camera sensor and battery of any iPhone. In just one charge, we test AR with the new lidar camera, the new 2.5x telephoto zoom lens, and see how much better its video stabilization is compared to last year’s iPhone 11 Pro. We also take an underwater selfie and try to fit in a million pockets. But how long does the battery last?

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74 Comments

74 Comments

  1. Orozco Parsons

    December 17, 2020 at 1:16 pm

    I’m single 😥😥😥😥😥

  2. Apəx TriGon ØŇË

    December 17, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    3 kidney sold then 12 pro max utra premium plus ..lol 😂😂😂

  3. AKSHAY LAD

    December 17, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    Why tf the camera reflection shows up in night …..! Video sucks coz of that 😒

    • Antoine O'Bannon

      December 17, 2020 at 2:18 pm

      Lens flare is terrible

  4. Cleezty on IG

    December 17, 2020 at 1:24 pm

    16 minutes for 220mb is horrible

    • chelsea7xhf

      December 17, 2020 at 1:38 pm

      I have the same impression! 3 years from now I will consider 5G (all tower is upgraded). But today, 5G is not the reason to upgrade your phone.

  5. Mishkat Tashdid

    December 17, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    8:25 don’t worry samsung and google probably coming with a sun mood where you will see everything as day in the night.

  6. James R Davies (Disgybl 2014)

    December 17, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Do you mean the Great British bake off?

    • Nic Henry

      December 17, 2020 at 3:49 pm

      Yeah, it’s called the Great British Baking Show here in the US, I think for legal reasons. But they’re the same.

  7. Likhi Likhith

    December 17, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    For normal usage which is for most users. 12 pro max battery is going to shine a lot 🔥.

  8. Gaurav Singh

    December 17, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    7:10 can i get that music i loved it

  9. Blender Study

    December 17, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    Great product. Thank you for the update..!! 🙂

  10. Mason Franks

    December 17, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    So excited! My 12 pro max comes in today!

    • Meir Cohen

      December 17, 2020 at 6:16 pm

      Mine either.

    • Android 17

      December 17, 2020 at 6:33 pm

      @Meir Cohen you mean mine too?

  11. Gautam Saharan

    December 17, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    My Note20 Ultra 5G Exynos has horrible battery only 7 hours.

    • Yash C

      December 17, 2020 at 4:07 pm

      I have a better battery back up

  12. Naman Puri

    December 17, 2020 at 3:22 pm

    11:53 this actually isn’t the biggest battery in any iPhone. That statement rightfully goes to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Other than that, this was actually such an entertaining video to watch on my iPhone 12 Pro Max haha

    • Jaymations

      December 17, 2020 at 4:32 pm

      He meant to say battery life, yes the iPhone 11 pro max has bigger battery but the 12 pro max still has one hour more than last year’s iPhone 11 pro max. It’s surprising how well the A14 bionic chip handles battery management well

    • theharesbreath

      December 18, 2020 at 4:51 am

      @Jaymations in every test conducted, the 12 Pro Max fates worse than the 11 Pro Max, not better

    • gurnihal brar

      December 18, 2020 at 5:19 am

      It is since the 11 pro max is discontinued .

  13. Mendoogle

    December 17, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    You guys make the best product review videos, innovative in your approach, very realistic use cases, and the videography is a whole other level. Keep up the great work!

  14. LencoTB

    December 17, 2020 at 4:00 pm

    What a great video and editing skills. Better than a lot of the big tech guys.

  15. reuben tettey

    December 17, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    What happened to the comparison for battery

  16. Omar Elhousseiny

    December 17, 2020 at 5:33 pm

    I really don’t know why people don’t watch CNET videos💁

    • sherri moquin

      December 17, 2020 at 8:20 pm

      I watch cnet videos

    • Øystein

      December 18, 2020 at 9:24 am

      People DO watch them. If not they would not have a channel anymore

    • sherri moquin

      December 18, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      @Øystein true

  17. Jeff Bakalar

    December 17, 2020 at 5:51 pm

    this rules so hard

    • Nic Henry

      December 17, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Why thank you. Maybe we should connect on linkedin or something.

  18. Go Tech AKASH

    December 17, 2020 at 5:56 pm

    Initially I was confused, am I watching 👀 some movie 🎦 or what 😳 I thought 💭 😅 Damn 🎉 you people, this ☝🏻 video 📹 is Awesome 🤩 CNET 💐 great 🥳

  19. Voltaire Maglente

    December 17, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    What an excellent video!

  20. Meir Cohen

    December 17, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    Love my iphone 12 pro max ( blue, 256gb) very much, an excellent device.
    Very interesting video.
    Thank you.

    • Zyjian Klein

      December 17, 2020 at 6:30 pm

      How’s the battery? Im about to buy today.

    • zamirahmad35

      December 17, 2020 at 11:32 pm

      @Zyjian Klein i have it Almost a month the 12 pro max and Batt life is so great. If you play games or FaceTime a lot you will see that your battery will drain faster. I have at the end of the day mostly like 30% over and I’m a heavy user

    • Zyjian Klein

      December 18, 2020 at 12:39 am

      @zamirahmad35 ok thank you for sharing I appreciate it! I just got home and I ordered Iphone 12 pro max Gold. l’ll just wait for 2days to arrive.

    • zamirahmad35

      December 18, 2020 at 12:54 am

      @Zyjian Klein No problem, I have the same colour its very nice hehe

    • Zyjian Klein

      December 18, 2020 at 1:53 am

      @zamirahmad35 yeah awesome!

    • Meir Cohen

      December 18, 2020 at 8:33 am

      @Zyjian Klein An amazing battery life, two days easily.

    • Zyjian Klein

      December 19, 2020 at 12:28 am

      @Meir Cohen thank you! My iPhone will arrive tomorrow Im so excited.

  21. foxroano9t

    December 17, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    Great vid! Suprised Verizon 5G took so long, Tmobile 5G i am around a minute on hour long Netflix downloads. But it is a 1st Gen Apple device, I’m sure Apple will improve the 5G like they did with 4G

  22. Nic Henry

    December 17, 2020 at 9:22 pm

    Thanks for watching! Hit me up with any Qs.

    • Henry obaka

      December 17, 2020 at 9:47 pm

      How much is apples ecosystem in dollars

    • Krishnanshu Vishwas

      December 19, 2020 at 12:27 pm

      SOT?

    • tambulee

      December 19, 2020 at 1:07 pm

      What was that case you were using on the iPhone in this video??

    • Nic Henry

      December 21, 2020 at 5:28 pm

      @Krishnanshu Vishwas Not sure what this means but I’ll just say Mason Silva

    • Nic Henry

      December 21, 2020 at 5:30 pm

      @tambulee It’s a Cyrill Silicone case

    • Krishnanshu Vishwas

      December 22, 2020 at 1:23 am

      @Nic Henry what was your screen on time

    • Prem Cooper

      December 22, 2020 at 9:55 am

      Why tf are you guys apple fanboys ?

  23. Motasem M

    December 17, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    Loved the editing he gave us a nice tour i loved the dedication to the project , give him a raise cnet 😒

  24. Video Biker

    December 17, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    I don’t see the problem with the Canadian tuxedo. When I was in college I went to a an end-of-the-year dinner wearing a Britannia suit. The suit consisted of Britannia jeans and a Britannia suit jacket both of which with a little brown trim. I felt really cool in it. By the way, your presentation was pretty good.

    • Nic Henry

      December 17, 2020 at 11:32 pm

      Hey I own the clothes so clearly I don’t actually have a problem with Canadian tuxedoes

    • Video Biker

      December 24, 2020 at 11:06 pm

      Actually I think I just wanted to reminisce about a Britannia suit that I wore to a function

  25. P S

    December 17, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    The loveseat looked like s&m. I had iPhone 11 and even it was too big for me. I now have the 12 mini and I love it.

  26. Amanda Anderson

    December 18, 2020 at 3:10 am

    So funny! ♀I

  27. theharesbreath

    December 18, 2020 at 4:51 am

    I get significantly better speeds on my LTE here in New Zealand than that Verizon 5G

  28. Omega Link

    December 18, 2020 at 5:27 am

    What’s the name of the song playing during the wall art section

  29. Matthew Howell

    December 18, 2020 at 8:10 am

    Are there any CNet employees that still live in San Francisco at this point? I had heard that the housing costs there are high, but I didn’t realize it was getting so bad.

  30. Ranga KV

    December 18, 2020 at 10:42 am

    The range/depth of testing is fantastic!!.. the stabilisation tests and even the night mode tests were the highlight I felt. Great job!!..

    The stabilisation on both devices seemed great and didn’t find any difference @ all. But overall can I say that the 12 pro Max was only somewhat better than the 11 pro?. Tough to say but maybe in one or two scenes it seemed like that.

    The night mode definitely exposed the superiority of the 12 pro Max over The 11 pro anyday. There was excellent!!..

    The heart in the mouth moment was the underwater selfie moment. Even feeling relieved with the duration of water resistance of the iPhone, it still brings shudders to me, but great work!!..

    Overall excellent video, informative and super in every way!!.. loved watching this!!.. I agree I don’t have the 12-series phones but always a pleasure to watch ur iPhone videos!!.. super reviewer and excellent review!!..

  31. Japanese Jacques

    December 18, 2020 at 12:58 pm

    This video was a nice breath of fresh air, I feel like other tech videos are becoming more and more similar these days.

  32. AbdelKarim AlDabbas

    December 18, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    Actually its not the biggest battery on an iPhone.

  33. SupperUpper

    December 18, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    What a GREAT video! So informative AND fun to watch. I can only imagine how much work went into this! Thanks, man. I would LOVE to see more from you on CNET!

    • Nic Henry

      December 18, 2020 at 5:49 pm

      Really appreciate your kind words! It was a lot of work haha

  34. abhishek jha

    December 18, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    Loved the review. An actual “average consumer” – “day in life” video!

  35. Lee Rodriguez

    December 18, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    The movement on the skateboard was irritating my motion sickness. 😜😂

  36. mike m

    December 18, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    Bought A Used iPhone 11,
    Saved Money And No Complaints

  37. Fabian

    December 19, 2020 at 4:10 am

    Wait the SE 2020 doesn’t have a wide camera. It only has a main.

  38. Master Jarvis

    December 19, 2020 at 6:38 am

    3:52 that walking lane is so familiar. Ira just so similar to the background of the lyrics video of Taylor Swift’s Betty.

  39. tambulee

    December 19, 2020 at 1:05 pm

    I really liked this video . my first time seeing the one charge episode, and it was fun to watch.

  40. john Adams

    December 19, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    Battery sucks lol.
    If youre going to test the battery, next time please use the phone like how normal people use it…
    “Real” games
    “Real” video streaming.

    Heck iphone pro max is even known to crash while playing Genshin Impact within 30mins.

    How much did apple pay you?

    • Deanblackdown Studio

      December 23, 2020 at 6:38 am

      Play pubg and lol just two hour on iphone 11 pro max… wtfff

  41. The Face

    December 19, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    u missed showing battery usage since last charge .

  42. Nico Stark

    December 20, 2020 at 5:54 pm

    Good work Nic!!

  43. Ashley Dale

    December 24, 2020 at 11:36 pm

    What’s with all the iPhone videos, it’s like one big Apple AD channel the past few months. You getting paid by Apple? My Z fold 2 will smoke this toy iPhone all day long!

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