I have both and, if they were both at room temp, I doubt I’d be able to tell the difference. BUT, I’m totally willing to accept that there are those that are far more sensitive to mass than I am.I don't use cases. If you ever find the opportunity to, hold a 12 Pro Max and 13 Pro Max side by side. It's much more apparent than the numbers would suggest. It's also the balance of the device that feels odd this time around. It's weird to use in bed or in any relaxed position because it's become very top heavy or something, can't put my finger on exactly what has changed here. I think simply moving away from stainless steel would help a lot with overall weight.
And surely they can't get heavier from here, right? XS Max was 208g, 11 Pro Max was 225g, 12 Pro Max 228g, 13 Pro Max 240g. I think we have to hit a plateau at some point and start improving on this. At least the Pro and Pro Max are at feature parity now, though. Can always step down to the smaller size I suppose.
It’d be interesting to see weight distribution analysis of the two compared. If it ends up being that 10 grams are spread evenly over the entire size of the device, then that would be less likely to be detected than, say, putting two nickels in one spot. For most folks, it’s very likely a non-event. And, seeing how some of those folks go on to put on cases that weigh 80 grams or even more, unfortunately, I’d say that they CAN get heavier. Apple likely sees it as, “If the delta of mass increase is a small percentage of an average case mass, most people won’t notice”.