OK, a little experiment here which I think yielded similar looking results. 22 and 25 minute exposures of the night sky using the 12 Pro Max and the 12 pro. I am able to do this using the nightcap app in star trails mode. It basically stacks individual photos together to create star trails. When you zoom into the photo you can see the individual dots at full resolution. It’s not bad though. This same option can be used during the daytime to create blurred clouds moving over a scene. I ended up catching an airplane and both of them. Go figure!!
The 12 pro max definitely picks up fainter stars than the 12 pro does.
12 pro max:
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12 pro:
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This is a great app! What do you think?