[imwjl]

Coming from XS Max, it seems like lens flare is noticeably worse in night and low light photos. Am I alone on this? Might it be the particular camera build I have?

Thank you.

[Tartarus]

Coming from XS Max, it seems like lens flare is noticeably worse in night and low light photos. Am I alone on this? Might it be the particular camera build I have?

Thank you.

It’s a common occurence.
I don’t mind nor care about it.

[imwjl]

It’s a common occurence.
I don’t mind nor care about it.

Are you saying yes, it's more obvious with a 12 Pro Max, or a common smart phone problem? I know it's present in lots of phones but it is REALLY obvious in some photos and more than the XS Max still in the family.

Thank you.

[Tartarus]

Are you saying yes, it's more obvious with a 12 Pro Max, or a common smart phone problem? I know it's present in lots of phones but it is REALLY obvious in some photos and more than the XS Max still in the family.

Thank you.

I say it’s a common occurrence on the 12 Pro and Pro Max.

[Garz]

My iPhone 11 did it equally as bad.

[jhnnyblze2000]

Yeah I’ve noticed it’s not better or worse than any other iPhone or any other phone for that matter that I’ve had.

[tadpoles]

I say it’s a common occurrence on the 12 Pro and Pro Max.

Agree

[strikeIII]

Yup it’s common among smartphones. Even my Samsung devices have it. But it’s worse on iPhones especially at night.

[imwjl]

Yeah I’ve noticed it’s not better or worse than any other iPhone or any other phone for that matter that I’ve had.

We've been doing a lot of tests with 7, 8, XS, 11 and 12 family phones in our family (the house and on hikes). The night photo artifacts are much more of a noticeable issue with the newer phones as much as they offer other improvements in photography. This is same phones, all at latest software, same shots taken with default camera apps.