iPhone 13 Pro Max Front Facing Camera Issue

Why is my front facing camera taking 7mp pictures instead of 12mp? After noticing my pics were blurry I checked the metadata for the photos and I'm never getting use of the full 12mp! this is yet another issue with this phone. The main cameras are also taking blurry pictures like some sort of filter is applied to all photos after they are taken resulting in blurred water painting type faces, also no options to toggle hdr on or off like in previous iPhones. The cameras on this handset feel like a big downgrade not impressed. Anybody else suffering from these issues?