Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 20, 2021	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	6GB/128GB - $1100

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
16.44 oz / 466.0 g	8.03 oz / 228.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2388x1688px, 266 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.9 (Average)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4844
3D Mark High
Untested	2481
3D Mark Low
Untested	1792

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Battery

Type
7540 mAh, Li - Polymer	3687 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 32min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	16.58 oz / 470.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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