Apple iPhone vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 09, 2007	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1100

Design

Dimensions
4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches 115 x 61 x 11.6 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
4.80 oz (135.0 g)	8.03 oz (228.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
3.5-inch, 52.35% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
480x320px, 165 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Single core 412 MHz	Hexa-core
GPU
	Yes
Memory
0.1GB/16GB 0.1GB/4GB 0.1GB/8GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (3.x, 2.x, 1.x)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
1400 mAh, Li - Ion	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

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
2 MP	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	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 (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 17, 2007 FCC ID value: BCGA1203
Measured SAR
Head: 0.97 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.61 W/kg Measured in: 850 MHz

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

Memory	8GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

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