Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Asus ROG Phone 3 Specs Comparison

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9.0	8.0
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max	Asus ROG Phone 3
Released · Nov 13, 2020	Released · Jul 23, 2020
6.7-inch	6.6-inch
Triple camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	12GB · 128GB
3687 mAh	6000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
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)	6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches 171 x 78 x 9.85 mm
Weight
8.03 oz (228.0 g)	8.47 oz (240.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black glare

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI
Technology
OLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	144Hz
Screen-to-body
87.45 %	79.98 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)	1000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 3090 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Yes	Yes
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB (NVMe)	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3687 mAh	6000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 41min

Gaming

7h 48min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 11 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	24 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

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	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 22, 2020 FCC ID value: MSQI003D
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg Phablet: 3.53 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1100
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Jul 22, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1200

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

with 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1400

with 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB

with 16GB RAM


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB

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