Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Higher battery capacity: 3969mAh vs 3687mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1284x2778 pixels | 1242x2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7 % | 84.4 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 238 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Dark Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1976 | 1591 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5114 | 4159 |
| CPU | 309114 | 250964 |
| GPU | 346277 | 311308 |
| Memory | 174323 | 132206 |
| UX | 309815 | 267378 |
| NanoReview Score | 1139529 | 961856 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 75 % | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | 47 fps | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | 7880 | 7462 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 3687 mAh | 3969 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:32 h | 1:57 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:35 h | 08:51 h |
| Video Playback | 13:38 h | 14:18 h |
| Games | 05:29 h | 05:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 116 h | 117 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 65 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX613 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 65 |
| Preview | 80 | 76 |
| Zoom | 115 | 88 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | No |
| USB version | n/a | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2020 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1100 | 1099 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
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Total Votes: 2