Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Lighter design: 189g vs 249g
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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 | 6.1 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 277 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 256 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1941 | 4725 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5005 | 12575 |
| CPU | 262691 | 882877 |
| GPU | 387783 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 169306 | 262172 |
| UX | 285964 | 738492 |
| NanoReview Score | 1105744 | 2935466 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 76 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 44 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7431 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | iOS 27 |
| OS Size | 14 GB | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 2815 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:12 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:00 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:33 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 101 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 77 | n/a |
| Zoom | 111 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| 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 |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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