Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4323mAh vs 3687mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Lighter design: 226g vs 240g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.7 mm (6.33 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 240 g (8.47 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Purple |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2518 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6362 | 5114 |
| CPU | 310783 | 309114 |
| GPU | 514249 | 346277 |
| Memory | 234912 | 174323 |
| UX | 404558 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 1464502 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 82 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 58 fps | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9848 | 7880 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 16 GB |
Battery
| Volume | 4323 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 20 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 (48% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:52 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:49 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 18:59 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 06:50 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 144 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | 70 |
| Preview | 91 | 80 |
| Zoom | 139 | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| 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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) | 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 category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2022 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1099 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
