Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs LG V60 ThinQ

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs LG V60 ThinQ, Manufactured in June, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose LG V60 ThinQ
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Lighter design: 214g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4323mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and LG V60 ThinQ
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED POLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1080x2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1756 nits
LG V60 ThinQ
619 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.7 mm (6.33 in) 169.3 mm (6.67 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 240 g (8.47 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
- White
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3 %
LG V60 ThinQ
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and LG V60 ThinQ In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 698
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
2518
LG V60 ThinQ
1229
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6362
LG V60 ThinQ
3382
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25181229
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63623382
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1464502
LG V60 ThinQ
743497
CPU310783232044
GPU514249198128
Memory234912130839
UX404558182486
NanoReview Score1464502743497
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
9848
LG V60 ThinQ
3855
Max Surface Temp.46 °Cn/a
Stability82 %99 %
Graphics Test58 fps23 fps
Graphics Score98483855
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
n/a
LG V60 ThinQ
10890
Writing scoren/a14453
Web scoren/a7816
Video editingn/a5624
Data manipulationn/a8256
NanoReview Scoren/a10890

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
UI Skin n/a LG UX

Battery

Volume 4323 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 1:52 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06
LG V60 ThinQ
21:13
Web Browsing11:49 h08:13 h
Video Playback18:59 h13:20 h
Games06:50 h05:44 h
Standby Mode144 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX803Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.281/1.72
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX633n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
LG V60 ThinQ
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
149
LG V60 ThinQ
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
LG V60 ThinQ
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview91n/a
Zoom139n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 30 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
139
LG V60 ThinQ
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
154
LG V60 ThinQ
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
89 dB
LG V60 ThinQ
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr June, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 799
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* 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.

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