Infinix Note 40 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Infinix Note 40 Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99 Ultimate, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Infinix Note 40
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Infinix Note 40 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
864 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.13 mm (6.46 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 74.53 mm (2.93 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Infinix Note 40
90.7 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Infinix Note 40 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultimate Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 128 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Infinix Note 40
745
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Infinix Note 40
2024
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
5114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7451976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20245114
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Infinix Note 40
430049
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1139529
CPU136181309114
GPU70093346277
Memory113366174323
UX110409309815
NanoReview Score4300491139529
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
7880
Max Surface Temp.n/a45 °C
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a47 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7880

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin XOS 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3687 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (20 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 26 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:57 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
22:52
Web Browsingn/a08:35 h
Video Playbackn/a13:38 h
Gamesn/a05:29 h
Standby Moden/a116 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Quad LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Depth
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.521/1.9
Pixel size0.8 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a65 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX613
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX372
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Video quality
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
Overall camera score
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a80
Zoomn/a115

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
127
Video quality
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2|3|5|8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1|5|8UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1358384041)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 categoryn/a18
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Infinix Note 40
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
81.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr November, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 190 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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