Home Phone comparison OnePlus 12 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max - Which is better?

OnePlus 12 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

86 out 100
OnePlus 12
VS
68 out 100
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
OnePlus 12
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 12 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 12
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 220g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 12/256 GB
    - 16/256 GB
    - 16/512 GB
    - 16/1024 GB
    - 24/1024 GB    		 - 6/128 GB
    - 6/256 GB
    - 6/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs OnePlus 12 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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    OnePlus 12
    vs
    iPhone 12 Pro Max

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED OLED
    Size 6.82 in 6.7 in
    Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 510 ppi 458 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 91.3 % 87.7 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 DCI-P3
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    OnePlus 12
    1149 nits
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    864 nits
    sRGB gamut99.5 %99.4 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
    Response time11 ms8 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12], [Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
    Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
    Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
    Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
    Water resistance IP65 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Green    		 - Silver
    - Gold
    - Gray
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
    Screen-to-body ratio
    OnePlus 12
    91.3 %
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    87.7 %

    Performance

    Testing OnePlus 12 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A14 Bionic
    Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3100 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
    Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)    		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
    - 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
    Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A14 GPU
    GPU Cores 1536 256
    GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1278 MHz
    FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    OnePlus 12
    2314
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    1976
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    OnePlus 12
    7063
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    5114
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23141976
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70635114
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 12]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    OnePlus 12
    1927806
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    1139529
    CPU375207309114
    GPU822387346277
    Memory389261174323
    UX340951309815
    NanoReview Score19278061139529
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    OnePlus 12
    17208
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    7880
    Max Surface Temp.50.5 °C45 °C
    Stability70 %75 %
    Graphics Test103 fps47 fps
    Graphics Score172087880
    Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12], [Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    OnePlus 12
    13384
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    n/a
    Writing score17540n/a
    Web score12385n/a
    Video editing6200n/a
    Data manipulation13585n/a
    NanoReview Score13384n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB
    - 24 GB    		 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB    		- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
    OS Size 30 GB 16 GB
    UI Skin OxygenOS 15 n/a

    Battery

    Volume 5400 mAh 3687 mAh
    Max Charging Power 100 W 20 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
    Fast Charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:24 h 1:32 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    OnePlus 12
    28:16
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    22:52
    Web Browsing13:10 h08:35 h
    Video Playback18:49 h13:38 h
    Games06:05 h05:29 h
    Standby Mode114 h116 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
    Flash Dual LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 114 ° 120 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 48 MP    		 Standard: 12 MP
    Telephoto: 12 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Depth
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
    Focal length23 mm26 mm
    SensorSony LYT-T808Sony IMX603
    Sensor size1/1.431/1.9
    Pixel size1.12 μm1.7 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix64 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.6f/2.2
    Focal length70 mm65 mm
    SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX613
    Sensor size1/21/3.4
    Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix48 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
    Focal length14 mm13 mm
    SensorSony IMX581Sony IMX372
    Sensor size1/21/3.4
    Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    OnePlus 12
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    131
    Video quality
    OnePlus 12
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    130
    Overall camera score
    OnePlus 12
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    131
    Bokehn/a70
    Previewn/a80
    Zoomn/a115
    Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max]

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
    Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
    Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
    Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX514
    Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.6
    Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No Yes
    Selfie camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    OnePlus 12
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    127
    Video quality
    OnePlus 12
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    140

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.4 5
    Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
    USB type USB Type-C No
    USB version 3.2 n/a
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    DisplayPort Yes n/a
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*21
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
    eSIM Support *YesYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
    3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
    LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B28B/B30/B32/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 category2018
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    OnePlus 12
    82.6 dB
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    81.2 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced December, 2023 yr October, 2020 yr
    Release Date February, 2024 yr November, 2020 yr
    Launch Price ($) 799 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 100 W n/a
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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