Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max - Which is better?

OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
68 out 100
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
OnePlus 13
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh 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
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/512 GB
    - 24/1024 GB    		 - 6/128 GB
    - 6/256 GB
    - 6/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs OnePlus 13 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 13
    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 20:9 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 Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
    Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.7 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 DCI-P3
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    OnePlus 13
    1193 nits
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    864 nits
    sRGB gamut99.6 %99.4 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hz238 Hz
    Response time2 ms8 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13], [Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
    Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
    Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
    Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
    Water resistance IP69 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - Silver
    - Gold
    - Gray
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
    Screen-to-body ratio
    OnePlus 13
    90.1 %
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    87.7 %

    Performance

    Testing OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A14 Bionic
    Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
    Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))    		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
    - 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
    Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A14 GPU
    GPU Cores 1536 256
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1278 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    OnePlus 13
    2946
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    1976
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    OnePlus 13
    8999
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    5114
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29461976
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89995114
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    OnePlus 13
    2840258
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    1139529
    CPU636212309114
    GPU1240330346277
    Memory533673174323
    UX440043309815
    NanoReview Score28402581139529
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    OnePlus 13
    20587
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    7880
    Max Surface Temp.47.8 °C45 °C
    Stability81 %75 %
    Graphics Test122 fps47 fps
    Graphics Score205877880
    Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 13], [Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    OnePlus 13
    16150
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    n/a
    Writing score21864n/a
    Web score14028n/a
    Video editing6741n/a
    Data manipulation16580n/a
    NanoReview Score16150n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB
    - 24 GB    		 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
    Channels 2 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 15 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
    OS Size 54 GB 16 GB
    UI Skin OxygenOS 15 n/a

    Battery

    Volume 6000 mAh 3687 mAh
    Max Charging Power 100 W 20 W
    Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
    Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:32 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    OnePlus 13
    31:17
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    22:52
    Web Browsing13:42 h08:35 h
    Video Playback23:46 h13:38 h
    Games06:05 h05:29 h
    Standby Mode120 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 Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP    		 Standard: 12 MP
    Telephoto: 12 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Depth
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
    Focal length23 mm26 mm
    SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony IMX603
    Sensor size1/1.41/1.9
    Pixel size1.12 μm1.7 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.6f/2.2
    Focal length73 mm65 mm
    SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX613
    Sensor size1/1.951/3.4
    Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix50 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
    Focal length15 mm13 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX372
    Sensor size1/2.751/3.4
    Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    OnePlus 13
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    131
    Video quality
    OnePlus 13
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    130
    Overall camera score
    OnePlus 13
    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 n/a 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 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No Yes
    Selfie camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    OnePlus 13
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    127
    Video quality
    OnePlus 13
    n/a
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    140

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/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 categoryn/a18
    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 13
    91.8 dB
    Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
    81.2 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
    Release Date January, 2025 yr November, 2020 yr
    Launch Price ($) 899 1100
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Barometer
    - 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

    Note

    OnePlus 13:

    The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 and 210g. The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.

    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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