OnePlus Ace 3 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Ace 3 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 OnePlus Ace 3
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 207g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Ace 3 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Ace 3
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 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Ace 3
90.9 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Ace 3 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 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 740 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Ace 3
1995
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Ace 3
5290
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
5114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19951976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52905114
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Ace 3
1609021
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1139529
CPU380460309114
GPU592831346277
Memory317920174323
UX317809309815
NanoReview Score16090211139529
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Ace 3
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 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 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 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin ColorOS 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 3687 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:26 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Ace 3
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 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash 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 480 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 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/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.561/1.9
Pixel size1 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/4.01/3.4
Pixel size1.14 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Ace 3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Video quality
OnePlus Ace 3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
Overall camera score
OnePlus Ace 3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a80
Zoomn/a115

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Ace 3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
127
Video quality
OnePlus Ace 3
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 5.3 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/4/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)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 Ace 3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
81.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr November, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 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

Note

OnePlus Ace 3:

This is the Chinese version of the global OnePlus 12R with some differences.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Ace 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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