FPSVersusiPhone 12 vs iPhone 12 Pro Max
Performance score
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.
A smartphone's score is the score of its chip — our calculation from specs, not a benchmark. See screen, battery and cameras in the tables below.
Overview
| iPhone 12 | iPhone 12 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance (0–100) | 20.29 | 20.29 |
| Chip | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Brand | Apple | Apple |
| Release date | Q4 2020 | Q4 2020 |
| Launch price | $799 | $1099 |
| OS at launch | iOS 14 | iOS 14 |
Display
| iPhone 12 | iPhone 12 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.1″ | 6.7″ |
| Resolution | 2532×1170 | 2778×1284 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Display type | Super Retina XDR OLED | Super Retina XDR OLED |
Memory
| iPhone 12 | iPhone 12 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB | 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB |
Battery, cameras, body
| iPhone 12 | iPhone 12 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 3 |
| Front camera | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Weight | 164 g | 228 g |
Apple does not publish RAM size, battery capacity or charging power, so these are not listed for iPhones.
Pros and cons
iPhone 12
- more compact: 6.1″ vs 6.7″ screen
- lighter: 164 vs 228 g
- cheaper at launch: $799 vs $1099
iPhone 12 Pro Max
- more storage in the top version: 512 GB vs 256 GB
- bigger screen: 6.7″ vs 6.1″
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