Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs iPhone 11 Pro Max
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max (with Apple A14 Bionic) that was released on October 13, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 13 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (737K versus 637K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (869 against 795 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1608 and 1328 points
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1284 x 2778 pixels | 1242 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 83.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 238 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max. clock | 3100 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| FLOPS | - | ~736 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 199661 | 152251 |
| GPU | 262671 | 259958 |
| Memory | 132086 | 105767 |
| UX | 136404 | 117748 |
| Total score | 737584 | 637643 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 75% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 47 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7882 | 7460 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 64, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3687 mAh | 3969 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:32 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:04 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Watching video | 14:25 hr | 16:42 hr |
| Gaming | 07:11 hr | 07:08 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 124 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (97th and 66th place)
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 65 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX613 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4290 x 2800 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | No |
| USB version | - | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2020 | September 2019 |
| Release date | November 2020 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max. It has a better display, performance, camera, and design.
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