Apple iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11 Pro Max
60
out of 100
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61
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 12 (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 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1341K versus 1182K)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- Weighs 62 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.3 mm narrower
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1997 and 1748 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Comes with 1154 mAh larger battery capacity: 3969 vs 2815 mAh
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Shows 11% longer battery life (23:30 vs 21:15 hours)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (796 against 651 nits)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1170 x 2532 pixels | 1242 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | - | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 84.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 226 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 16 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 11 Pro Max
6.5″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
iPhone 12
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red | 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 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1278 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17099 | 14182 |
| Single-core score | 1997 | 1748 |
| Multi-core score | 4665 | 4187 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 402035 | 353295 |
| GPU | 336490 | 306685 |
| Memory | 153915 | 131245 |
| UX | 449135 | 391689 |
| Total score | 1341575 | 1182914 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 76% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 13 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | 10 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 7 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2651 | 2646 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 74% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2155 | 2068 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-26 (Hellomt) | AnTuTu 11 | 1334721 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (🇷🇺010) | AnTuTu 11 | 1384982 |
| 📘 2026-03-23 (Roma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1326030 |
| 📘 2026-03-06 (RuL) | AnTuTu 11 | 1365684 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (hypothetic nuisance) | AnTuTu 11 | 1341575 |
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Phzinho) | AnTuTu 11 | 1190389 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 -> Raxxxy | AnTuTu 11 | 1182914 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 (RAXXXY) | AnTuTu 11 | 1182914 |
| 📘 2026-02-12 (Absl) | AnTuTu 11 | 1174939 |
| 📘 2024-11-28 (Nehul Tyagi) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14182 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS size | 7 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 2815 mAh | 3969 mAh |
| Max 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 |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:00 hr | 08:51 hr |
| Watching video | 12:09 hr | 14:18 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Quad 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 65 |
| Preview | 74 | 76 |
| Zoom | 60 | 88 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 127 | 115 |
| Video | 140 | 134 |
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 | October 2020 | September 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $800 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 17 | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - 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
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max. But if the performance, gaming, and design are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 12.
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