Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 15

Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple
iPhone 15
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Apple
- Release date
- October 2020, 5 years 7 months ago
- September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 1.296.378 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 88% of devices
- 1.470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77)
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.1"
- Resolution
- 1284 x 2778 px QHD
- 1179 x 2556 px QHD
- Type
- Oled
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Medium-sized Notch, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, Wide Color display (P3), True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Scratch resistant, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
- Hole-punch Notch, 60Hz refresh rate, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A14 Bionic
- Apple A16 Bionic APL1W10
- CPU
- 2x Icestorm 3.1 GHz + 4x Firestorm 1.8 GHz
- 2x3.46 GHz Everest +4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Hexa-Core
- Process
- 5 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3.1 GHz
- 3.46 GHz
- GPU
- Apple 4-core graphics processing unit A14 GPU
- 5 cores Apple GPU 1398 MHz
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.6
- Sensor
- Sony IMX603
- Sony IMX904
- Pixel size
- 1.70 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/1.56"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX514
- Sony IMX714
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3687 mAh
- 3349 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 20.0W
- Wireless charging
- * Unconfirmed capacity, 20W adapter sold separately, MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W10, Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging, 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging, Battery capacity rumored
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 34h
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- NVMe
Body
- Dimensions
- 78.1 mm 160.8 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- 71.6 mm 147.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 226 g
- 171 g
- Materials
- Glass , Aluminium
- Glass , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Colors
- Blue Gold Silver Gray
- Black Blue Yellow Pink Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 87 %
- 86 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo
- USB
- —
- USB Type-C
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- CDMA2000 EV-DO REV.A, CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- No
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Stereo Speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS / DTS X, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones










