Apple iPhone 12 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Apple
iPhone 12
Apple
iPhone 17 Pro Max
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Apple
- Release date
- October 2020, 5 years 7 months ago
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 1.083.947 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 86% of devices
- 2.309.555 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 1,469.00 ($ 1,719.86)
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.9"
- Resolution
- 1170 x 2532 px FHD+
- 1320 x 2868 px QHD
- Type
- Oled
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Wide screen notch, Brightnes 625 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, Corning Gorilla Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, 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, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A14 Bionic
- Apple A19 Pro
- CPU
- 2x Icestorm 3.1 GHz + 4x Firestorm 1.8 GHz
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Hexa-Core
- Process
- 5 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 3.1 GHz
- 4 GHz
- GPU
- Apple 4-core graphics processing unit A14 GPU
- 6 core GPU
- RAM
- 4 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.6
- Sensor
- Sony IMX503
- Sony IMX903
- Pixel size
- 1.40 µm
- 1.22 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/2.55"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 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), 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 18 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX514
- Sony IMX914
- Pixel size
- —
- 0.96 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 2815 mAh
- 4823 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 40.0W
- Wireless charging
- 20W adapter sold separately, MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W10, Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- 25W Wireless Charging
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 53h
Storage
- Capacity
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- NVMe
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.5 mm 146.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.0 mm 163.4 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 162 g
- 233 g
- Materials
- Glass , Aluminium
- Aluminium alloy , Ceramics
- Colors
- Black White Blue Red Green
- White Blue Orange
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 87 %
- 91 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- 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 + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- 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) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- 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), 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), 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, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
