Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs iPhone 11 Pro Max
71
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69
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 12 Pro (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 devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- Weighs 37 grams less
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1953 and 1596 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.3 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Comes with 1154 mAh larger battery capacity: 3969 vs 2815 mAh
- Shows 23% longer battery life (36:46 vs 29:48 hours)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
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
Value for money
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 | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86% | 83.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 277 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
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 | 189 g (6.67 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 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Apple A13 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)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 235725 | 244077 |
| GPU | 264025 | 316064 |
| Memory | 152158 | 158637 |
| UX | 182343 | 193080 |
| Total score | 838760 | 915069 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.1 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 76% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7430 | 7461 |
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 17) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| OS size | 14 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:54 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Watching video | 12:40 hr | 16:42 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 07:02 hr |
| Standby | 104 hr | 124 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | 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 60FPS |
| 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: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - 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/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (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 - Sensor: 1/3.6" (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 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 | - |
| 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 | October 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 |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 12 Pro . But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max .
