Apple iPhone 7 vs iPhone 12 Pro Max
45
out of 100
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73
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 7 (with Apple A10 Fusion) that was released on September 7, 2016, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 50 months after. 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 7
- Fingerprint scanner
- Better grip in hands – the body is 11 mm narrower
- Weighs 88 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- Comes with 1727 mAh larger battery capacity: 3687 vs 1960 mAh
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 21.8% more screen real estate
- 95% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (828K versus 425K)
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 62% longer battery life (35:25 vs 21:51 hours)
- 40% higher pixel density (458 vs 326 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Supports 18W fast charging
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (872 against 662 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 1284 x 2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.6% | 87.4% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 35.5 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | 1635:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.3 mm (5.44 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 67.1 mm (2.64 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 138 g (4.87 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Pink | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2340 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 4 (2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr
- 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 16 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~249.6 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 145680 | 234779 |
| GPU | 92807 | 256839 |
| Memory | 67381 | 153144 |
| UX | 115644 | 181729 |
| Total score | 425005 | 828500 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.5 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 62% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2579 | 7880 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32, 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 10 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.7) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| OS size | 12.5 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 1960 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max charge power | 5 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | 1:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 12:04 hr |
| Watching video | 08:03 hr | 14:25 hr |
| Gaming | 03:08 hr | 07:09 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - 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 |
| 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) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 7 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 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, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
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 | September 2016 | October 2020 |
| Release date | September 2016 | November 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 1.38 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
