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Brand
apple
apple
Model
iPhone 12
iPhone Xs Max
Released
2020
2018
Operating System
iOS 14
iOS 12
CPU
Apple A14 Bionic APL1001 / APL1W01 (T8101)
2990 MHz
Apple A12 Bionic APL1081 / APL1W81 (T8020)
2490 MHz
RAM
mobile (LP) DDR4 SDRAM
2133 MHz
4 GB
mobile (LP) DDR4 SDRAM
-
4 GB
Graphical Controller
Apple A14MP4
N/A
Memory
128
64
Display Diagonal
6.1
6.5
Resolution
1170x2532
1242x2688
Display Type
AM-OLED
AM-OLED
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
-
Main Camera
4032x3024 px
12.2 MP
2.0 x optical zoom
4032x3024 px
12.2 MP
2.0 x optical zoom
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
3840x2160 px
60 fps
Flash
Yes
Yes
Front Camera
12.2 MP
4032x3024 px
7.2 MP
3088x2320 px
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
1920x1080 px
60 fps
Battery
Lithium-ion
3.83 V
2815 mAh
Lithium-ion
3.80 V
3179 mAh
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Protection from solid materials
6 Totally protected from dust
6 Totally protected from dust
Protection from liquids
8 Persistently protected against immersion beyond 1 meter of depth
8 Persistently protected against immersion beyond 1 meter of depth
Depth
74 mm
77 mm
Mass
162 g
208 g
SIM Card Slot
e-SIM (embedded)
e-SIM (embedded), Nano-SIM (4FF)
Scratch Resistant Screen
Ceramic shield
Yes
Number of Display Scales
1073.7
16.8
Display Width
2.54 Inch
2.72 Inch
Display Height
5.5 Inch
5.9 Inch
Additional sensors
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, Step counter, IR face sensor
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, IR face sensor
Compass
Yes
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes
A/V Out
Yes
Yes
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes
Yes