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Brand
apple
apple
Model
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 12
Released
2023
2020
Operating System
iOS 17
iOS 14
CPU
Apple A17 Pro APL1002 / APL1V02 (T8130)
3780 MHz
Apple A14 Bionic APL1001 / APL1W01 (T8101)
2990 MHz
RAM
LPDDR5 SDRAM
-
8 GB
mobile (LP) DDR4 SDRAM
2133 MHz
4 GB
Graphical Controller
Apple A17MP6
Apple A14MP4
Memory
256
128
Display Diagonal
6.7
6.1
Resolution
1290x2796
1170x2532
Display Type
AM-OLED
AM-OLED
Display Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60 Hz
Main Camera
8000x6000 px
48.0 MP
5.0 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
12.2 MP
4032x3024 px
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
3840x2160 px
60 fps
Battery
Lithium-ion
3.87 V
4422 mAh
Lithium-ion
3.83 V
2815 mAh
Bluetooth
5.3
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
8.25 mm
74 mm
Mass
221 g
162 g
SIM Card Slot
e-SIM (embedded), Nano-SIM (4FF)
e-SIM (embedded)
Scratch Resistant Screen
Corning Ceramic Shield
Ceramic shield
Number of Display Scales
1073.7
1073.7
Display Width
2.8 Inch
2.54 Inch
Display Height
6.07 Inch
5.5 Inch
Additional sensors
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, Step counter, IR face sensor, LiDAR
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, Step counter, IR face sensor
Compass
Yes
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes
A/V Out
DisplayPort (Unspecified)
Yes
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes
Yes