Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

1,199 USD

1,199 USD

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Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone18,2, A3526, A3257, A3527, A3525

2020, November 13

2025, September 05

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

LTE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3526 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3257 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3525 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3527

SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3526 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3257 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3525 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3527

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)

163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

228 g (8.04 oz)

233 g (8.22 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Glass front, glass back, titanium frame (grade 5) Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 Anti-reflective coating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)

Graphite, Gold, Silver, Pacific Blue

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.7 inches, 110.3 cm2

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~442 ppi density)

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

iOS 14

iOS 26

Apple A14 (5nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

6GB

12GB

128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB NVMe

No

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/1.8, 78mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), 26 mm focal length 1.7 µm pixels, ƒ/1.6 aperture 100% Focus Pixels 7-element lens Sensor-shift OIS, Telephoto - 65 mm focal length ƒ/2.2 aperture Focus Pixels 6-element lens OIS,

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 8- to 10‑bit HDR recording, 700 million colors, Dolby Vision video

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

HDR, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 3, TrueDepth

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable Stand-by Up to 20 h (multimedia) Music play Up to 80 h

Li-Ion 4832 mAh - Nano SIM model Li-Ion 5088 mAh - eSIM only model

Fast charging 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.1, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

No

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort