Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Realme 12 Pro Plus

1,199 USD

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Apple iPhone

Realme Mobiles

iPhone18,2, A3526, A3257, A3527, A3525

RMX3840

2025, September 05

2024, January 29

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

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

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

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

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

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41

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

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

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

161.5 x 74 x 8.8 mm (6.36 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)

233 g (8.22 oz)

190 g (6.70 oz)

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)

IP65 dust/water resistant

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)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige, Explorer Red

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

AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, 120Hz

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

6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

iOS 26

Android 14, Realme UI 5.0

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm)

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

Octa-core (4x2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Adreno 710

12GB

8GB/12GB

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

128GB/256GB/512GB

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

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

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

64 MP, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

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

8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide)

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

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

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

32MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide)

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

Panorama

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

1080p@30fps

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

5000 mAh, non-removable

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

100W wired

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

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

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

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

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

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

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0

AnTuTu: 534782 (v9), 660920 (v10) GeekBench: 2732 (v5), 2769 (v6) 3DMark Wild Life: 3081 (offscreen 1440p)

-26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 13:24h