Realme 12 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

1,199 USD

1,199 USD

Available

Available

Realme Mobiles

Apple iPhone

RMX3840

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3

2024, January 29

2024, September 24

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

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

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

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

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

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

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

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 - A3296 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 - A3084 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 - A3295 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 - A3297

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

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

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

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

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

190 g (6.70 oz)

225 g (7.94 oz)

IP65 dust/water resistant

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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

SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige, Explorer Red

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, 120Hz

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision

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

6.9 inches, 116.3 cm2 (~92.0% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1328 x 2878 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 14, Realme UI 5.0

iOS 18

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

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

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

Hexa-core

Adreno 710

Apple GPU

8GB/12GB

8GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB NVMe

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

48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

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

12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide)

48 MP, (ultrawide), dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

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

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec.

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

12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Panorama

HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)

1080p@30fps

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

5000 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion, non-removable

100W wired

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

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

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband 2 (UWB) support Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

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

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

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.4, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

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

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

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