Realme 12 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

1,199 USD

1,199 USD

Available

Available

Realme Mobiles

Apple iPhone

RMX3840

iPhone18,2, A3526, A3257, A3527, A3525

2024, January 29

2025, September 05

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 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 - 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, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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, 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)

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

190 g (6.70 oz)

233 g (8.22 oz)

IP65 dust/water resistant

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)

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

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)

Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige, Explorer Red

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, 120Hz

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

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

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

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

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

Android 14, Realme UI 5.0

iOS 26

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

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

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

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

Adreno 710

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

8GB/12GB

12GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

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

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

48 MP, f/1.6, 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

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

8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide)

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, 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@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 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

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

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

Panorama

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

1080p@30fps

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

5000 mAh, non-removable

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

100W wired

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

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

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 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, tri-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