Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.26 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 has an overall score of 88.7, which is a little bit better than the iPhone XS Max's general score of 84.5. IPhone 12's construction is way newer, a little bit thinner and noticeably lighter than the iPhone XS Max. IPhone 12 counts with a bit superior processor than Apple iPhone XS Max. Both of them have a 64-bit CPU, the same RAM memory amount and 6 processing cores.
Apple iPhone 12 has a little bit better looking screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution, it also counts with much more brightness and a little greater pixels amount per inch in the display. The iPhone XS Max takes just a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 12, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photography, they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, a 12 mega pixels camera and the same video definition.
IPhone 12 features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Apple iPhone XS Max one, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The iPhone XS Max has a little longer battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 3179mAh battery size against 2815mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Apple iPhone 12 is also a lot cheaper.
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