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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2411, A2412
  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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2410
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, October 13 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
Status Available. Released 2020, November 13 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
3D size compare
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 17.4 iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable (14.13 Wh) Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4 A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5
Price $ 399.99 / C$ 589.12 / £ 367.00 / € 469.90 About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 638584 (v8)
GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -23.8 LUFS (Very good) Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 95h Endurance rating 81h

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