Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max or Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)
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Release date 2020, October 13 2020, April 15
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in
Weight 228 g | 8.04 oz 148 g | 5.22 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Black, White, Red
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 80 h
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Retina IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 4.7" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 65.4%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits max brightness (advertised)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS)
-12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
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, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 131 103
DxOMark Photo 131 108
DxOMark Video 130 105
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 7 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
7 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 132 84
DxOMark Photo 127 85
DxOMark Video 140 83

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 iOS 13
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1113059 727313
Antutu 10 CPU 291444 179992
Antutu 10 GPU 333526 243820
Antutu 10 Mem 187526 125429
Antutu 10 UX 291444 179992
Antutu 8 Total 638841 465664
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2069
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4748
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586 1326
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940 2653

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 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
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

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