Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 13 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Apple iPhone 13

Apple iPhone 13

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max or Apple iPhone 13 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple iPhone 13
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Release date 2020, October 13 2021, September 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in
Weight 228 g | 8.04 oz 174 g | 6.14 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3240 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 80 h
Stand by time - Up to 19 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.1" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 90.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 86.0%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1170 x 2532 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 460 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-800 nits (HBM)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
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/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/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, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 131 130
DxOMark Photo 131 138
DxOMark Video 130 117
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 132 99
DxOMark Photo 127 102
DxOMark Video 140 95

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 iOS 15
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard)
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 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1113059 1238187
Antutu 10 CPU 291444 317254
Antutu 10 GPU 333526 394639
Antutu 10 Mem 187526 218353
Antutu 10 UX 291444 317254
Antutu 9 Total 826703
Antutu 8 Total 638841
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2069 2190
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4748 5189
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062 17405
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586 1699
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940 4499

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
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, 5G, 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, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, 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
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

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