Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus or Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Release date 2022, September 07 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in
Weight 203 g | 7.16 oz 228 g | 8.04 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Battery 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 80 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 6.7" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 87.4%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
- Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
-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)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 133 131
DxOMark Photo 135 131
DxOMark Video 146 130
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'', PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps) HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 144 132
DxOMark Photo 138 127
DxOMark Video 153 140

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 16 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1306734 1113059
Antutu 10 CPU 333230 291444
Antutu 10 GPU 437446 333526
Antutu 10 Mem 225560 187526
Antutu 10 UX 333230 291444
Antutu 9 Total 823214
Antutu 8 Total 638841
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2239 2069
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5447 4748
GeekBench 6 Metal 20180 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1724 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4625 3940

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
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) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
-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
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, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.99 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 - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- 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)
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

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