COMPARE
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SPECIFICATIONS
DISPLAY
Size
iPhone 18 Pro: 6.3 inches
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 6.7 inches
Type
iPhone 18 Pro: Super Retina XDR (OLED)
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Super Retina XDR (OLED)
Resolution
iPhone 18 Pro: 2622×1206, 460 ppi
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 2778×1284, 458 ppi
Refresh rate
iPhone 18 Pro: ProMotion, adaptive, up to 120 Hz
iPhone 12 Pro Max: —
Features
iPhone 18 Pro: Dynamic Island, Always-On display
iPhone 12 Pro Max: HDR, True Tone
PROCESSOR
Chip
iPhone 18 Pro: A20 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max: A14 Bionic
Cores
iPhone 18 Pro: 6-core CPU (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores), 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, Dual 16-core Neural Engine
iPhone 12 Pro Max: latest-generation Neural Engine
CAMERA
Rear camera
iPhone 18 Pro: 48 MP Pro Fusion system: main with variable aperture (24 mm, ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0) 2x telephoto mode, ultra wide (13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 120°), telephoto 4x (100 mm, ƒ/2.8) 8x optical-quality mode (200 mm)
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Pro 12 MP system: ultra wide (ƒ/2.4, 120°), main (ƒ/1.6), telephoto (ƒ/2.2, 2.5x); 5x optical zoom range; LiDAR scanner
Front camera
iPhone 18 Pro: 18 MP Center Stage, ƒ/1.9
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 12 MP TrueDepth, ƒ/2.2
BATTERY
Video playback
iPhone 18 Pro: Up to 36 hours (Apple "Typical use" figure: up to 24 hours)
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Up to 20 hours
DESIGN
Materials
iPhone 18 Pro: aluminum unibody, Ceramic Shield 2 on the front, Ceramic Shield on the back
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Ceramic Shield on the front, textured matte glass back, stainless steel
Dimensions
iPhone 18 Pro: 71.9 × 150.0 × 8.75 mm
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 78.1 × 160.8 × 7.4 mm
Weight
iPhone 18 Pro: 211 g
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 228 g
Water resistance
iPhone 18 Pro: IP68 (up to 6 m, 30 min)
iPhone 12 Pro Max: IP68 (up to 6 m, 30 min)
CONNECTIVITY
Network
iPhone 18 Pro: 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), 4x4 MIMO; Apple C2 modem
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), Gigabit LTE
Wi-Fi
iPhone 18 Pro: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Apple N1 chip
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
iPhone 18 Pro: 6
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 5.0
Port
iPhone 18 Pro: USB-C (USB 3, up to 10 Gb/s)
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Lightning
SECURITY
Authentication
iPhone 18 Pro: Face ID (TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera)
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Face ID (TrueDepth camera)