iPhone 12 vs iPhone 14 Pro Max

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is larger and heavier than the iPhone 12. Measurements for the iPhone 14 Pro Max are as follows: 6.33” (H) x 3.05” (W) x 0.31” (D), with a display size of 6.7” and a weight of 8.47 ounces. In comparison, the iPhone 12 measurements are 5.78” (H) x 2.82” (W) x 0.29” (D), with a display size of 6.1” and a weight of 5.78 ounces.

The iPhone 12 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max both feature a front-facing 12MP TrueDepth camera, but the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a more advanced rear camera. The iPhone 12 has a dual 12MP rear camera with a wide and ultra-wide lens. The iPhone 14 Pro Max has a triple “Pro” rear camera with a 48MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, and 12MP telephoto lens. The iPhone 14 Pro Max also has several camera-related features that are unavailable on the iPhone 12. These features include Photonic Engine and Action mode, along with Apple ProRAW, Night mode portraits, macro photography, ProRes video recording, a Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field, and more.

The display on the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max share some common features, but overall, the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a larger and higher quality display. The iPhone 12 features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with a resolution of 2532 x 1170, a typical max brightness of 625 nits, and an HDR max brightness of 1200 nits. In comparison, the iPhone 14 Pro Max features an always-on 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display with a resolution of 2796 x 1290, a typical max brightness of 1000 nits, and an HDR max brightness of 1600 nits. The iPhone 14 Pro Max display also supports the Dynamic Island and has ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz. The common features include HDR, True Tone, wide color (P3), and Haptic Touch.

The iPhone 12 is powered by a 2,815 mAh battery and the iPhone 14 Pro Max is powered by a 4,323 mAh battery. These battery capacities allow for up to 17 hours of video playback time or up to 65 hours of audio playback time on the iPhone 12, and up to 29 hours of video playback time or up to 95 hours of audio playback time on the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Otherwise, both of these phones are fast-charge capable when using an Apple 20W wall power adapter and Lightning cable, and support Apple MagSafe charging and Qi wireless charging.