Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple's 2020 flagship at full size: the first Max with sensor-shift OIS, a stainless frame, and MagSafe. Still a fixture of the used market, where its camera and A14 hold up better than its 60Hz screen.
Pros
- Sensor-shift OIS main camera
- A14 Bionic still fluid for daily use
- MagSafe and IP68
- Strong resale and parts ecosystem
Cons
- 60Hz display on a flagship
- 20W charging is slow
- 228g of stainless steel
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone 12 Pro Max
Display
- Screen size
- 6.7 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2778x1284
- Pixel density
- 458 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A14 Bionic
- AnTuTu 10
- 950,000Top 51%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,080Top 28%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,900Top 35%
- RAM (max)
- 6 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.6
- Ultra-wide
- 12 MP
- Telephoto
- 12 MP
- Optical zoom
- 2.5 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 3,687 mAh
- Wired charging
- 20 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 228 g
- Thickness
- 7.4 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Stainless steel
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- Lightning
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 14
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone 12 Pro Max good in 2026?
The iPhone 12 Pro Max earns an Inno Score of 42.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's 2020 flagship at full size: the first Max with sensor-shift OIS, a stainless frame, and MagSafe. Still a fixture of the used market, where its camera and A14 hold up better than its 60Hz screen.
What is the iPhone 12 Pro Max AnTuTu score?
The iPhone 12 Pro Max scores 950,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 51% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 2,080 single-core and 4,900 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the iPhone 12 Pro Max?
Chipset: Apple A14 Bionic · Screen size: 6.7 ″ · Capacity: 3,687 mAh · Main camera: 12 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone 12 Pro Max?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are POCO X3 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, iPhone 13 mini — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
