Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Released October 2020

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Summary

Pros

  • Screen always readable in various (day) lighting because of default True Tone feature 
  • Video viewing and recording  
  • Fast and accurate autofocus particularly adapted to the capture of moving subjects
  • Detail in images even in low light 
  • Bright selfies even in very dark lighting conditions 
  • Accurate preview 
  • Immersive and stereo sound, particularly adapted for gaming and videos 
  • Sound quality in audio recording, even at high volume, for concerts and shows

Cons

  • Yellow-orange color cast on display 
  • Screen not bright enough at night 
  • Prominent notch on screen interferes with gaming and video viewing 
  • Limited zooming range
  • Battery charging inefficiencies 

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
Selfie
! This evaluation is based on the version 5 of our Camera test protocol. Results are not directly compatible with those from the latest version 6, which employs an updated evaluation framework
131
camera
Overall Camera Score i
131
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 169
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra

Sub-scores

Photo i
131
110
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 170
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Video i
130
90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 166
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Tests

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max camera
127
display
114th

in Global Ranking

75th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Display Score i
127
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 160
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Sub-scores

Readability i
129
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Color i
126
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 165
Top score
Google Pixel 8
Video i
126
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 167
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Touch i
130
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Tests

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max display
140
audio
23rd

in Global Ranking

16th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Audio Score i
140
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
140
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
140
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max audio
121
battery
92nd

in Global Ranking

22nd

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Battery Score i
121
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 164
Top score
Motorola Edge 60 Pro

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
124
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 197
Top score
Honor Magic7 Lite
Charging i
109
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Efficiency i
140
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 1h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h57
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
2h27
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
3h14 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max battery
132
selfie
33rd

in Global Ranking

26th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Selfie Score i
132
25
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 151
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Sub-scores

Photo i
127
18
ZTE Axon 20 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Video i
140
38
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 156
Top score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max selfie

Specifications

160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4mm

Dimensions

5G
Single SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

128/256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Tele, Ultra-Wide

Main camera
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Video

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