Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

6 differences
SpecificationApple iPhone 12 Pro MaxApple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs12 MP48 MP
Display diagonalDiffers6.7"6.9"
Operating system installedDiffersiOS 14iOS 26
Available colour(s)DiffersSilver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific BlueCosmic Orange, Deep Blue, Silver
Model numberDiffersA2341, A2342iPhone 17 Pro Max
BluetoothSameYesYes
Mobile network generationSame5G5G
PlatformSameiOSiOS
3G standardsnot knownUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPAnot known
4G standardnot knownFDD-LTE, TD-LTEnot known
5G standardnot known5G NRnot known
SIM card capabilitynot knownDual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM) (6 GB RAM · 128 GB · dual sim (nano-sim and esim), 6 GB RAM · 128 GB · nano-sim + esim, 6 GB RAM · 256 GB · dual sim (nano-sim and esim), 6 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim, 6 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim)not known
SIM card typenot knownNano-SIM + eSIM (6 GB RAM · 128 GB · dual sim (nano-sim and esim), 6 GB RAM · 128 GB · nano-sim + esim, 6 GB RAM · 256 GB · dual sim (nano-sim and esim), 6 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim, 6 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim)not known
Front camera resolution (numeric)not known12 MPnot known
Front camera typenot knownTrueDepth cameranot known
Rear camera flashnot knownYesnot known
Rear camera typenot knownUltra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto camerasnot known
Depthnot known7.4 mmnot known
Heightnot known160.8 mmnot known
Weightnot known228 gnot known
Widthnot known78.1 mmnot known
Display resolutionnot known2778 x 1284 pixelsnot known
Processor familynot knownA14 Bionicnot known
Processor modelnot knownA14 Bionicnot known
Continuous video playback time (max)not known20 hnot known
International Protection (IP) codenot knownIP68not known
Position locationnot knownYesnot known
Wireless charging powernot known15 Wnot known
USB Type-C charging portnot knownNonot known
Internal storage capacitynot known128 GB (6 GB RAM · 128 GB · dual sim (nano-sim and esim), 6 GB RAM · 128 GB · nano-sim + esim) · 256 GB (6 GB RAM · 256 GB · dual sim (nano-sim and esim), 6 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim) · 512 GB (6 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim)not known
(sg) Charger typenot knownnot knownUSB-C 40W power adapter or higher
(sg) Inputs and outputsnot knownLightning connectornot known
(sg) Touch IDnot knownFace IDnot known
4G FDD-LTEnot knownYesnot known
4G TD-LTEnot knownYesnot known
Box contentsnot knowniPhone with iOS 14, USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentationnot known
Resolution descriptionnot known2778 x 1284 pixels, 458 ppinot known
AC adapter includednot knownNonot known