Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced October 2020 2020, November 24 September 2023
Status Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - January 2021 Available - September 2023
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 159,900 ($1199.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White, Blue, Red Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 LTE (unspecified) LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 10 iOS 17
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Hexa-core (2x + 4x), Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) - Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
RAM N/A 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory No microSDXC No

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
HD+ TFT display FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.5 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 83.64% 89.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No microSDXC No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Capacity - 5000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 17 h (multimedia) - -
Talk Time - - -