iPhone 12 Pro Max vs 11 Pro Max

Finally! the long-awaited "total package" iPhone 12 Pro Max has been released. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is more than just the biggest model in the 2020 collection, with a super-sized smartphone boasting battery life and improved camera specifications. The 12 Pro Max follows in the steps of the 7 Plus with a camera upgrade obviously.

The 12 pro max is here with the starting price at  $1,099 no different from the starting price of the 11 pro max when it was first released in September 2019 with the highest price at $1,249 which is 512GB.

The Pro Max is always the best smartphone Apple releases amongst the series- the high-end screen, upgraded processor and camera, powerful speakers, and maximum battery life, c’mon! That’s the total package for an ideal iPhone user.

Comparing cameras, battery life, performance, and generally everything with the Latest phone and the earlier released phone.

lets dig-in further into the comparisons

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Features	iPhone 11 Pro Max	iPhone 12 Pro Max
Launch	September 2019	October 2020
Dimension	6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in
Weight	226 g (7.97 oz)	228 g (8.04 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
Storage capacity	64GB, 256GB, 512GB	128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Display size resolution	6.5inch OLED Retina XDR; 2,688x1,242 pixels	6.7inch OLED; 2,778x1,284 pixels
Pixel density	458 ppi	458ppi
Dimensions (inches)	6.22x3.06x0.32 in	160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
Weight (ounces, gram)	7.97 oz; 226g	8.03 oz; 228g
Mobile software	iOS 13	iOS 14
Camera	12megapixel (wide), 12megapixel (ultrawide), 12megapixel (telephoto)	12megapixel (wide), 12megapixel (ultrawide), 12megapixel (telephoto)
Front facing camera	12 megapixel	12megapixel
Video capture	4k	4k
Processor	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple Bionic 14
Ram	undisclosed	undisclosed
Expandable storage	NIL	NIL
Finger print sensor	None (Face ID)	(None Face ID)
Connector	lightning	lightning
Headphone jack	none	none
Special features	Water resistant (IP68); dualSIM capabilities (nanoSIM and eSIM); wireless charging	Lidar scanner; 5G enabled; MagSafe; waterresistant (IP68); wireless charging; dualSIM capabilities (nanoSIM and eSIM)
Price	$1,099 (64GB), $1,249 (256GB), $1,449 (512GB)	1,099 (128GB), $1,199 (256GB), $1,399 (512GB)

Summary:

Both iPhone models come in 4 colors, the iPhone 11 Pro Max comes in Midnight green, Silver, Space Grey, and Gold while the 12 Pro Max comes in Silver, Graphite, Pacific blue, and Gold

The obvious aesthetic difference between the 11/12 Pro Max is the squared-off edge look from the iPhone 5 redesigned into a stainless steel frame.

In addition, The newly released phone features slimmer bezels that accommodate a larger screen without ‘greatly’ increasing the phone's overall size and weight. The iPhone 11 Pro Max's 6.5-inch screen is now 6.7 inches in the iPhone 12 Pro Max.

As opposed to the gorilla glass screen on the 11 Pro Max, the 12 pro max comes with a ceramic shield screen which gives the phone a 4x better drop performance than the 11 Pro Max.

Unlike the iPhone 11 Pro Max, the 12 Pro Max supports 5G and comes with an A14 Bionic processor. Speaking of 5G, the driving sales force behind this model is the 5G connectivity. After series of tests, the battery lasted roughly 9 hours with the 5G which is expected as 5G was foreseen to drain the battery hence, the reason "Smart Data mode" was introduced by Apple to selectively switch to 4G when fast, high def data downloaded isn't needed. 

The 11 Pro Max camera has 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 12-megapixel (telephoto) just like the 12 Pro Max. However, the iPhone 12 Pro Max does better with its overall optical zooming range, of 2.5x optical zoom-out as against the 2x of the 11 Pro Max even though the difference is barely noticeable, So, if you're a daytime shooter there's really no need to upgrade.

Apple also made the wide camera sensor better for low-light pictures, introduced night mode to portrait, and the ultra-wide camera now has night mode on the 12 Pro Max as well. 

Verdict:

The already discontinued 11 Pro Max, is still an excellent phone, with a high-resolution OLED display, three-camera array (with Deep Fusion technology), and a sleek matte-glass finish. You'll also save about $100 by going with last year's model, which is far from pocket change. 

Asides from the 5G connectivity, faster processor with the A14 Bionic chip as-well-as the low light performance and faster auto-focus (sounds like a lot, I know!) you're really not missing much. 

So, if you're really not upgrading from an X or older model, I suggest you stick to the 11 pro max for another year. I mean the 12 Pro Max is incredibly solid on every front and will serve you well, but so will your 11 Pro Max.