Apple Iphone 12 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 6a

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - China; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 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 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - global, China, Hong Kong; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - USA/Canada; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - global version
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - global

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA/Canada; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-10

2022-05
Status

2020-11

2022-07

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) / Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Height

160.8 mm

152.2 mm
Width

78.1 mm

71.8 mm
Thickness

7.4 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

228 g

178 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

IP67 (1.5m for 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP68

IP67
Colors

Gold, Graphite, Pacific Blue, Silver

Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

OLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1284 x 2778 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

458 ppi

429 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Display features

HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone

Always-on display, HDR
DxOMark display score

88

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Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.1 GHz Firestorm

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-X1
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Icestorm

dual-core 2.25 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Google Tensor
GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G78 MP20
Memory RAM

6 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.2

Android 12

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.7 µm

(wide) , 12.2 MP, f/1.7 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm, 77˚ , 1/2.55" , 7x digital zoom
(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 65 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm, 2x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 17 mm, 1.25 µm, 114˚
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 13 mm, 1/3.6"
(depth) , TOF 3D LiDAR scanner
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, night sight, magic eraser
DxOMark photo

138

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DxOMark zoom

68

-
DxOMark video

113

-
DxOMark camera score

130

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 84˚ , 1.12 µm
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Face detection, digital image stabilization

Face unlock, HDR, real tone
Selfie camera video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

93

-
DxOMark camera score

98

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 3.1
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity