Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,121, while Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB scores 3,636, making Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 3687 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 128 GB, making Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020
10 Mar, 2021
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic
Snapdragon 888
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1284x2778 px (FHD+)
1080x2448 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
24 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3687 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging
65W Hyper Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Class-leading performance
  • Spectacular audio setup
  • Stunning display
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Large and heavy
  • Sub-par cameras
  • No IP rating or wireless charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(2,794 ratings)
4.1/5
(674 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

651,459
AnTuTu Score
722,427
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
17h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
Mar 10, 2021
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

7 Year
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

8 Year
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
ROG UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 660
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

651,459
722,427
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
21.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
3.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

46.6 %
18.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1284x2778 px (FHD+)
1080x2448 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits
800 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
144 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:4:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
395 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.55 %
81.95 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

160.8 mm
172.8 mm
162.7 mm

Width

78.1 mm
77.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
10.2 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

226 grams
238 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1.7µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
24 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3687 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 65W Hyper Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
17h 01m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 8m 9s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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