Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) is ₹89,901 dearer.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage)
Apple
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
₹1,59,900
Apple does not publish an update commitment, unlike Google and Samsung, so the six to seven years here is inferred from history rather than promised -- worth knowing when comparing against a Pixel's explicit seven.
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OnePlus
OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage)
₹69,999
The 4500 nit headline is a small-window peak; sustained full-screen output is about 1600 nits, which is still excellent and roughly a third of the advertised figure.
Full details →Who the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is for
Buy it if: Anyone in the Apple ecosystem wanting the longest practical support and ProRes video capability.
Avoid it if: Anyone who wants a published update commitment, or fast charging.
Who the OnePlus 12 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting flagship performance, a periscope telephoto and genuinely fast charging.
Avoid it if: Anyone who needs IP68 immersion resistance, or a phone under 200 g.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 13 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | OnePlus 12 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,59,900 | ₹69,999 |
| Battery | 4441 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Charging | About 27 W wired, 15 W MagSafe -- roughly 100 minutes to full | 100 W wired, 50 W wireless -- 1 to 100 percent in about 26 minutes |
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro, 3 nanometre | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Display | 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR LTPO, 120 Hz ProMotion | 6.82 inch LTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz adaptive 1 to 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak outdoors, 1000 nits sustained full screen | 4500 nits peak on a small window, about 1600 nits sustained full screen |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB LPDDR5X |
| Rear camera | 48 MP main with OIS + 12 MP periscope 5x + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP Sony LYT-808 with OIS + 64 MP periscope 3x + 48 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS, based on Apple's history rather than a published commitment | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB NVMe | 512 GB UFS 4.0 |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 -- not IP68, which is unusual at this price |
| Weight | 221 g | 220 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Port | USB-C, but USB 3 speeds only on Pro models -- 10 Gbps | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.