Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: | What is the main difference?

Size and Weight

Height

163.4 mm, 6.43 inch

149.6 mm, 5.89 inch

146.9 mm, 5.78 inch

Width

78 mm, 3.07 inch

71.5 mm, 2.81 inch

70.5 mm, 2.78 inch

Depth

8.75 mm, 0.34 inches

7.95 mm, 0.31 inches

7.2 mm, 0.28 inches

Weight

233 g, 8.22 ounces

177 g, 6.24 ounces

162 g, 5.71 ounces

Display

Size

diagonal 174.25 mm, 6.9 inch

diagonal 159.26 mm, 6.3 inch

diagonal 156.4 mm, 6.2 inch

Resolution

1320x2868 pixels

460 PPI

1206x2622 pixels

460 PPI

1080x2340 pixels

419 PPI

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Screen-to-body

90.5%

90.0%

89.9%

Features

Super Retina XDR

glass (Corning Ceramic Shield)

Super Retina XDR

glass (Corning Ceramic Shield)

Dynamic AMOLED

glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

Hardware

System chip

Apple A19 Pro APL1V12 T8150 (Thera)

4260 MHz

Apple A19 APL1V13 T8150a (Tilos)

4260 MHz

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AC (Sun)

4470 MHz

GPU

Apple G18P MP6

-

Apple G18P MP5

-

Qualcomm Adreno 830

-

RAM

12 GB

LPDDR5X SDRAM

-

8 GB

LPDDR5X SDRAM

-

12 GB

LPDDR5X SDRAM

-

Storage

256 GB, 2048 GB

256 GB, 512 GB

OS

Apple iOS 26

Google Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream), One UI 7.1

Additional features

Voice Command, Navigation software, Augmented Reality (AR), Intelligent personal assistant, Voice Recognition, Face Recognition

Voice Command, Business card recognition, Navigation software, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) support, Intelligent personal assistant, Voice Recognition, Face Recognition

Battery

Capacity

4823 mAh

3692 mAh

4000 mAh

Type

Lithium-ion — 1 cell

Non-removable

Lithium-ion — 1 cell

Non-removable

Lithium-ion — 1 cell

Non-removable

Charging

Qi wireless charging, MagSafe

18.76 Wh

Qi wireless charging, MagSafe

14.36 Wh

PMA wireless charging, Qi wireless charging

15.60 Wh

Max charge speed

Wired: 40.0 W charging

Wireless: 25.0 W

Wired: 30.0 W charging

Wireless: 25.0 W

Wired: 25.0 W

Wireless: 15.0 W

Main Camera

First Camera

Resolution

48.0 MP

50.1 MP

Video format

3G2, HEVC

Video resolution

3840x2160 pixel, 120 fps

3840x2160 pixel, 60 fps

7680x4320 pixel, 30 fps

Image format

JPG, RAW, HEIF

JPG, HEIF

JPG, RAW, HEIF

Focus

Phase-Detection Autofocus (PD AF)

Zoom

4.0 x optical zoom

1.0 x optical zoom, 20.0 x digital zoom

3.0 x optical zoom, 10.0 x digital zoom

Sensor

BSI CMOS

Flash

single LED

Pixel size

1.22 micrometer

1.00 micrometer

Aperture (w)

f/1.78

f/1.60

f/1.80

Sensor format

1/1.28

1/1.56

Resolution (h x w)

8000x6000 pixel

8160x6144 pixel

Module

Sony IMX903

Sony IMX904

Samsung S5KGN3

Features

Video Stabilizer (EIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Video Stabilizer (OIS), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Red-eye effect reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection

Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS), Video Stabilizer (EIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Video Stabilizer (OIS), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Red-eye effect reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Refocus, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection

Second Camera

Resolution

48.0 MP

12.0 MP

Focus

Phase-Detection Autofocus (PD AF)

-

Aperture size

f/2.20

Focal Length

13 mm

Third Camera

Resolution

48.0 MP

-

10.0 MP

Aperture size

f/2.80

-

f/2.40

Focal Length

100 mm

-

67 mm

Selfie Camera

Resolution

18.0 MP

12.0 MP

Video format

3G2, HEVC

3GP, 3G2, HEVC

Video resolution

3840x2160 pixel, 60 fps

3840x2160 pixel, 30 fps

Image format

JPG, RAW, HEIF

JPG, HEIF

JPG, RAW, HEIF

Focus

Phase-Detection Autofocus (PD AF)

Sensor

BSI CMOS

Pixel size

-

1.00 micrometer

1.12 micrometer

Aperture (w)

f/1.90

f/2.20

Sensor format

-

1/3.24

Resolution (h x w)

4892x3672 pixel

4000x3000 pixel

Module

Sony IMX914

Samsung S5K3LU

Minimum focal length

20 mm

26 mm

Features

Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS), Video Stabilizer (EIS), HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Smile detection, Face retouch

Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS), Video Stabilizer (EIS), HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection

HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection

Cellular and Wireless

5G

-

5G

SIM type

e-SIM (embedded)

SIM count

Dual

WI-FI

Wi-Fi Calling (UMA), Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi)

DLNA, Miracast, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Tethering, WiDi, Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 6.0

Bluetooth 5.4

Location

GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, GLONASS

Audio

Channel

8

stereo

Output

USB Type-C

Microphone

4

3

stereo

AV out

DisplayPort, Type C

AV resolution

3840x2160 (2160p) 4K UHD

Hearing aid compatibility

M3, T4

M3, T3

Other

Resistance

IP68

-

Version

A3257

A3258

SM-S931Q

Alias

-

Samsung Paradigm 1

Region

Central America, North America (NA)

Asia

Manufacturer

Foxconn

Samsung Electronics

Performance

GeekBench score

9843

9257

9205

3DMark score

-

12490

Buyers information

Officially announced

-

January 22, 2025

Released

September 19, 2025

February 14, 2025

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