Compare iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Battery

Battery
Up to 30 h Typical use, 45 h video playback
Up to 33 h Video playback Up to 30 h streamed video playback
Charging
50% in 15 min USB-C fast charge: up to 50% in around 15 minutes with a 60 W or higher adapter
About 50% in 20 min Up to 50% in about 20 minutes with 40 W or higher USB-C adapter About 30 minutes with 30 W or higher MagSafe MagSafe/Qi2 wireless up to 25 W

Fit and build

Display
6.9 in (175 mm) Super Retina XDR OLED, 2868 × 1320 at 460 ppi
6.3 in (160 mm) Super Retina XDR OLED, 2622 × 1206 at 460 ppi; Always-On; ProMotion up to 120 Hz; up to 3,000 nits outdoor peak brightness
Rear camera
48 MP Pro Fusion camera system; 48 MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture (f/1.48 to f/4.0), 24 mm
48 MP Pro Fusion system: 48 MP main (24 mm, f/1.78), 12 MP 2x optical-quality telephoto from main sensor, 48 MP ultra-wide (13 mm, f/2.2), 48 MP telephoto (100 mm, 4x, f/2.8), plus 12 MP 8x optical-quality option; up to 40x digital zoom
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB
Water resistance
6 m for 30 min · IP68 (maximum depth of 6 m up to 30 minutes)
6 m for 30 min · IP68 IEC 60529; up to 6 m for 30 minutes
Sound
Spatial Audio and stereo recording, four studio-quality mics
Built-in stereo speakers; Spatial Audio; four studio-quality microphones; supports AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
Unlock
Face ID, enabled by TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera
Face ID using TrueDepth camera
Buttons
Volume up/down, Action button, Camera Control, Side button; USB-C connector
Volume up/down, Action button, Camera Control, side button; USB-C with USB 3, up to 10Gb/s transfer speeds
Dynamic Island
Yes Dynamic Island, with Always-On display
Not confirmed
Video
4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps (Fusion Main)
4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps on main camera; ProRes up to 4K at 120 fps with external recording; ProRes RAW
Processor
A20 Pro: 6-core CPU (2 super cores, 4 efficiency cores), 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, Dual 16-core Neural Engine
A19 Pro with 6-core CPU, 6-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine
Size
78.0 × 163.4 × 8.75 mm, 249 g
71.9 × 150.0 × 8.75 mm; 206 g

Works with

Connectivity
5G (sub-6 and mmWave), Gigabit LTE, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, with the Apple N1 wireless chip
5G sub-6 and mmWave, N1 wireless networking chip, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread, UWB, NFC
Software
iOS 27
iOS 27 (launched with iOS 26)

In the box

  • iPhone 18 Pro Max
  • USB-C charging cable 1 m

Not confirmed

Options and ownership

Colors
Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy
Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue, Silver

Price

List price
From $1,299
From $1,099 (lowest of these two)
Price now
$1,549 Amazon · Checked Nov. 15, 2026
$1,099.99 Best Buy · Checked Nov. 12, 2026 (lowest of these two)
Availability
Available now
Available now Previous generation

Same on both

Front camera
18 MP Center Stage camera, f/1.9, autofocus with Focus Pixels
Design
Aluminum unibody design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back
Memory
12 GB RAM
Warranty
1 year Starts the day you buy it
Return window
14 days Starts the day it arrives

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