May 30, 2025BF3D-0035Partly right

What chip does the iPhone 17 Pro Max use?

The iPhone 17 Pro Max will use an A19 Pro chip and 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM.

Did it turn out to be true?

Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. Jeff Pu reported it on May 30, 2025 in 9to5Mac. That was 102 days before Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max was announced on Sep 9, 2025. iPhone 17 Pro Max shipped with A19 Pro, but Apple does not publish the claimed 12GB LPDDR5X RAM capacity/type.

Reported by
Jeff Pu
We read it in
9to5Mac
Product
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max · reported as “iPhone 17 Pro Max”
Ahead of the announcement
102 days · announced Sep 9, 2025 · from our product record · source
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The story of this report

  1. May 30, 2025Jeff Pu reported it · 9to5Mac
  2. Sep 9, 2025Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max was announced · from our product record
  3. OutcomePartly rightiPhone 17 Pro Max shipped with A19 Pro, but Apple does not publish the claimed 12GB LPDDR5X RAM capacity/type.

Who reported it

Jeff Pu · Analyst

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What we know now

Questions about this report

What chip does the iPhone 17 Pro Max use?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. iPhone 17 Pro Max shipped with A19 Pro, but Apple does not publish the claimed 12GB LPDDR5X RAM capacity/type.
Who reported it first?
Jeff Pu reported it on May 30, 2025 in 9to5Mac.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 102 days before Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max was announced on Sep 9, 2025.