iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPhone 17 Pro
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks and the SpecEagle AI verdict.
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AI Verdict
The iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro finish level on the SpecEagle score (91/100 each). The iPhone 16 Pro Max leads on Display, Battery, Build, while the iPhone 17 Pro answers on Value — pick on ecosystem and price.
SpecEagle subscores
94
Display
90
92
Camera
92
96
Performance
96
86
Battery
84
95
Build
88
80
Value
82
Category wins: iPhone 16 Pro Max 3 · 1 iPhone 17 Pro
Benchmarks
Test
A · Apple
B · Apple
AnTuTu v10
1,752,000
2,150,000▲
Geekbench 6 Single
3,402
3,700▲
Geekbench 6 Multi
8,420
9,200▲
3DMark Solar Bay
70.2
92.0▲
Full specifications
A · Apple
B · Apple
Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120 Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, ProMotion 120 Hz
Size
6.9 inches (~91.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.3 inches
Resolution
2,868 × 1,320 px (460 ppi)
2,622 × 1,206 px
Peak brightness
2,000 nits HBM · 1 nit minimum
3,000 nits
Protection
Ceramic Shield, 2nd-gen
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Always-on
Yes, with dimmed clock + widgets
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A · Apple
B · Apple
Main
48 MP, f/1.78, 24 mm, sensor-shift OIS, dual-pixel PDAF
48 MP, f/1.78, 24 mm
Ultrawide
48 MP, f/2.2, 120° FoV, autofocus
48 MP, f/2.2, 13 mm
Telephoto
12 MP, f/2.8, 5× optical, OIS
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Selfie
12 MP, f/1.9, autofocus
18 MP, f/1.9 Center Stage
Video
4K @ 24/30/60/120 fps · Dolby Vision · ProRes
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Features
Photographic Styles · Cinematic mode · Smart HDR 5
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Periscope
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48 MP, f/2.8, 4× optical (8× crop)
A · Apple
B · Apple
Chipset
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm, TSMC N3E)
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
6 cores (2 × 4.05 GHz P + 4 × 2.42 GHz E)
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GPU
Apple 6-core GPU, hardware ray tracing
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NPU
16-core Neural Engine, 35 TOPS
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RAM
8 GB LPDDR5X
12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB NVMe
256 / 512 GB / 1 TB
A · Apple
B · Apple
Capacity
4,685 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
4,252 mAh (eSIM)
Wired
~27 W USB-C PD
~40 W (50% in 20 min)
Wireless
25 W MagSafe · 15 W Qi2
MagSafe
Video playback
Up to 33 hours (Apple claim)
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Choose iPhone 16 Pro Max if…
- Best-in-class video stabilization and Dolby Vision capture.
- Sustained gaming performance ahead of every Android peer.
- Six-plus years of major OS updates with day-one global rollout.
- Compact for a 6.9" device — titanium frame keeps weight reasonable.
Choose iPhone 17 Pro if…
- Triple 48 MP incl. 4× periscope.
- A19 Pro — class-leading performance.
- Bigger battery than before.
- 3,000-nit ProMotion display.