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