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iPhone 17 Pro Max review: Apple's biggest battery yet behind a triple 48 MP periscope system.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2025·$1,199
Overall
92/100
Class rank
#3 of 41
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

The no-compromise iPhone.

iPhone 17 Pro Max headlines with Apple's biggest battery yet, a triple 48 MP system with a 4× periscope, the A19 Pro and up to 2 TB — the most complete iPhone, if you can handle the 233 g heft.

01Display

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, ProMotion 120 Hz
Size6.9 inches
Resolution2,868 × 1,320 px
Peak brightness3,000 nits

02Camera

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 87-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main48 MP, f/1.78, 24 mm
Ultrawide48 MP, f/2.2, 13 mm
Periscope48 MP, f/2.8, 4× optical (8× crop)
Selfie18 MP, f/1.9 Center Stage

03Performance

96/100

96/100 puts it above the 93-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetApple A19 Pro (3 nm)
RAM12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

04Battery

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

Capacity5,088 mAh (eSIM)
Wired~40 W (50% in 20 min)
WirelessMagSafe

05Build

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

What works
  • Apple's biggest-ever battery (~5,088 mAh).
  • Triple 48 MP incl. 4× periscope.
  • A19 Pro performance.
  • Up to 2 TB storage.
What doesn't
  • Heavy 233 g.
  • ~40 W charging.
  • Aluminium, not titanium.
  • Expensive.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 10 Pro XL
$1,199 · score 92/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 41-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .