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iPhone 17 Pro Max
Apple's most complete flagship to date: A19 Pro with vapor-chamber cooling, class-leading battery life, and three 48MP cameras with up to 8x optical-quality zoom. The aluminum unibody is divisive, but the capability is not.
Pros
- Fastest sustained performance of any phone thanks to A19 Pro and vapor chamber
- Best battery life ever in an iPhone
- Triple 48MP cameras with flexible 4x/8x telephoto reach
- Bright 3000-nit ProMotion display with anti-reflective coating
- 2TB storage option for ProRes video work
Cons
- Heavier and thicker than iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Anodized aluminum scuffs more easily than titanium
- 40W charging still trails Chinese rivals
- No charger in the box
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone 17 Pro Max
Display
- Screen size
- 6.9 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
- Resolution
- 1320x2868
- Pixel density
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 3,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 91.2 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro
- AnTuTu 10
- 2,150,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,850
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,700
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 256/512GB/1TB/2TB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.78
- Ultra-wide
- 48 MP
- Telephoto
- 48 MP
- Optical zoom
- 4 x
- Max video
- 4K@120fps
- Front camera
- 18 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,088 mAh
- Wired charging
- 40 W
- Wireless charging
- 25 W
- Active use endurance
- 14 h
Design
- Weight
- 233 g
- Thickness
- 8.8 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum unibody
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 26
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone 17 Pro Max good in 2026?
The iPhone 17 Pro Max earns an Inno Score of 72.8/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's most complete flagship to date: A19 Pro with vapor-chamber cooling, class-leading battery life, and three 48MP cameras with up to 8x optical-quality zoom. The aluminum unibody is divisive, but the capability is not.
What are the key specs of the iPhone 17 Pro Max?
Chipset: Apple A19 Pro · Screen size: 6.9 ″ · Capacity: 5,088 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone 17 Pro Max?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Vivo X200 Pro, OnePlus 12 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
