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iPhone XS Max
Apple's first Max: the XS formula stretched to 6.5 inches with the battery to match. It set the big-iPhone template every Pro Max still follows.
Pros
- Big, beautiful OLED
- Better battery than the XS
- A12 longevity
- First of the Max line
Cons
- 208g of 2018 heft
- Lightning and slow charging
- Out of iOS support
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple A12 Bionic, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone XS Max
Display
- Screen size
- 6.5 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2688x1242
- Pixel density
- 458 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 625 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A12 Bionic
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 256GB / 512GB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Telephoto
- 12 MP
- Optical zoom
- 2 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 7 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 3,174 mAh
- Wired charging
- 15 W
- Wireless charging
- 7.5 W
Design
- Weight
- 208 g
- Thickness
- 7.7 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Stainless steel
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- Lightning
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 12
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone XS Max good in 2026?
The iPhone XS Max earns an Inno Score of 31.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's first Max: the XS formula stretched to 6.5 inches with the battery to match. It set the big-iPhone template every Pro Max still follows.
What are the key specs of the iPhone XS Max?
Chipset: Apple A12 Bionic · Screen size: 6.5 ″ · Capacity: 3,174 mAh · Main camera: 12 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone XS Max?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Infinix SMART 9, Samsung Galaxy A32 (4G), Blackview COLOR 8 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
