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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.
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
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 720,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,100Bottom 30%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,800Bottom 26%
- 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
- 8 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 33.9/100 (“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 is the iPhone XS Max AnTuTu score?
The iPhone XS Max scores 720,000 points in AnTuTu. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,100 single-core and 2,800 multi-core.
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 Lava Virat V1 Pro 5G, Samsung Galaxy A08, Samsung Galaxy A15 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
