Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 14 Plus (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on September 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by the same chip and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1534K versus 1153K)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Weighs 37 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (28:08 vs 26:02 hours)
- Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (1053 against 809 nits)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1284 x 2778 pixels | 1284 x 2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 59 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3230 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | 5 core Apple GPU | Apple GPU (5 cores) |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1338 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 21357 |
| Single-core score | 2514 | 2427 |
| Multi-core score | 6322 | 6142 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 465208 | 276639 |
| GPU | 395547 | 369897 |
| Memory | 166253 | 116764 |
| UX | 507646 | 390373 |
| Total score | 1534654 | 1153673 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 78% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | 19 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 2 | 14 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | 10 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3782 | 3785 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 76% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2865 | 2960 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Goodgame) | AnTuTu 11 | 1475777 |
| 📘 2026-04-17 (Дмитрий) | AnTuTu 11 | 1534654 |
| 📘 2026-04-16 (Brandon Jamal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1566086 |
| 📘 2026-04-09 (Дмитрий) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515547 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Pineapple) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2514 / 6322 |
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> HotPower | AnTuTu 11 | 1184759 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> HotPower | Geekbench 6 GPU | 21284 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> HotPower | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2423 / 5985 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Simon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1146332 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (encore) | AnTuTu 11 | 1335140 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS size | 16 GB | 13 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4325 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:55 hr | 11:16 hr |
| Watching video | 15:18 hr | 17:03 hr |
| Gaming | 05:41 hr | 06:41 hr |
| Standby | 133 hr | 136 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (137th and 89th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/1.66" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.9 micron | 1.9 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 77 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 75 |
| Preview | 85 | 81 |
| Zoom | 90 | 119 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 138 | 128 |
| Video | 153 | 143 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | eSIM | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2022 | September 2021 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1100 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 16 Plus | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max. But if the performance and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 14 Plus.
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