Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs iPhone 14 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max (with Apple A16 Bionic) that was released on September 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1123 mAh larger battery capacity: 4323 vs 3200 mAh
  • Shows 24% longer battery life (30:06 vs 24:20 hours)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1501K versus 1324K)
  • Weighs 34 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.1 mm narrower
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2961 and 2669 points

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro crucial features
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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Final comparison evaluation
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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
78.3
(Good)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels 1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 86.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.8%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPhone 14 Pro Max
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
iPhone 14 Pro
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1762 nits
1795 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) 147.5 mm (5.81 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 240 g (8.47 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Purple Black, Silver, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
SoC
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock 3460 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics 5 core Apple GPU 5 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 640 640
GPU clock 1398 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 22851 23942
Single-core score 2669 2961
Multi-core score 7024 7133
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1501273
CPU 329807 382796
GPU 444294 467517
Memory 150297 178501
UX 400202 472459
Total score 1324600 1501273
Samples [8 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 74% 77%
Graphics test 16 FPS 16 FPS
Section 1 20 FPS 20 FPS
Section 2 16 FPS 16 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 4266 4289
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 71% 72%
Graphics test 19 FPS 20 FPS
Graphics score 3335 3340
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296AnTuTu 111425670
📘 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296AnTuTu 111302538
📘 2026-08-09 (Trinh Anh Khoi)AnTuTu 111302538
📘 2026-07-17 (Astreeek)AnTuTu 111267503
📘 2026-07-16 (Oleg)AnTuTu 111267503
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (Peltsi74)AnTuTu 111477304
📘 2026-09-21 (Атомная бомба)AnTuTu 111772840
📘 2026-08-31 (LORDroid)AnTuTu 111445126
📘 2026-08-16 (Ronaldo)AnTuTu 111626008
📘 2026-07-19 (Vuongmap🇻🇳)Geekbench 6 CPU2961 / 7133

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS updates 6 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4323 mAh 3200 mAh
Max charge power 23 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 No
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:52 hr 1:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:49 hr 09:41 hr
Watching video 18:59 hr 16:03 hr
Gaming 06:50 hr 05:38 hr
Standby 144 hr 112 hr
General battery life
30:06 hr
24:20 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8064 x 6048 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 3x 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: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX803 Sony IMX803
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.8
Focal length 77 mm 77 mm
Sensor Sony IMX713 Sony IMX713
Sensor size 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX633 Sony IMX633
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 80 80
Preview 91 91
Zoom 139 139
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 139 139
Video 154 154

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card eSIM eSIM
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
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
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2022 September 2022
Release date September 2022 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $999
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple iPhone 17 Pro
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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 14 Pro.

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Андрей March 29, 2025 at 01:39 PM
For gaming, oddly enough, I would prefer just the 14 pro because it is much cooler, the pro max is very hot according to this test…
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