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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs iPhone 14 Pro Max

83 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
VS
77 out of 100
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (with Apple A17 Pro) that was released on September 12, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (6)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1467K versus 1324K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 19 grams less
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2974 and 2669 points

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro Max 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
15.6
(Bad)
Value Index
78.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 15 Pro Max
vs
iPhone 14 Pro Max

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels 1290 x 2796 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 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 88.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 15 Pro Max +1%
1775 nits
iPhone 14 Pro Max
1755 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) 160.7 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Blue Black, Silver, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Apple A17 Pro Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock 3780 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics 6 core Apple GPU 5 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 768 640
GPU clock 1398 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~2147.2 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 28374 22851
Single-core score 2974 2669
Multi-core score 7533 7024
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 15 Pro Max +11%
1467470
iPhone 14 Pro Max
1324600
CPU 374357 329807
GPU 463612 444294
Memory 184670 150297
UX 444831 400202
Total score 1467470 1324600
Samples [7 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 71% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1391 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 73% 74%
Graphics test 23 FPS 16 FPS
Section 1 29 FPS 20 FPS
Section 2 23 FPS 16 FPS
Section 3 16 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 6089 4266
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 63% 71%
Graphics test 21 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 3655 3335
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Zabza)AnTuTu 111599694
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (elio)AnTuTu 111445771
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Desss)AnTuTu 111323415
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-11 (Zabza)AnTuTu 111605482
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (Qosn)AnTuTu 111467470
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296AnTuTu 111425670
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296AnTuTu 111302538
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Trinh Anh Khoi)AnTuTu 111302538
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (Astreeek)AnTuTu 111267503
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Oleg)AnTuTu 111267503
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS size 17.6 GB -
OS updates 7 years 6 years
Security updates 7 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4441 mAh 4323 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 Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:49 hr 1:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:36 hr 11:49 hr
Watching video 22:07 hr 18:59 hr
Gaming 06:58 hr 06:50 hr
Standby 139 hr 144 hr
General battery life
iPhone 15 Pro Max +5%
31:37 hr
iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8064 x 6048 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 5x 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 120Β° 120Β°
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" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch) 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 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/1.78 - 2.8 f/2.8
Focal length 120 mm 77 mm
Sensor Sony IMX913 Sony IMX713
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.5" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 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" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 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 86 91
Zoom 142 139
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 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" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo 145 139
Video 156 154

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 type USB Type-C -
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC 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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2023 September 2022
Release date September 2023 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1099
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
SAR (head) 0.98 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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and design.

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bot October 27, 2023 at 01:32 PM
Iphone 14's display info is wrong.
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Luke October 31, 2023 at 10:46 AM
What part of it is wrong?
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iPhone 15pro Max Flop September 13, 2023 at 12:36 AM
There are no considerable differences except the chassis! Apple finished!
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You Forgot Something September 16, 2023 at 01:01 PM
Err, you forgot some notable changes... Apple A17 Pro vs A16 Bionic Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm) Performs 20% better in floating-point computations Announced 1-year later 9% higher CPU clock speed (3780 vs 3460 MHz) * The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom * Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB * Reverse charging feature * Weighs 19 grams less + The most anticipated difference: * It will be more epxensive:+)
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Daine Ramos Quitco February 18, 2024 at 04:18 AM
You Forgot Something, Did you know that the Apple A17 Pro is essentially an overclocked Apple A16 Bionic? Here's why: - Two performance cores overclocked by 320MHz and four efficient cores overclocked by 90MHz make up the CPU. - The GPU follows the same trend, being merely overclocked but now with added ray tracing capabilities. However, it still falls behind the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. In essence, Apple has released the same chip, but now processed on a 3nm node.
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Big Black N-word September 26, 2025 at 08:55 PM
Daine Ramos Quitco, It's not that deep lil' bro πŸ˜­πŸ™ŒπŸΏπŸ₯€
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