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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro

89 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
VS
85 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (with Apple A18 Pro) that was released on September 9, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (4)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1103 mAh larger battery capacity: 4685 vs 3582 mAh
  • Shows 24% longer battery life (35:01 vs 28:13 hours)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.1 mm narrower
  • Weighs 28 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
60.2
(Average)
Value Index
61.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 16 Pro Max
vs
iPhone 16 Pro

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1320 x 2868 pixels 1206 x 2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 458 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 92.3% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz 239 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
iPhone 16 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 16 Pro Max +2%
1811 nits
iPhone 16 Pro
1777 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163 mm (6.42 inches) 149.6 mm (5.89 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Gold White, Black, Silver, Gold
Fingerprint scanner No No
Repairability Average (2.83/5) Average (2.83/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 16 Pro
SoC
Chipset Apple A18 Pro Apple A18 Pro
Max clock 4040 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest		 - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics 6 core Apple GPU 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1490 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS ~2289 GFLOPS ~2289 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 33340 33278
Single-core score 3507 3591
Multi-core score 8789 9090
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 16 Pro Max
1750331
iPhone 16 Pro +3%
1801176
CPU 508577 555276
GPU 540541 546980
Memory 191233 176885
UX 509980 522035
Total score 1750331 1801176
Samples [4 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% 71%
Graphics test 13 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 1718 1732
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 28 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 34 FPS 35 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 30 FPS
Section 3 21 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 7448 7585
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 -> RappzzzzAnTuTu 112043169
📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday)AnTuTu 112043169
📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek)AnTuTu 111692383
📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr)AnTuTu 111650968
📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tgBattery lifeSOT 12:58 / –
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (FontFrontPromptORG)Geekbench 7 CPU3087 / 8369
📘 2026-08-21 (Neuron)AnTuTu 111500141
📘 2026-07-04 (Lks jaay)Battery lifeBattery report
📘 2026-06-15 (Anton)AnTuTu 111782199
📘 2026-06-04 (Rain)Geekbench 6 CPU3656 / 9628
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS size 18 GB 18 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4685 mAh 3582 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:57 hr 1:38 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:34 hr 11:41 hr
Watching video 22:01 hr 17:46 hr
Gaming 07:12 hr 05:35 hr
Standby 163 hr 132 hr
General battery life
iPhone 16 Pro Max +24%
35:01 hr
iPhone 16 Pro
28:13 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8064 x 6048 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
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: 48 MP
4) Depth
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 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 120 mm 120 mm
Sensor Sony IMX913 Sony IMX913
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX972 Sony IMX972
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 160 80
Preview 93 93
Zoom 130 142
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 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 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo 149 -
Video 155 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
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, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card eSIM eSIM
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
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
iPhone 16 Pro Max +16%
92.6 dB
iPhone 16 Pro
79.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2024 September 2024
Release date September 2024 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $999
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple iPhone 17 Pro
SAR (head) 1.22 W/kg 1.24 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.45 W/kg 1.48 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
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
    - The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro:
    - In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
*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 16 Pro Max. It has a better battery life and sound.

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Trabdbs July 8, 2026 at 08:37 AM
Everything seems the same, but the iPhone 16 Pro Max will offer significantly better battery life and better heat dissipation due to its larger size compared to the iPhone 16 Pro.
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Weird! (Timmy) February 19, 2025 at 06:32 AM
The AnTuTu benchmarks on both are a slightly lower than what I usually get on average (1.83M-1.85M)
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Timmy? A turtle. January 26, 2025 at 09:55 PM
The gb6 scores should be updated to atleast 8900 or 8800.
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Serhii January 28, 2025 at 09:14 AM
I appreciate your comment.
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