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Score SummaryApex Premium Flagship ($850 and above)
Hardware Score:8.1 / 10

Titanium build, 5x tetraprism optical zoom, and 10Gbps USB-C redefine Apple flagship standard.

The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple most complete smartphone to date. Transitioning from stainless steel to Grade 5 Titanium drops 19 grams off the frame, dramatically transforming ergonomics and pocket comfort alongside subtly contoured edges. The groundbreaking 3nm A17 Pro chip brings hardware-accelerated ray tracing to mobile gaming and powers pro-grade workflows, including recording 4K60 ProRes Log footage directly onto an external SSD via the high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port. Photography gets a massive boost with the new 5x (120mm equivalent) tetraprism telephoto camera and a 48MP main sensor defaulting to rich 24MP stills. With class-leading video, long battery endurance, and guaranteed iOS longevity, it remains the smartphone benchmark for creators and professionals.

Key Strengths

  • Noticeably lighter and more comfortable Grade 5 Titanium construction (221g)
  • Class-leading 48MP main camera with 24MP default resolution and superior color science
  • Exceptional 5x (120mm) tetraprism periscope telephoto optical zoom
  • 10Gbps USB-C port enables direct 4K60 ProRes Log recording to external storage
  • Superb battery longevity capable of easily surpassing full-day heavy use

Points to Consider

  • Charging speed remains capped at approximately 27W wired
  • No 128GB starting storage tier (base model starts at $1,199 for 256GB)
  • Thermal throttling under continuous high-end 3D ray-traced gaming
Relative Hardware Benchmarks vs Apex Premium Flagship
Battery Capacity4,441 mAhTier avg: 5,200 mAh
Wired Charging27WTier avg: 65W
Recommended For:Mobile photographersVideographers and content creatorsiOS enthusiastsEveryday power users

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max full specifications

168 verified specification points across 19 categories.

Launch

4
Announced
2023-09-12
Released
2023-09-22
Status
Available
Body type
bar

Body

10
Dimensions
159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm
Weight
221 g
Volume
101.2 cm³
Build
Grade 5 Titanium frame with aluminum substructure, Ceramic Shield front, textured matte glass back
Frame
Aerospace-grade Grade 5 Titanium
Back
Textured matte glass
Front glass
Ceramic Shield front cover
Water resistance
IP68
Certifications
IEC standard 60529 IP68 (maximum depth of 6m up to 30 min), Action Button with haptic confirmation
Colours
Natural Titanium, Blue Titanium, White Titanium, Black Titanium

Display

20
Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.7 inches
Screen-to-body
89.8%
Resolution
1290 x 2796 pixels
Pixel density
460 ppi
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Panel width
70.9 mm
Panel height
153.9 mm
Active area
110.2 cm²
Max refresh rate
120 Hz
Min refresh rate
1 Hz
Touch sampling
240 Hz
Peak brightness
2000 nits
Typical brightness
1000 nits
Colour depth
10-bit (P3 wide colour gamut)
PWM dimming
480 Hz
HDR
HDR10 / Dolby Vision
Always-on display
Yes
Protection
Ceramic Shield glassSee Its Deep Breakdown
Other features
ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz, Dynamic Island interactive pill cutout, Always-On display with dimmed wallpaper lockscreen, True Tone ambient colour temperature adjustment, Haptic Touch with pressure-sensitive response

Processor

10
Chipset
Apple A17 Pro (3nm)See Its Deep Breakdown
Fabrication process
3 nm
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz Everest performance + 4x2.11 GHz Sawtooth efficiency)
CPU configuration
2x High-Performance Everest + 4x High-Efficiency Sawtooth
CPU cores
6
Peak clock
3.78 GHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A
Architecture
64-bit
GPU
Apple-designed 6-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading
GPU clock
1398 MHz

Software

4
Operating system
iOS, 17 (upgradable to iOS 18 / iOS 19)
User interface
iOS with Apple Intelligence
OS updates
6 years
Security updates
7 years

Memory

8
RAM options
8GB
RAM type
LPDDR5
RAM speed
6400 MHz
RAM channels
4
Internal storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Storage type
NVMe
Card slot
No
Card slot type
None

Wide camera

12
Resolution
48 MP
Sensor
Sony IMX803
Sensor format
1/1.28"
Pixel size
1.22 µm
Aperture
f/1.78
Focal length
6.78 mm
35mm equivalent
24 mm
Field of view
84°
Optical zoom
1x
Stabilisation
Optical (OIS)
Autofocus
100% Focus Pixels Dual Pixel PDAF
Video
4K at 60fps Dolby Vision / ProRes 4K60 to SSD

Periscope Telephoto camera

12
Resolution
12 MP
Sensor
Sony IMX913
Sensor format
1/3.06"
Pixel size
1.12 µm
Aperture
f/2.8
Focal length
15.6 mm
35mm equivalent
120 mm
Field of view
20°
Optical zoom
5x
Stabilisation
Optical (OIS)
Autofocus
3D Sensor-Shift OIS and Autofocus
Video
4K at 60fps Dolby Vision

Ultrawide camera

12
Resolution
12 MP
Sensor
Sony IMX633
Sensor format
1/2.55"
Pixel size
1.4 µm
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
2.22 mm
35mm equivalent
13 mm
Field of view
120°
Optical zoom
0.5x
Stabilisation
None
Autofocus
Dual Pixel PDAF with macro support down to 2cm
Video
4K at 60fps Dolby Vision

Camera features

4
Video
4K at 60fps ProRes Log / Dolby Vision
Frame rates
24, 25, 30, 60, 120, 240 fps
Flash
Adaptive True Tone Quad-LED flash
Features
Photonic Engine deep computational image pipeline, Next-generation portrait capture with focus and depth control, ProRes Log video recording with ACES Academy Color Encoding support, Spatial video recording for Apple Vision Pro playback, Action Mode stabilized 2.8K gimbal-simulation recording

Selfie camera

10
Resolution
12 MP
Sensor
Sony IMX714 TrueDepth camera
Sensor format
1/3.6"
Pixel size
1 µm
Aperture
f/1.9
35mm equivalent
23 mm
Field of view
85°
Autofocus
Yes
Video
4K at 60fps Dolby Vision HDR
Features
TrueDepth 3D infrared biometric depth sensor, Focus Pixels autofocus, Cinematic mode 4K30

Battery

12
Capacity
4441 mAh
Rated capacity
4422 mAh
Type
Lithium-Ion integrated battery
Wired charging
27 W
Charge time
70 min
Wireless charging
15 W
Reverse wireless
0 W
Reverse wired
4.5 W
Charging standards
USB Power Delivery 2.0 / 3.0 PPS, MagSafe wireless 15W, Qi2 magnetic wireless 15W
Charger in box
No
Endurance rating
29 hours
Removable
No

Network

11
5G
Yes
Technologies
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM bands
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
UMTS bands
850 / 900 / 1700/2100 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
LTE bands
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B30, B32, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B46, B48, B66
5G NR bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261
All bands
Sub-6GHz SA/NSA, 5G Extended mmWave (US models)
SIM type
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual eSIM (eSIM-only in US)
SIM slots
2
eSIM
Yes
Satellite
Yes

Connectivity

15
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax with 2x2 MIMO, 160MHz channels)
Wi-Fi features
160MHz channel width, 2x2 MIMO, Simultaneous dual-band
Bluetooth
5.3
Bluetooth features
Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), AAC codec, Spatial Audio dynamic head tracking
NFC
Yes
Ultra-wideband
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps data transfer)
USB connector
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2 Gen 2
USB features
DisplayPort 4K60 video output, USB OTG host, Direct external SSD recording in ProRes 4K60
3.5mm jack
No
3.5mm jack note
No 3.5mm jack; audio via USB-C or Bluetooth 5.3
Positioning
Precision dual-frequency GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Infrared
No
Wireless display
AirPlay 4K HDR mirroring

Audio

4
Speakers
Stereo acoustic transducer speakers with spatial audio rendering
FM radio
No
Audio formats
AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Video formats
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

Sensors

4
Fingerprint
Face ID 3D structured light biometric authentication
Sensors
Face ID TrueDepth, LiDAR Scanner, Barometer, High dynamic range 3-axis gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Dual ambient light sensors
Haptics
Apple Taptic Engine linear resonant actuator
Other
Customizable Action Button, Crash Detection with dual accelerometer, Emergency SOS via satellite, Roadside Assistance via satellite, Thread networking protocol support

Benchmarks

5
AnTuTu
1,640,000
Geekbench single-core
2950
Geekbench multi-core
7420
3DMark
4,120
DXOMARK
154

Gaming

6
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
4,100
GFXBench
115 fps
Sustained performance
78% of peak
Peak surface temperature
42 °C
Display refresh
120 Hz
Touch sampling
240 Hz

Regulatory

5
SAR (EU, head)
0.98 W/kg
SAR (EU, body)
0.98 W/kg
SAR (US, head)
1.07 W/kg
SAR (US, body)
1.11 W/kg
Model numbers
A2849, A3105, A3106, A3108

How we rated the iPhone 15 Pro Max

How we score

The overall 8.1 is built from ten category scores. Here is the reason behind each one, tied to this phone's own figures.

Display
8.6
8.6 reflecting the 6.7" 120Hz LTPO AMOLED (460 ppi) peaking at 2000 nits calibrated against 2025/2026 top flagship displays.
Performance
8.8
8.8 based on Apple A17 Pro (3nm) with 8GB RAM, evaluated against modern top-tier processing benchmarks.
Camera
8.2
8.2 driven by the 48MP main sensor with OIS and 5x telephoto optics, scored against top mobile camera systems.
Battery
5.8
5.8 recognizing the 4441mAh capacity and 27W wired charging alongside 15W wireless support.
Software
9.5
9.5 recognizing the 6-year OS update commitment and 7 years of security patches.
Gaming
7.2
7.2 reflecting capable apple-designed 6-core gpu with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading graphics, but held back by battery endurance (4441mAh) during sustained gaming sessions.
Durability
8.9
8.9 based on IP68 with grade 5 titanium frame with aluminum substructure, ceramic shield front, textured matte glass back and ceramic shield glass.
Connectivity
8.8
8.8 reflecting wi-fi 6e (802.11ax with 2x2 mimo, 160mhz channels) with usb type-c 3.2 gen 2 (up to 10gbps data transfer), 5G, and eSIM support.
Features
6.9
6.9 accounting for audio, haptics, biometric sensors, and hardware extras.
Value
6.6
6.6 weighing the comprehensive spec package against the $1199 launch price.

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max: common questions

Does the iPhone 15 Pro Max use USB-C?

Yes, the iPhone 15 Pro Max replaced the Lightning port with a high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port supporting transfer speeds up to 10Gbps and DisplayPort 4K60 video output.

What optical zoom does the iPhone 15 Pro Max have?

It features an exclusive 5x optical zoom (120mm equivalent) tetraprism periscope telephoto lens with 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilization.

Is the iPhone 15 Pro Max lighter than the 14 Pro Max?

Yes, thanks to its Grade 5 titanium frame, the iPhone 15 Pro Max weighs 221 grams, which is 19 grams lighter than the 240-gram iPhone 14 Pro Max.

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Flagship Mobile Processor (SoC)

Apple A17 Pro

Silicon Score:8.8 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (5.5) and graphics capability scored on Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Apple A17 Pro platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Pioneered console-quality mobile gaming with resident AAA titles like Resident Evil 4 on iOS.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Utilizes state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing on TSMC 3nm (N3B) for tight gate pitch and reduced parasitic capacitance.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Geekbench 6 Single-Core2,980 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core7,550 points
AnTuTu Benchmark v101,650,000 points

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Apple A17 Pro Breakdown
Display & Cover Glass Technology

Xiaomi Shield Glass (Dragon Crystal)

Silicon Score:9.5 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.5) and graphics capability scored on Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Xiaomi Shield Glass (Dragon Crystal) platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Formed by heating raw materials to 1600°C to grow millions of nanoscale crystals inside the glass matrix, Xiaomi Shield Glass (Dragon Crystal) locks in microscopic fracture barriers that stop crack propagation, delivering 10x drop resistance over standard glass.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Grows interlocking micro-crystals of lithium aluminosilicate inside the molten glass to deflect and absorb shockwaves.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Vickers Hardness860
Drop Height Survival1.8

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Xiaomi Shield Glass (Dragon Crystal) Breakdown
Display & Glass Engineering

Apple Ceramic Shield (1st Gen)

Silicon Score:9.3 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.3) and graphics capability scored on Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Apple Ceramic Shield (1st Gen) platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Developed by Apple in close collaboration with Corning, Apple's Ceramic Shield introduces nano-scale ceramic crystals grown directly into the glass matrix via a high-temperature crystallization process. This atomic interlock dramatically increases fracture toughness and drop resistance while maintaining full optical transparency for Super Retina XDR OLED displays.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Engineered utilizing specialized chemical strengthening and atomic substrate layering for durability and optical transmission.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Drop Resistance4x Tougher vs iPhone 11
Scratch HardnessLevel 6 Mohs with faint marks
Optical Transmission91.8% Visible Spectrum

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Apple Ceramic Shield (1st Gen) Breakdown

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max price by country

Sourced launch prices and currency-converted estimates are labeled below. Estimates are not local retail offers and exclude import charges, taxes and shipping. Local availability and current selling prices may differ.

CountryPrice / estimateBasis and variant
United Statesyour market$1,199256GB
United Kingdom£1,199256GB
CanadaCA$1,6398GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
AustraliaA$1,1998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Germany€1,4498GB/1024GB European launch price
France€1,4498GB/1024GB European launch price
Netherlands€1,4498GB/1024GB European launch price
SwitzerlandCHF 1,1398GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Norwaykr 14,0908GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Swedenkr 14,5908GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Denmarkkr 9,7998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Ireland€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
New ZealandNZ$2,0098GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
SingaporeS$1,6298GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
United Arab EmiratesAED 4,3998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Saudi ArabiaSAR 4,4998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Japan¥185,8008GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Austria€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Belgium€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Finland€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Italy€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Spain€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Portugal€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Greece€1,2598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Polandzł 4,9798GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
CzechiaKč 29,3908GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Israel₪4,4998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
South Korea₩1,655,0008GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Hong KongHK$9,3798GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
TaiwanNT$39,0008GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
QatarQAR 4,3598GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
KuwaitKD 3698GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
India₹159,900256GB
PakistanRs 469,999256GB
Bangladesh৳146,4998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
IndonesiaRp 19,419,0008GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Philippines₱70,0908GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
MalaysiaRM 5,5798GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Vietnam₫30,450,0008GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
BrazilR$6,9998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
MexicoMX$23,3998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Nigeria₦1,858,0008GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
South AfricaR 22,4998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
EgyptE£59,3998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Türkiye₺43,7998GB/1024GB official launch MSRP