iPhone 15 Pro Max

Released September 2023

The iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple's 6.7-inch flagship from 2023, with a titanium frame, the A17 Pro chip, a 120Hz Always-On display and a 5× telephoto camera, suited to people who want the longest zoom and battery life in the iPhone 15 range.

Model history · 10 models, 2014–2023

Screen: 6.7″
Display: LTPO OLED, 120 Hz
Chip: A17 Pro
Memory: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB – 1 TB
Main camera: 48 MP
Zoom: 5×
Battery: 4,422 mAh
Weight: 221 g

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What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the lighter titanium design, excellent cameras with the new 5x zoom, the A17 Pro's performance and long battery life make this the best iPhone of its year. All three criticise slow charging, and TechRadar and Tom's Guide the higher starting price; TechRadar found the zoom modest against rivals, and GSMArena saw the GPU throttle heavily under load.

From techradar.com, tomsguide.com and gsmarena.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 6.7″
Resolution: 2796 × 1290
Sharpness: 460 pixels per inch
Panel: LTPO OLED
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Peak brightness: 2,000 nits
Display type: Super Retina XDR OLED display with Dynamic Island; 6.69 inches measured as a standard rectangle
Pixel density: 460 ppi
Brightness detail: 1,000 nits max (typical); 1,600 nits peak (HDR)
Always-on display: Yes
Screen protection: Ceramic Shield front; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Display features: ProMotion with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz; HDR; True Tone; Wide colour (P3); Haptic Touch; 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)

Performance

Chip: A17 Pro
Memory: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
CPU: 6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
GPU: 6-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing
AI engine: 16-core Neural Engine, up to 2x faster than the previous generation
Cooling: Titanium bands bonded to a 100% recycled aluminium substructure that helps with thermal dissipation

Cameras

Main camera: 48 MP
Ultra wide camera: 12 MP
Telephoto camera: 12 MP
Optical zoom: 5×
Front camera: 12 MP
Main camera: 48MP Main, 24 mm, ƒ/1.78 aperture, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels; 24MP and 48MP photos
Ultra wide camera: 12MP Ultra Wide, 13 mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 120° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels
Telephoto camera: 12MP 5x Telephoto, 120 mm, ƒ/2.8 aperture, 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilisation and autofocus, tetraprism design
Front camera: 12MP TrueDepth camera, ƒ/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus Pixels
Zoom: 12MP 2x Telephoto (48 mm) enabled by the quad-pixel sensor; 5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out (10x optical zoom range); digital zoom up to 25x
Video recording: 4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; HDR video with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps; ProRes up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording; Log video; Academy Color Encoding System; Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps; Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps; macro video; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps
Front video: 4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; HDR video with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps; ProRes up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording; Log video; Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps
Camera features: Photonic Engine; Deep Fusion; Smart HDR 5; next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control; Night mode portraits enabled by LiDAR Scanner; macro photography; Apple ProRAW; Photographic Styles; customisable default lens; Adaptive True Tone flash

Battery and charging

Battery: 4,422 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim): Up to 29 hours
Wireless charging: Up to 15 W
Battery life detail: Up to 25 hours streamed video playback; up to 95 hours audio playback
Wired charging: Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
Wireless charging: MagSafe up to 15W with a 20W adapter or higher; Qi2 up to 15W; Qi up to 7.5W
Charges other devices: Charges AirPods, Apple Watch or other small USB-C devices at up to 4.5W through the USB-C port

Connectivity

Satellite messaging: Yes
Mobile network: 5G (sub-6GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA; UK model A3106
SIM: Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); dual eSIM support
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3; Thread
Ultra Wideband: Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
NFC: NFC with reader mode; Express Cards with Power Reserve
Satellite features: Emergency SOS via satellite; Find My via satellite; Roadside Assistance via satellite
USB: USB-C with charging, DisplayPort and USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s with a USB 3 cable); video out up to 4K at 60 fps HDR
Positioning: Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC); digital compass; iBeacon micro-location

Design

Type: Standard
Weight: 221 g
Thickness: 8.25 mm
Height × width: 159.9 × 76.7 mm
Water and dust resistance: IP68
Materials: Titanium design with a 100% recycled aluminium substructure; textured matt glass back
Colours: Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Buttons: Action button; side button; volume up/down
Water resistance detail: IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Biometrics: Face ID
Sensors: LiDAR Scanner; barometer; high dynamic range gyro; high-g accelerometer; proximity sensor; dual ambient light sensors
Microphones: Stereo recording; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes

Software

Operating system: iOS
Software at launch: iOS 17
AI features: Apple Intelligence (added in an iOS 18 update); Siri AI (in beta with iOS 27)
Safety features: Crash Detection; Emergency SOS
In the box: iPhone 15 Pro Max, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), documentation; no power adapter or EarPods

Storage options

Storage
256 GB
512 GB
1 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

5× telephoto camera (120 mm) with 3D sensor-shift stabilisation
Up to 29 hours of video playback, the most in the iPhone 15 range
120Hz ProMotion display with Always-On

Cons

221 g, the heaviest iPhone 15 model
MagSafe charging tops out at 15W

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Main camera	Zoom	Battery	Weight	Released
AppleiPhone 16 Pro Max	6.9″	LTPO OLED, 120 Hz	A18 Pro	8 GB	256 GB – 1 TB	48 MP	5×	4,685 mAh	227 g	Sept 2024
GooglePixel 8 Pro	6.7″	LTPO OLED, 120 Hz	Tensor G3	12 GB	128 GB – 512 GB	50 MP	5×	5,050 mAh	213 g	Oct 2023
XiaomiXiaomi 13 Ultra	6.73″	LTPO OLED, 120 Hz	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	12 GB	512 GB	50 MP	5×	5,000 mAh	227 g	Apr 2023

Previous model: iPhone 14 Pro Max. Newer model: iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Sources

Photo: store.storeimages.cdn-apple.com

The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max in the natural titanium finish.: Apple Newsroom — Apple-iPhone-15-Pro-lineup-hero-230912.jpg
A close-up of the camera system on iPhone 15 Pro Max.: Apple Newsroom — Apple-iPhone-15-Pro-lineup-camera-system-230912.jpg

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