Apple iPhone 15 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Apple
iPhone 15

Apple
iPhone 17 Pro Max
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Apple
- Release date
- September 2023, 2 years ago
- September 2025, 7 months ago
- Launch price
- € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77)
- € 1,469.00 ($ 1,719.86)
- AnTuTu
- 1.470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
- 2.309.555 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.9"
- Resolution
- 1179 x 2556 px QHD
- 1320 x 2868 px QHD
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 60Hz refresh rate, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A16 Bionic APL1W10
- Apple A19 Pro
- CPU
- 2x3.46 GHz Everest +4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Hexa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 3.46 GHz
- 4 GHz
- GPU
- 5 cores Apple GPU 1398 MHz
- 6 core GPU
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.6
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Sony IMX903
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.22 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 18 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX714
- Sony IMX914
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 0.96 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3349 mAh
- 4823 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 40.0W
- Wireless charging
- 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging, 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging, Battery capacity rumored
- 25W Wireless Charging
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 34h
- ~ 53h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- NVMe
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.6 mm 147.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.0 mm 163.4 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 171 g
- 233 g
- Materials
- Glass , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Aluminium alloy , Ceramics
- Colors
- Black Blue Yellow Pink Green
- White Blue Orange
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- No
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS / DTS X, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones




