The iPhone 16 Pro Max is days away! Here’s what we know about it
iPhone 16 Pro Max Intro
The iPhone 16 series is less than a week away — Apple’s « Glowtime » event is happening on the 9th of September! What do we expect? Four new iPhone 16 devices, possibly a new iPhone SE, very probably — new Apple Watches.
One thing is for sure — the iPhone 16 Pro Max will tower over all of them. The biggest and best, the most powerful and most expensive, and possibly one to have a couple of exclusive camera tricks up its sleeve.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max’s display will grow a bit — up to 6.9 inches, possibly due to a combination of thinner bezels and slightly larger body. We have also been hearing increasing reports from reputable sources about a new « Capture Button ». And, of course, we already saw Apple Intelligence at WWDC earlier this year — it’s about to get an official launch with the first iOS 18 public build.
Even more encouraging — we’ve been hearing about a bigger battery and actual fast charging making it to the iPhone 16 Pro Max. Let’s dive in!
Table of Contents:
Specs
Design and Display
Camera
Performance
Software
Battery and Charging
SummaryiPhone 16 Pro Max Specs
First, let’s take a look at the iPhone 16 Pro specs and what has changed from before:
iPhone 16 Pro MaxiPhone 15 Pro MaxiPhone 14 Pro Max
Size and Weight
163.0 x 77.58 x 8.26 mm
225 g Size and Weight
159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm
221 g Size and Weight
160.7 x 77.6 x 7.85 mm
240 g
Screen
6.9-inch
OLED
120Hz Screen
6.7-inch
OLED
120Hz Screen
6.7-inch
OLED
120Hz
Processor
Apple A18 Pro
New 3nm tech Processor
Apple A17 Pro
3nm Processor
Apple A16 Bionic
4nm
Configurations
8/256GB for $1,199
8/512GB for $1,399
8/1TB for $1,599
*expected Configurations
8/256GB for $1,199
8/512GB for $1,399
8/1TB for $1,599 Configurations
6/128GB
6/256GB
6/512GB
6/1TB
Cameras
48MP main
48MP ultra-wide
12MP 5X zoom
12MP front
Cameras
48MP main
12MP ultra-wide
12MP 3X zoom
12MP front Cameras
48MP main
12MP ultra-wide
12MP 3X zoom
12MP front
Battery
~4,700 mAh
Battery
4,422 mAh Battery
4,323 mAh
Charging
40W wired
20W MagSafe
Charging
20W wired
15W MagSafe Charging
20W wired
15W MagSafe
iPhone 16 Pro Max Design and DisplayA new button? Not very Apple-like
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to stick to the design language we’ve known since the iPhone 12 series.
But it will grow just by a wee bit. The 16 Pro Max is said to come with a 6.9-inch display, up from 6.7-inches. It will be a combination of slightly slimmer bezels around the display and slightly bigger phone body.
The frame will, again, be titanium, but it’s said that Apple has developed a process to make its finish more glossy. Which is a bit of a shame — we kind of like the raw look of the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s titanium frame.
