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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
2.4
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
256GB · ?GB RAM
3.8
From $1,199
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★ Our Pick

Our Verdict

Analysis

IPhone 16 Pro Max has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display Winner
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display size (in) 6.50 6.90
Charging (W) 50 27
Main camera (MP) 12.00 48.00
Weight (g) 226 227
Thickness (mm) 8.10 8.25
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Apple A18 Pro
OS iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 26.5 iOS 18

Pros & Cons

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • Excellent build quality
  • Strong sustained performance
  • Reliable cameras
  • Long software support
  • Expensive
  • Slow charging compared to Android flagships
  • Heavy in hand

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Apple
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Battery 3 specs
Type
Li-Ion 3969 mAh, non-removable (15.04 Wh)
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
27W wired, 25W MagSafe
Capacity
4685 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm
Weight
226 g (7.97 oz)
227 g
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
 
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 4m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Connectivity 7 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0
5G
Yes
Display 4 specs
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches
Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
2868 x 1320 pixels
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass
Features 2 specs
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2019, September 10
Status
Available. Released 2019, September 20
Main Camera 3 specs
Triple
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
No
Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
 
NVMe
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 5 specs
Colors
Matte Space Gray, Matte Silver, Matte Gold, Matte Midnight Green
Models
A2218, A2161, A2220, iPhone12,5
SAR
1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
0.95 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Price
$ 211.50 / C$ 325.00 / £ 190.00 / € 256.70
Network 6 specs
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2161, A2220
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2218
Speed
HSPA, LTE 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Our Tests 6 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 459713 (v7), 536883 (v8) GeekBench: 13870 (v4.4), 3503 (v5.1) GFXBench: 57fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
820 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-25.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality
Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -81.5dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 102h
Platform 4 specs
OS
iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 26.5
iOS 18
Chipset
Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
Apple A18 Pro
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP
Features
HDR
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Sound 2 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

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