iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iPhone Air 1st gen

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

UMTS 2100 / 1900 / 1700/2100 / 850 / 900 - HSUPA, HSUPA 5.8, HSDPA, HSPA+ 21.1, DC-HSDPA 42.2

4G bands

LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - 100/50, 150/50, 300/50, 300/75, 300/100, 400/150, 450/50, 450/100, 600/50, 600/100, 1000/100, 1200/200, 1600, 2000/300

5G bands

NR bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 - 1500, 2600, 3700, 4600 data links

Dual SIM

SIM2 supports same bands as SIM1

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Announced

2025 Sep 9

Status

Available. Released 2025 Sep 19

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Dimensions

163.4 × 78 × 8.75 mm

Weight

233 g

Build

Ceramic Shield 2

SIM

e-SIM + Nano-SIM (4FF)

Protection

IP68 dust/water resistant (600 cm, 30 min)

Extras

Haptic touch feedback, Tactile touch feedback

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Type

AM-OLED display, Super Retina XDR, 1073.7M colors, 120 Hz

Size

6.9 inches

Resolution

1320x2868 pixels (~460 PPI density), ~90.5% screen-to-body ratio

Protection

Ceramic Shield 2

Touch

Capacitive multi-touch screen

Notch/Hole

1-hole

iPhone 17 Pro Max

OS

Apple iOS 26

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro APL1V12 T8150 (Thera) 3 nm

CPU

4.26 GHz hexa-core

GPU

Apple G18P MP6 (1620 MHz)

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Card slot

No

Internal

2TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Quad

48.0 MP, f/1.78, 24mm, 4.0 x optical zoom, BSI CMOS, 1.22µm, PD AF, EIS (video), OIS, OIS (video), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Red-eye reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection

48.0 MP, f/2.20, 13mm, (ultrawide), BSI CMOS, 0.70µm, PD AF, HDR photo, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection

48.0 MP, f/2.80, 100mm, (telephoto), BSI CMOS

Mono CMOS sensor (depth/mono)

Other features

single LED flash

Video

3840x2160 pixel

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Dual

18.0 MP, f/1.90, BSI CMOS, PD AF, EIS, EIS (video), HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Smile detection, Face retouch

Mono CMOS sensor (depth/mono)

Video

3840x2160 pixel

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Loudspeaker

stereo

3.5mm jack

No

Audio features

Voice speakerSpeakerphoneANCHD VoiceVoLTEViLTE

iPhone 17 Pro Max

WLAN

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 6.0

Positioning

Simultaneous GPSA-GPSDual-frequency GPSGeotaggingQuickGPSQZSSNavICSatellite MessageSatellite SOS

Satellite details

GLONASS (L1OF); Galileo (E1); BeiDou (B1I BeiDou receiver)

NFC

Yes

USB

USB C reversible USB 3.1 Gen 2 / 3.2 Gen 2x1

USB features

USB chargingUSB fast chargingUSB HostUSB OTG 1.3USB PDUSB PD 2.0USB PD 3.0USB PD 3.1USB PD 3.2

Wireless features

UMA, Wi-Fi Calling

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Sensors

AccelerometerGyroCompassBarometerL sensorP sensorStep counterIR face sensorLiDARNFC

Software

Voice CommandNavigation softwareAugmented Reality (AR)Intelligent personal assistantVoice RecognitionFace Recognition

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Type

4823 mAh battery 18.76 Wh Li-ion

Charging

40.0 W charging wired, 25.0 W wireless (Qi, MagSafe)

Nominal Battery Voltage

3.89 Volts

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Models

iPhone 17 Pro Max 5G A3526 Global Dual SIM TD-LTE 256GB

Price

1,199

Market

AfricaAsiaAustraliaCentral AmericaEastern EuropeEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaSoutheast AsiaWestern EuropeWorldwide

Countries

Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina +83 more

SAR (head)

1.190 W/kg

SAR (body)

1.190 W/kg

2nd highest SAR (head)

1.490 W/kg

2nd highest SAR (body)

1.490 W/kg