Compare / iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Leica Leitzphone
iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Leica Leitzphone
A side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 18 Pro Max and the Leica Leitzphone, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G 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, 106 - A3717
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3473
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3716
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, 66, 106 - A3718
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3717
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3473
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3716
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3718
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Leica Leitzphone
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- UMTS 2100 / 1900 / 1700/2100 / 850 / 800 / 900 / 800 - HSUPA, HSUPA 5.8, HSDPA, HSPA+ 21.1, HSPA+ 42.2, DC-HSDPA 42.2
- 4G bands
- LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - 100/50, 150/50, 300/50, 300/75, 300/100, 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, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 - 1500, 2600, 3700 data links
- Dual SIM
- SIM2 supports same bands as SIM1
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Announced
- 2026, September 09
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, September 18
Leica Leitzphone
- Announced
- 2026 Feb 21
- Status
- Available. Released 2026 Mar 18
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Dimensions
- 163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
- Weight
- 249 g (8.78 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)
· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Leica Leitzphone
- Dimensions
- 162.9 × 77.6 × 8.29 mm
- Weight
- 219 g
- Build
- Yes
- SIM
- e-SIM + Nano-SIM (4FF)
- Protection
- IP68 dust/water resistant (600 cm, 30 min)
- Extras
- Haptic touch feedback, Tactile touch feedback
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Type
- LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED120HzHDR10Dolby Vision1000 nits (typ)1600 nits (HBM)3000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
- Protection
Ceramic Shield 2
Anti-reflective coating
Leica Leitzphone
- Type
- AM-OLED display, 1073.7M colors, 120 Hz
- Size
- 6.9 inches
- Resolution
- 1200x2608 pixels (~418 PPI density), ~91.5% screen-to-body ratio
- Protection
- Yes
- Touch
- Capacitive multi-touch screen
- Notch/Hole
- 1-hole
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- OS
- iOS 27
- Chipset
- Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)
- CPU
- Hexa-core (2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz)
- GPU
- Apple GPU (7-core graphics)
Leica Leitzphone
- OS
- Google Android 16 (Baklava)
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (Kaanapali) 3 nm
- CPU
- 4.61 GHz octa-core
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 840 (1200 MHz)
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 2TB 12GB RAM
NVMe
Leica Leitzphone
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 1TB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
- Interface
- UFS 4.1
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Triple
48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2)
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
- Features
- Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic from regular video
- Video
- 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps10-bit HDRDolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps)ProResProRes RAW (up to 120fps)Apple Log 23D (spatial) video/audiostereo sound rec.
Leica Leitzphone
- Penta
50.1 MP, f/1.67, 23mm, 4.3 x optical zoom, BSI CMOS, 1.60µm, PD AF, Laser AF, EIS, EIS (video), OIS, Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Red-eye reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Refocus, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
50.1 MP, f/2.20, 14mm, (ultrawide), BSI CMOS, 0.64µm, PD AF, EIS, EIS (video), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
200.5 MP, f/2.96, 100mm, (telephoto), BSI CMOS
Mono CMOS sensor (depth/mono)
Mono CMOS sensor (depth/mono)
- Other features
- dual LED flash
- Video
- 7680x4320 pixel
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Single
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
- Features
- HDRDolby Vision HDR3D (spatial) audiostereo sound rec.ProRes RAWApple Log 2
- Video
- 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Leica Leitzphone
- Single
32.0 MP, f/2.20, BSI CMOS, PD AF, EIS, EIS (video), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
- Video
- 3840x2160 pixel
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Leica Leitzphone
- Loudspeaker
- stereo
- 3.5mm jack
- No
- Audio features
- Voice speakerSpeakerphoneANCHD VoiceVoLTEViLTE
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)GLONASSGALILEOBDSQZSSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
Leica Leitzphone
- WLAN
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0
- Positioning
- Simultaneous GPSA-GPSDual-frequency GPSGeotaggingQuickGPSQZSSNavIC
- Satellite details
- GLONASS (L1OF); Galileo (E1, E5a); BeiDou (B1c, B1I, B2a 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 OTG 2.0USB PDUSB PD 2.0USB PD 3.0
- Wireless features
- Miracast, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Tethering, WiDi, Wi-Fi Calling
- A/V In Connector
- USB Type-C reversible
- IR
- Yes
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Leica Leitzphone
- Sensors
- AccelerometerGyroCompassBarometerIn-screen FP sensorHallL sensorP sensorStep counterNFC
- Software
- Voice CommandBusiness card recognitionNavigation softwareAugmented Reality (AR)Intelligent personal assistantVoice RecognitionFace Recognition
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Type
Market-dependent versions:
· Li-Ion 5391 mAh - Nano SIM model
· Li-Ion 5567 mAh - eSIM only model
- Charging
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min
25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China)
4.5W reverse wired
Leica Leitzphone
- Type
- 6000 mAh battery Li-ion (Si-C)
- Charging
- 90.0 W charging wired, 50.0 W wireless (Qi, Qi reverse)
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Colors
- Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy
- Models
- A3717, A3473, A3716, A3718
- Price
- £ 1,299.00 / € 1,599.00
Leica Leitzphone
- Models
- Mi 17 Ultra 5G Premium Edition Global Dual SIM TD-LTE 512GB 2512BPNDAG
- Price
- 1,499
- Market
- AfricaAsiaAustraliaEastern EuropeEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaSoutheast AsiaWestern Europe
- Countries
- Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan +70 more
- SAR (head)
- 0.997 W/kg
- SAR (body)
- 0.989 W/kg
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Performance
AnTuTu: 3463072 (v11)
GeekBench: 12794 (v6), 11558 (v7)
3DMark: 7931 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 969 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -25.0 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 19:20h
Leica Leitzphone
Not listed for this device
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Energy
- Class A
- Battery
- 62:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class B (180 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
Leica Leitzphone
Not listed for this device