Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB)
Quick Comparison
Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) has better RAM than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. In terms of display resolution, Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has better resolution of 2868 x 1320 than Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) which has resolution of 2622 x 1206. Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Name | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.9 in | 6.3 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Battery | 4685 mAh | 3988 mAh |
| Camera | 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP Triple | 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 130900 | Rs. 154900 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is September 09, 2024. The cost of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is Rs. 130900. The launch Date of the second phone is September 09, 2025. The Expected cost of Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) is Rs. 154900.
Display comparison
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has larger screen size of 6.9 inches in comparison to Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB)'s 6.3 inch screen. There is OLED Screen Type in both the phones. Both have same 460 PPI. In terms of screen to body ratio, Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has better screen to body ratio of ~ 91.4% than Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB)'s ~ 89.4%. Both phones have same aspect ratio of 19.5:9.
Memory comparison
Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB)'s larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's lower 8 GB RAM. Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) has more Internal Memory (512 GB) than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (256 GB).
Camera comparison
They both have the same 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP Triple Rear Camera. Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 18 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones has iOS Operating System but the first one runs on version 18 and the second one on 26 version.
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| Name | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Apple iPhone 17 Pro (512GB) |
| General | ||
| Model | iPhone 16 Pro Max (A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,2) | iPhone 17 Pro |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | eSIM+Nano SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| SAR | 1.01 W/kg (Head) 1.15 W/kg (Body) | |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | September 09, 2024 | September 09, 2025 |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 77.6 x 163 x 8.3 mm | 71.9 x 150 x 8.8 mm |
| Weight | 227 g | 206 g |
| Bezel less | Yes | |
| Qwerty | No | |
| Colors | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium | Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 460 PPI | ~ 460 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 91.4% | ~ 89.4% |
| Glass Type | Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen) | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Brightness | 1,000 nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 nits Peak Brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits Peak Brightness (outdoor); 1 nit Minimum Brightness | 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 3,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness |
| Features | HDR10, Dolby Vision, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with Adaptive Refresh Rates up to 120Hz, HDR display, True Tone, Wide colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (typical) | Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Hdr Display. True Tone. Wide Colour (P3). Haptic Touch. 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical). Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously |
| Notch | Yes, Dynamic Island | Yes, Dynamic Island |
| Foldable Display | No | |
| Curved Display | No | |
| Dual Display | No | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | |
| Card Slot | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) |
| VoLTE | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7), Tri Band | Wi‑Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE | Yes, v6.0 |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.2 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB Charging | USB Tethering, USB Charging |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 1,702,573 (Total) (v10) 455,511 (CPU) 638,423 (GPU) 243,799 (Memory) 364,840 (UX) | |
| Geekbench Score | 8,505 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,437 (Single Core) | |
| 3DMark Score | 4,738 (Wild Life Extreme) | |
| Camera Score | 157 (DxOMark) | |
| Speaker Score | 82 (Very Good) | |
| Battery Test Result | 17 hours | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC | yes with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer | Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| AI Features | AI Mobile (Apple Intelligence) | Apple Intelligence |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP68 | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP69 |
| IP Rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Camera Control Button, Grade 5 Titanium, Titanium design, Latest-Generation Ceramic Shield Front, Textured Matt Glass Back, New 16‑core Neural Engine, DisplayPort, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support (Gen2 Chip), Emergency SOS | Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 48 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 120mm, 1/3.06", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3D Sensor‑Shift OIS, 5x Optical Zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 0.7µm, PDAF | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus |
| Features | 5x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 10x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 25x, Camera Control, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5,next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Night Mode Portraits Enabled By Lidar Scanner, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography,apple Proraw,wide Color Capture For Photos And Live Photos,lens Correction (Ultra Wide),advanced Red-eye Correction,auto Image Stabilisation,burst Mode,photo Geotagging,image Formats Captured: Heif, Jpeg And Dng | 48MP Pro Fusion Camera System, 48MP Fusion Main: 24 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Support For Super-High-Resolution Photos (24MP And 48MP), Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super-High-Resolution Photos (48MP), 48MP Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, 8x Optical-Quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out, 16x Optical-Quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Next-Generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63MP), Latest-Generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48MP Macro Photography, ProRAW, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-Eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And DNG, Video Recording, 4K Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main) Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Action Mode Up To 2.8K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, ProRes Video Recording Up To 4K At 120 Fps With External Recording, ProRes RAW5, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log 2, Genlock Support6, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow-Motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4K Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time-Lapse Video With Stabilisation, Night Mode Time-Lapse, QuickTake Video Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 15x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4K, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8MP Still Photos While Recording 4K Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: HEVC, H.264, ProRes And ProRes RAW, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio-Quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 100/120/24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/240/25/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD | 4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 12 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS Autofocus, Retina Flash | 18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) Retina Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/25/30/60 fps FHD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | iOS v18, upgradable to v18.5 | iOS v26 |
| Chipset | Apple Bionic A18 Pro | Apple A19 Pro |
| CPU | 4.05 GHz, Hexa Core Processor | Hexa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | |
| Fabrication Node | 3 nm | 3nm |
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core Graphics) | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback | AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback |
| Video | HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG | HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Stereo | |
| Audio Features | 3D (Spatial) Audio, Stereo Sound | |
| Audio Jack Type | USB Type-C | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 4685 mAh, Li-ion Battery | 3988 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 25W MagSafe and 15W Qi2 | Yes, 25W |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 4.5W | |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 4.5W | |
| Video Playback Time | 105 hours | 27 hours |
| Music Playback Time | 33 hours | 85 hours |