iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Price, Specifications, and Features Compared

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Specs at Glance

	4.6 ★	4.7 ★
	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max	Apple iPhone 16 Pro
	₹ 144,900	₹ 99,900
Expert Score	--	8.7/10 by Expert
Processor	Apple A18 Pro	Apple A18 Pro
Display	6.9″ (17.53 cm) 120Hz Display	6.3″ (16 cm) 120Hz Display
Rear Camera	48+48+12 MP Rear	48+48+12 MP Rear
Front Camera	12 MP Front	12 MP Front
RAM & Storage	8 GB RAM 256 GB Storage	8 GB RAM 128 GB Storage
Battery	4685 mAh 20W Charging	3582 mAh 20W Charging
OS	iOS v18	iOS v18

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Price in India

For those unaware, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro is a toned-down variant of the iPhone 16 Pro Max. Hence, the smartphone has a lower price than the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The vanilla iPhone 16 Pro model is also available in a 128GB variant, making the device accessible to a wide range of buyers.

The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available for pre-booking, starting September 13 and will go on sale from September 20.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Design

• The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is available in Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium colour options. The device has a thickness of 8.25mm and weighs 227 grams and gets IP68 dust and water resistance. Apple uses a Grade 5 titanium design and textured matte glass on the rear.
• The Apple iPhone 16 Pro comes in similar colourways a thickness of 8.25 mm and weighs 199 grams. Other details are similar to that of the 16 Pro.

The iPhone 16 Pro is lighter by 28 grams making it more comfortable for one-hand usage and longer durations. Both smartphones have a new camera control button and an Action button. Apple reveals that it uses 100% recycled aluminium thermal substructure and back glass optimisations to dissipate heat more efficiently to offer 20% better-sustained performance than its predecessor. So, design-wise, both are the same but if you want a lightweight design, the 16 Pro would be the right fit.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Display

• Apple equips the iPhone 16 Pro Max with a new 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with Dynamic Island and ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz. It also supports 1,600 nits HDR peak brightness and 2,000 nits outdoor peak brightness.
• The Apple iPhone 16 Pro also comes with a new 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with support for ProMotion technology and Dynamic Island. The vanilla model also gets support for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz. The phone also supports 1,600 nits HDR peak brightness and 2,000 nits outdoor peak brightness.

Both the iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro share identical display specifications, except for the panel size. The iPhone 16 Pro gets a smaller 6.3-inch OLED panel, which might be a preferred choice for many, given its smaller size. But if you want a larger screen size, the 16 Pro Max would be ideal as it also provides the biggest display experience on an iPhone.

Both smartphones come with a new Ceramic Shield glass, two times tougher than its predecessor.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Performance

• The iPhone 16 Pro Max is powered by the in-house A18 Pro SoC fabricated on a 3nm process. The chipset gets a six-core architecture with two performance cores, four efficiency cores, a six-core GPU, and a 16-core Neutral Engine.
• The iPhone 16 Pro also packs the A18 Pro SoC with a similar six-core setup, six-core GPU, and 16-core Neutral Engine.

Both smartphones have the same chipset, which is claimed to offer a 20% increase in total system memory bandwidth. Compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the latest iPhone 16 Pro models offer a 15% faster CPU and 20% faster GPU. The company claims the SoC offers 2x faster hardware-accelerated ray tracing than the A17 Pro. So, here, it would be a tie.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Software

• The iPhone 16 Pro Max comes with iOS 18 out of the box.
• The vanilla iPhone 16 Pro also runs iOS 18 out of the box.

Both the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the iPhone 16 Pro get iOS 18 and are designed for Apple Intelligence. The iOS 18 now supports customising the home screen, control centre, app icons, and more. The Apple Intelligence features include Writing Tools, Summaries, Priority Messages in Mail, and more.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Cameras

• The iPhone 16 Pro Max sport a triple rear camera setup with a 48MP Fusion primary camera with ƒ/1.78 aperture and second-generation sensor-shift OIS. The primary camera is paired with a new 48MP ultrawide camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture, 120° field of view, Hybrid Focus Pixels, and super-high-resolution photos. There’s a 12MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom, ƒ/2.8 aperture, a seven-element lens, 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilisation and autofocus, and tetraprism design. For selfies, the smartphones flaunt a 12MP TrueDepth camera with ƒ/1.9 aperture, Autofocus with Focus Pixels and Retina Flash.
• The iPhone 16 Pro also has the same camera specs.

Both phones are the same when it comes to the cameras, so, it’s a tie here. The iPhone 16 Pro models sport a customisable default lens, a sapphire crystal lens cover, adaptive true-tone flash, Photonic Engine Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, and more.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Battery and Charging

• Apple uses a lithium-ion battery for the iPhone 16 Pro Max and is claimed to offer video playback of up to 33 hours and audio playback of up to 29 hours.
• The iPhone 16 Pro also sports a similar battery with a claimed video playback of up to 27 hours and audio playback of up to 85 hours.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has an advantage over the iPhone 16 Pro as it sports a slightly larger battery offering better battery backup. Both smartphones support MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W with a 30W adapter or higher, Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W, and Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Verdict

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro can be given preference by buyers who prefer a lighter smartphone with a small OLED display. Switching to a smaller display means buyers have to compromise on the battery life a little. The lower price tag of the iPhone 16 Pro also makes it available to a wide range of customers.

On the contrary, the iPhone 16 Pro Max is a top-end smartphone from the brand with a slightly larger display and the ‘best-ever’ battery life on an iPhone. So, if these things are more important and the price is no issue, the 16 Pro Max should be picked.