Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 4.05 GHz, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB runs at 4.04 GHz, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB offers 6.7 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB feature the same Super Retina XDR display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4685 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB offers 4674 mAh, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹127,490

@ Croma

Apple iPhone 16 Plus 256GB

₹89,900

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

14 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A18 Pro	Apple A18	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4685 mAh	4674 mAh	6600 mAh
20W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Good performance & battery life
Excellent cameras & useful Photo Styles
Video capabilities & Audio Mix
Apple Intelligence

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Camera control needs a learning curve
Apple Intelligence needs more work
Slow charging
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.7/5

(17,246 ratings)

4.6/5

(5,204 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,774,620 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹127,490

@ Croma

₹89,900

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro

Apple A18

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.2 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,774,620

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.0 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

460 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.2 %

87.84 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

163 mm

160.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.6 mm

77.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.25 mm

7.80 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

227 grams

199 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Textured Matt Glass

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4685 mAh

4674 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 36m 0s

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg

Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

₹127,490

@ Croma

₹89,900

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon