Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs realme GT 7 Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs realme GT 7 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme GT 7 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,474, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max scores 8,021, making realme GT 7 Pro the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while realme GT 7 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to realme GT 7 Pro's LTPO AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme GT 7 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making realme GT 7 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme GT 7 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making realme GT 7 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme GT 7 Pro delivers longer battery life with 17h 34m, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max delivers None, making realme GT 7 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and realme GT 7 Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and realme GT 7 Pro equally at 8.4.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while realme GT 7 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹134,900

(Out of Stock)

realme GT 7 Pro

₹59,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

92%

95%

98%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

26 Nov, 2024

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Apple A18 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super Retina XDR	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 120x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4685 mAh	5800 mAh	8000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	120W Super VOOC Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.4/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

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

Impressive viewing experience
Speedy performance
Excellent battery life & charging speeds
Superior durability (IP69)

Excellent 200MP cameras and an optional Hasselblad teleconverter
Stellar two-day battery life
Flat, bright 6.78-inch display with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Smooth and optimised ColorOS 17

Cons

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

Some AI features are iffy
Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Average thermal management

Rs 1,99,999 is a lot of money
Charges slower than the Find X9 Ultra
Five years of OS updates, against seven from Google and Samsung

User Ratings

4.7/5

(17,104 ratings)

4.3/5

(245 ratings)

1.5/5

(2 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,774,620 AnTuTu Score	2,810,079 AnTuTu Score	4,214,275 AnTuTu Score
N/A	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store	₹59,999 @ Amazon	₹199,999 @ Amazon
	Not Available in any other store	₹199,999 @ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Nov 26, 2024

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Realme UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro APL1V07

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.42 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A18 Pro GPU

Adreno 830

Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

8 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Hybrid Cooling System

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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

2,810,079

4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

16.0 s

17.0 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

6,740

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.0 %

14.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

6500 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2600 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.2 %

88.85 %

91.13 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.8 %

95.5 %

Design

Height

163 mm

162.45 mm

161.3 mm

Width

77.6 mm

76.89 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

8.25 mm

8.55 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

227 grams

220.2 grams

233 grams

Build Material

Back: Textured Matt Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Periscope Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

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

Video Recording Features

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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

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

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4685 mAh

5800 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 11 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

17h 34m

20h 43m

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

1h 36m

29m

1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 850(band 26)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)