Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Comparing the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus 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: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,325, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus scores 5,285, making Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Plus offer the same screen size of 6.7 inches and feature the same Super Retina XDR display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Plus feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Plus feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4383 mAh, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 4323 mAh, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Plus offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

₹134,900

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

₹69,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

09 2022

09 2023

09 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A16 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


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

Battery


4323 mAh	4383 mAh	4900 mAh
20W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Dynamic Island is fun
Gorgeous display
Good performance and cameras
Crash detection

Comfortable in-hand feel
Stellar battery life
Bright and attractive display
Good cameras

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Always-on display drains battery
Misses out on superfast charging
Pricey

Lacks high refresh rate
Slow charging

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,343 ratings)

4.6/5

(45,082 ratings)

N/A

Video

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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

September 9, 2022

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

September 4, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v16

iOS v17

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Galileo

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

945,794

1,302,867

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

13.0 s

16.0 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

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.6 %

25.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

2000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.17 %

87.84 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.69 %

Design

Height

160.7 mm

160.9 mm

161.6 mm

Width

77.6 mm

77.8 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

240 grams

201 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera9x Digital Zoomf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

9 x Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 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
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4323 mAh

4383 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

10h 16m

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

2h 2m 13s

2h 5m 15s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)