iPhone 16 Pro Max - Tech Specs

Year introduced: 2024

Finish

• Black Titanium

• White Titanium

• Natural Titanium

• Desert Titanium

Titanium design, Latest-generation Ceramic Shield front, Textured matte glass back

Capacity¹

• 256GB

• 512GB

• 1TB

Size and Weight²

• Width: 3.06 inches (77.6 mm)

• Height: 6.42 inches (163 mm)

• Depth: 0.32 inch (8.25 mm)

• Weight: 7.99 ounces (227 grams)

Display

• Super Retina XDR display

• 6.9‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display

• 2868‑by‑1320-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

• Dynamic Island

• Always-On display

• ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz

• HDR display

• True Tone

• Wide color (P3)

• Haptic Touch

• 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)

• 1000 nits max brightness (typical); 1600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 2000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness

• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

The iPhone 16 Pro Max display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.86 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).

Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant³

Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529

Apple Intelligence

Chip

• A18 Pro chip

• New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores

• New 6‑core GPU

• New 16‑core Neural Engine

Camera

Pro camera system

• 48MP Fusion: 24 mm, ƒ/1.78 aperture, second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels, support for super‑high‑resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)

• Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 48 mm, ƒ/1.78 aperture, second generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels

• 48MP Ultra Wide: 13 mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture and 120° field of view, Hybrid Focus Pixels, super-high-resolution photos (48MP)

• 12MP 5x Telephoto: 120 mm, ƒ/2.8 aperture and 20° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels, seven-element lens, 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilization and autofocus, tetraprism design

• 5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 10x optical zoom range

• Digital zoom up to 25x

• Camera Control

• Customizable 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 stabilization

• 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), or 120 fps (Fusion)

• 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, or 120 fps (Fusion)

• 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

• Log video recording

• Academy Color Encoding System

• Macro video recording, including slo‑mo and time‑lapse

• Slo‑mo video support for 1080p up to 240 fps and 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps (Fusion)

• Time‑lapse video with stabilization

• Night mode Time‑lapse

• QuickTake video up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps

• Second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization for video (Fusion)

• 3D sensor‑shift optical image stabilization and autofocus for video (Telephoto)

• Digital zoom up to 15x

• Audio zoom

• True Tone flash

• Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)

• Continuous autofocus video

• Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video

• Playback zoom

• Video formats recorded: HEVC, H.264, and ProRes

• Spatial Audio and stereo recording

• Four studio-quality mics

• Wind noise reduction

• Audio Mix

TrueDepth Camera

• 12MP camera

• ƒ/1.9 aperture

• Autofocus with Focus Pixels

• Retina Flash

• Photonic Engine

• Deep Fusion

• Smart HDR 5

• Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control

• Portrait Lighting with six effects

• Animoji and Memoji

• Night mode

• Latest-generation Photographic Styles

• Apple ProRAW

• Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

• Lens correction

• Auto image stabilization

• Burst mode

• 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, 100 fps (Fusion), or 120 fps (Fusion)

• 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, or 120 fps (Fusion)

• Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps

• ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording

• Log video recording

• Academy Color Encoding System

• Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps

• Time‑lapse video with stabilization

• Night mode Time-lapse

• QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision

• Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)

• Spatial Audio and stereo recording

• Wind noise reduction

• Audio Mix

Face ID

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

Peace of Mind

• Emergency SOS via satellite⁷

• Crash Detection⁸

• Roadside Assistance via satellite⁷

• Messages via satellite⁷

• Find My via satellite⁷

Cellular and Wireless

Model A3083* Model A3084*

• FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76)

• TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)

• 5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)

• FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)

• TDD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53)

• UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)

• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

All models

• 5G (sub‑6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO⁹

• Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO⁹

• Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO¹⁰

• Bluetooth 5.3

• Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip¹¹

• Thread networking technology

• NFC with reader mode

• Express Cards with power reserve

Location

• Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC)

• Digital compass

• Wi-Fi

• Cellular

• iBeacon microlocation

Video Calling¹²

• FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi‑Fi

• FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi‑Fi

• Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay

• Screen sharing

• Portrait mode in FaceTime video

• Spatial Audio

• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

• Optical zoom with rear‑facing camera

Audio Calling¹²

• FaceTime audio

• Voice over LTE (VoLTE)⁹

• Wi‑Fi calling⁹

• Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay

• Screen sharing

• Spatial Audio

• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Audio Playback

• Supported formats include AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

• Spatial Audio playback

• User‑configurable maximum volume limit

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes

• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG

• Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV

• Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 4K HDR through native DisplayPort output over USB-C or USB-C Digital AV Adapter (model A2119; adapter sold separately)¹³

Siri¹⁴

• Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

• Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use type to Siri

• Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

• Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant, and personal

External Buttons and Connectors

1. Front camera

2. Side button

3. Camera Control

4. USB-C connector

5. SIM tray (available on models purchased outside the U.S.)

6. Volume buttons

7. Action button

8. Rear cameras

9. Flash

10. LiDAR Scanner

Action button features

• Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognize Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut, or Accessibility

Camera controls

• Exposure, Depth, Zoom, Cameras, Styles, Tone

Charging and Expansion

• USB-C connector with support for:

• Charging

• DisplayPort

• USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)¹⁵

• Built‑in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery

• MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W with 30W adapter or higher¹⁷

Sensors

• Face ID

• LiDAR Scanner

• Barometer

• High dynamic range gyro

• High-g accelerometer

• Proximity sensor

• Dual ambient light sensors

In the Box

• iPhone 16 Pro Max

• USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m)

• Documentation

Materials

• 100% recycled aluminum in the internal structural frame and thermal substructure

• 100% recycled cobalt in the battery²⁴

• Over 95% recycled lithium in the battery — a first for Apple²⁴

• 100% recycled gold wire in all cameras and Camera Control

• 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards, the USB‑C connector, and multiple small parts

• 100% recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards, and 100% recycled copper foil and wire in the inductive charger

• 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards

• 100% recycled tungsten and copper wire in the Taptic Engine

• 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets

• 80% recycled steel in multiple components including the Taptic Engine, speaker, multiple small parts, and the display support plate

• At least 50% recycled plastic in 14 components

• 100% fiber-based packaging²⁵

• 66% recycled content in fiber packaging