Background

The iPhone 16 Pro Max was announced on September 9th, 2024, and released September 20th alongside the rest of the iPhone 16 lineup. Designed "from the ground up" for Apple Intelligence, it features a 6.9-inch ProMotion display (the largest iPhone screen yet), Wi-Fi 7, and a new A18 Pro SoC—following the A17 and A17 Pro recipe from last year's iPhone 15 lineup. Both the 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max still come in titanium, sport a USB-C port, and feature the programmable Action Button. More notably, a new exterior button for capturing photos and videos launches on all iPhone 16 models, called Camera Control. Camera Control is a physical button that also supports capacitive touch controls, and is located on the lower half of the right edge, right where your right pointer finger naturally rests while snapping landscape images.

The 16 Pro Max also features an updated—although visually familiar—triple camera system with a 48 MP Main camera, a 48 MP Ultra Wide camera (now with AF), and a 5x "tetraprism" Telephoto. The new 48 MP "Fusion" camera supports 4K 120 FPS video recording.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max starts at $1199 for a 256 GB model, available in one of four finishes: Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, or Desert Titanium.

Identification

You can identify the iPhone 16 Pro Max by the model number printed inside of the USB-C charge port.

  • A3084
  • A3295
  • A3296
  • A3297

You can also find the model number through the phone's UI by going to the Settings app and navigating to General > About. Tap on the number listed in the Model Number section and it should change to a format that looks like the numbers above.

Additionally, Apple offers a quick online tool to help identify your devices: Identify your iPhone model.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max features a 6.9-inch (diagonal) flat glass screen, thin black bezels, a pill-shaped, black "dynamic island" at the top of the screen, matte back glass with a glossy Apple logo, and titanium side rails.

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Volume controls and the Action Button can be found on the left edge, while the power button and new Camera Control button are situated on the right. A square camera "bump" containing three cameras protrudes from the back case. This model has no home button.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max can be differentiated from the iPhone 16 Pro by its larger screen (relative to the 6.3-inch screen on the Pro model).

The iPhone 16 Pro Max can be differentiated from the previous generation iPhone 15 Pro Max by its thinner display bezels, larger screen, and Camera Control button.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions: 163 × 77.6 × 8.25 mm (6.42 × 3.06 × 0.32 in)

Weight: 227 g (7.99 oz)

Water Resistance: IP68

Colors: Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, or Desert Titanium

Operating System: iOS 18

Processor: A18 Pro chip

  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 6‑core GPU
  • 16‑core Neural Engine

RAM: 8 GB

Storage: 256, 512 GB, or 1 TB

Battery: 4676 mAh, up to 33 hours of video playback

  • Qi2 wireless charging up to 15 W
  • MagSafe wireless charging up to 25 W

Ports: 1x USB-C connector

  • Charging
  • Reverse charging of accessories
  • DisplayPort
  • USB 3 data transfer (up to 10 Gb/s)

Display:

  • 6.9-inch “Super Retina XDR” OLED
  • Ceramic Shield glass technology
  • Multi‑touch
  • Haptic Touch
  • 2868 × 1320 pixel resolution (460 ppi)
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • True Tone
  • P3 wide color gamut
  • 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak (HDR), 2000 nits peak (outdoor), 1 nit minimum
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Dynamic Island

Pro camera system:

  • Main module
    • 48 MP "Fusion"
    • 24 mm, ƒ/1.78 aperture
    • Sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS)
    • Autofocus with 100% Focus Pixels
    • Enables 12 MP 2x optical telephoto
    • 4K120 video recording
  • Ultra-wide module (120° field of view)
    • 48 MP
    • 13 mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture
    • Autofocus with Hybrid Focus Pixels
  • Telephoto (5x "tetraprism")
    • 12 MP
    • 120 mm, ƒ/2.8 aperture
    • 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS)

TrueDepth selfie camera with Face ID:

  • 12 MP
  • ƒ/1.9 aperture
  • 4K60 video recording
  • Retina Flash

Sensors:

  • Face ID
  • LiDAR scanner
  • Barometer
  • High dynamic range gyro
  • High-G accelerometer (Crash Detection)
  • Proximity sensor
  • Dual ambient light sensors

Wireless Connectivity:

  • 802.11be Wi‑Fi 7 with 2x2 MIMO
  • 5G, sub-6 GHz and mmWave (all models)
  • Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA (all models)
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
  • Thread networking technology
  • NFC with reader mode
  • Express Cards with power reserve

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