Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

4 differences
Specification	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max	Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Mobile network generationDiffers	5G (sub‑6 GHz and mmWave)	5G
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7
Operating system installedDiffers	iOS 18	iOS 26
Available colour(s)Differs	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium	Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue, Silver
BluetoothSame	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalSame	6.9"	6.9"
PlatformSame	iOS	iOS
Depthnot known	8.25 mm	not known
Heightnot known	163 mm	not known
Weightnot known	227 g	not known
Widthnot known	77.6 mm	not known
Rear camera flashnot known	Yes	not known
Rear camera resolution (numeric)not known	not known	48 MP
Display resolutionnot known	2868 x 1320 pixels	not known
Battery endurance per cyclenot known	1980 min	not known
International Protection (IP) codenot known	IP68	not known
Supported batteriesnot known	Built‑in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery	not known
USB Type-C charging portnot known	Yes	not known
Battery capacitynot known	4685 mAh	not known
Form factornot known	Bar	not known
Wireless chargingnot known	MagSafe up to 25W; Qi2 up to 15W; Qi up to 7.5W	not known
USB versionnot known	up to 10 Gb/s	not known
Processor modelnot known	A18 Pro	not known
Model numbernot known	not known	iPhone 17 Pro Max
(sg) Charger typenot known	not known	USB-C 40W power adapter or higher
(sg) Inputs and outputsnot known	USB-C	not known
(sg) Jack outputnot known	USB-C	not known
Box contentsnot known	iPhone 16 Pro Max, USB-C charging cable, documentation	not known
Multimedianot known	USB Type-C	not known