Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$1199 | €1449	€400

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2231 (Excellent)	529 (Poor)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
A17 Pro (3 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Apple GPU 6-core	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2958	2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
7288	5837
3D Mark High
4236	2538
3D Mark Low
2632	2284

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Battery

Type
4422 mAh, Li - Ion	7698 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 26min

Browsing

19h 20min

Video

9h 45min

Gaming

9h 36min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX803 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX913 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

157

Photo

152

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8439A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

Links

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs	Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs
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