Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449	8GB/128GB - $599 | €699 8GB/512GB - $829 8GB/1024GB - $1329

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 231 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2689 (Excellent)	536 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3775	3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
9749	11728
3D Mark High
5987	5177
3D Mark Low
3841	3262

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Battery

Type
5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave	5G Ready
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 Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
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 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8950A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-fi Only

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

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