Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449	8GB/256GB - $1299

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)	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 231 g	20.53 oz / 582.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2689 (Excellent)	1578 (Good)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Apple M5
Processor
Hexa-core	Nona-core
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	iPadOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3775	4130
GeekBench 6 Multi
9749	15402
3D Mark High
5987	8881
3D Mark Low
3841	6860

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Battery

Type
5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

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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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
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	ToF 3D depth sensing
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	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), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) 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	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, 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)
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

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	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 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 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

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