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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs iPhone 11

60 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
VS
56 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max (with Apple A13 Bionic) that was released on September 10, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Comes with 859 mAh larger battery capacity: 3969 vs 3110 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • 40% higher pixel density (458 vs 326 PPI)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (784 against 666 nits)
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
  • Weighs 32 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
91.3
(Very good)
Value Index
107.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 11 Pro Max
vs
iPhone 11

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels 828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 458 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4% 79.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.8%
PWM 245 Hz Not detected
Response time 4.9 ms 24.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 999:1
Screen space comparison
iPhone 11 Pro Max
6.5″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
iPhone 11
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 11 Pro Max +18%
784 nits
iPhone 11
666 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158 mm (6.22 inches) 150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone 11 Pro Max +6%
84.4%
iPhone 11
79.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 11
SoC
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2650 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple A13 Bionic GPU Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1230 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 11 Pro Max +4%
14182
iPhone 11
13651
Compute Score (GPU) 14182 13651
Single-core score 1748 1770
Multi-core score 4187 4173
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 11 Pro Max +7%
1182914
iPhone 11
1101851
CPU 353295 296803
GPU 306685 301818
Memory 131245 149834
UX 391689 353396
Total score 1182914 1101851
Samples [4 tests] [36 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 79% 74%
Graphics test 10 FPS 10 FPS
Section 1 12 FPS 12 FPS
Section 2 10 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 7 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 2646 2564
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 76% 70%
Graphics test 12 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2068 2001
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-03 (Phzinho)AnTuTu 111190389
📘 2026-04-26 -> RaxxxyAnTuTu 111182914
📘 2026-04-26 (RAXXXY)AnTuTu 111182914
📘 2026-02-12 (Absl)AnTuTu 111174939
📘 2024-11-28 (Nehul Tyagi)Geekbench 6 GPU14182
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Apple iPhone 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 GPU13778
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU1788 / 4241
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)AnTuTu 111115933
📘 2026-10-03 (Deni)AnTuTu 11824750
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)

Battery

Capacity 3969 mAh 3110 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:57 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:51 hr 08:46 hr
Watching video 14:18 hr 13:37 hr
Gaming 05:41 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 117 hr 110 hr
General battery life
iPhone 11 Pro Max +5%
23:30 hr
iPhone 11
22:24 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Apple iSight Camera Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 52 mm -
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 65 55
Preview 76 73
Zoom 88 63
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 115 114
Video 134 135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
iPhone 11 Pro Max +3%
85.8 dB
iPhone 11
83.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2019 September 2019
Release date September 2019 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $699
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max -
SAR (head) 0.95 W/kg 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max. It has a better display and battery life.

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