Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs iPhone 11 Pro Max
77
out of 100
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60
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max (with Apple A16 Bionic) that was released on September 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 3 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 123% higher peak brightness (1751 against 784 nits)
- Shows 28% longer battery life (30:06 vs 23:30 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1324K versus 1182K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- The phone is 3 years newer
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1290 x 2796 pixels | 1242 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | - | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 84.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 240 g (8.47 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3460 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | 5 core Apple GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22851 | 14182 |
| Single-core score | 2669 | 1748 |
| Multi-core score | 7024 | 4187 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 329807 | 353295 |
| GPU | 444294 | 306685 |
| Memory | 150297 | 131245 |
| UX | 400202 | 391689 |
| Total score | 1324600 | 1182914 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 74% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 20 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | 16 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 12 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4266 | 2646 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 71% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3335 | 2068 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296 | AnTuTu 11 | 1425670 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296 | AnTuTu 11 | 1302538 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (Trinh Anh Khoi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1302538 |
| 📘 2026-07-17 (Astreeek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1267503 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Oleg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1267503 |
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Phzinho) | AnTuTu 11 | 1190389 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 -> Raxxxy | AnTuTu 11 | 1182914 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 (RAXXXY) | AnTuTu 11 | 1182914 |
| 📘 2026-02-12 (Absl) | AnTuTu 11 | 1174939 |
| 📘 2024-11-28 (Nehul Tyagi) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14182 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4323 mAh | 3969 mAh |
| Max charge power | 23 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 (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:52 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:49 hr | 08:51 hr |
| Watching video | 18:59 hr | 14:18 hr |
| Gaming | 06:50 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#42nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8064 x 6048 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual 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: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | 65 |
| Preview | 91 | 76 |
| Zoom | 139 | 88 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 139 | 115 |
| Video | 154 | 134 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | - | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | eSIM | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2022 | September 2019 |
| Release date | September 2022 | September 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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