Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Width: 78mm (3.07in) Released: Sep 19, 2025
13+10+11+12+14+5+5+0+5+0 = 75

OH Rank & Score

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is #53 on OH Rank with a score of 75, independently rated across ten fixed categories.

Key Facts

Charging35W charging
Screen brightness1000 nits
IP ratingIP68
Main camera48MP main camera
* TOP Software* BEST Video* TOP SelfieFLY

Score Breakdown

Performance
13
Battery
10
Screen
11
IP Protection
12
Main Camera
14
Selfie
5
Video
5
SD Memory
0
Software
5
Desktop Replacement
0

Editorial

Apple decided to introduce an aluminium frame for it's Pro phones after years of promoting steel and titanium as better options. The camera bump now stretches across the top portion of the back to allow for a bigger battery and the new cooling chamber. These make for the biggest design changes in years and its a needed move considering there is much more Android competition in the premium segment. All of the back cameras are now 48MP but photography is not showing improvement over 16 Pro Max while phones from Vivo, Huawei, Vivo and Xiaomi now offer better pics. A new 18MP selfie produces great photos (as did the old one) and iPhone Pros still record the best videos, front and back. New A19 Pro is a good processor but not as powerful as are the latest SnapDragon and Mediatec chips. iOS 26 brings Liquid Glass design language while keeping the fundamentals same. UI design feels a bit outdated with multiple pages of icons and (while labels can now be removed) the overall design is not as flexible as with Android competition.

Pros & Cons

PROs
attractive new hardware design and colors, great Apple A19 Pro with NVMe performance, over 30hr of battery life, sub-90min ~35W charging (25W wireless), new anti reflective LTPO HDR OLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP68 protection (down to 6m), great pics from 48MP OIS main + 48MP OIS periscope telephoto + 48MP ultrawide (all with PDAF) back lenses, new 18MP Center Stage selfie, the best video recording, 6+ years of OS updates, video out USB-C port and a new 2TB storage option
CONs
wider and heavier then 16 Pro Max, max screen brightness is about 1000nits, no memory expansion slot, no desktop replacement software, expensive for what it is

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