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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
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Key specs
Battery
- Battery Life
- 39 h
- Battery Life Typical
- 25.5 h
- Capacity
- 5088 mAh
- Charging Speed
- 40 W
- Fast Charging
- Yes
- Wireless Charging
- Yes
Build
- Water Resistance
- Yes
- IP Rating
- IP68
- Material Back
- Ceramic Shield
- Material Frame
- Aluminum
Camera
- Front Megapixels
- 18 MP
- Optical Image Stabilization
- Yes
- Telephoto Lens
- Yes
- Optical Zoom X
- 8 x
- Rear Megapixels
- 48 MP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 6.0
- 5G
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Dual SIM
- Yes
- NFC
- Yes
- UWB
- Yes
- USB Port Type
- USB-C
Design
- Dimensions Depth
- 8.75 mm
- Dimensions Height
- 163.4 mm
- Dimensions Width
- 78.0 mm
- Always On Display
- Yes
- HDR
- Yes
- Weight
- 233 g
Display
- Brightness Peak Nits
- 3000 nits
- Panel Type
- OLED
- Refresh Rate Hz Max
- 120 Hz
- Resolution Px
- 1320x2868
- Size In
- 6.9 in
Features
- Face Unlock
- Yes
Memory
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
Microphone
- Count
- 4
Processor
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro
Software
- Operating System
- IOS
- OS Version At Launch
- IOS 26
Sound
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Stereo Speakers
- Yes
- Speaker Count
- 2
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