Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Plus Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Lighter design: 203g vs 221g
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4729mAh vs 4325mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1284x2778 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7 % | 92.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 59 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Red - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 4300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | n/a |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
n/a |
| Process | TSMC | n/a |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | n/a |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | n/a |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 640 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2232 | 3780 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5407 | 10772 |
| CPU | 339500 | 510033 |
| GPU | 437729 | 791934 |
| Memory | 228846 | 367847 |
| UX | 324881 | 442645 |
| NanoReview Score | 1330956 | 2112459 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 82 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9430 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4325 mAh | 4729 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:55 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:18 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:41 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 133 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1.9 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 85 | n/a |
| Zoom | 90 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 24 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | eSIM | eSIM |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) | n/a |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1199 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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