Apple’s best smartphone to date is now official: the iPhone 15 Pro Max comes with many improvements to become the best smartphone in the world. Every year, improving a device as round as the iPhone is difficult, especially those in the Pro range, but this year’s improvements represent a big step forward.
Along with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple presented the Apple Watch Series 9, the Apple Watch Ultra 2, its siblings iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, and the great iPhone 15 Pro. Apple’s Wonderlust event, held September 12, 2023, left many important news and changes.
iPhone 15 Pro Max: All the News and Technical Specifications
This year, many improvements and new features are coming to the iPhone Pro range. We have new materials and impressive cameras to fight for the throne of the best smartphone in the world.
Lightweight and durable titanium design with rounded contours, new Action button, significant camera improvements, and A17 Pro chip for a new level of performance and gaming experience
iPhone 15 Pro Technical Specifications
| Dimensions | 15,99 x 7,67 x 0,83 cm |
| Weight | 221 g |
| Screen | 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Resolution and density | Front Camera |
| Screen technologies | ProMotion (1-120Hz), TrueTone, 2,000 nits, Dynamic Island, Wide color gamut (P3) |
| Processor | A17 Pro |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Operating system | iOS 17 |
| Storage | 256, 512 GB and 1 TB |
| Cameras | Triple camera 48-megapixel main camera 12-megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera |
| Front camera | 12 megapixels |
| Battery | 29 hours of video playback |
| Colors | Black titanium, white titanium, blue titanium and natural titanium |
| Others | Dual SIM, Face ID, IP68 water resistance 30 min at 6 meters, MagSafe, Ceramic Shield, Action button, USB-C, LiDAR scanner, Barometer, High dynamic range gyroscope, High g-force accelerometer |
| Starting price | 1.469 euros (256 GB) |
iPhone 15 Design
The iPhone 15 Pro Max has slightly changed its design with important changes. Although, indeed, the design of the iPhone is still very recognizable, now with the Dynamic Island, the square camera module, and a screen almost to the edge.
One of the main changes of this generation is in the materials used. Apple has replaced the shiny and polished stainless steel with the strong and light titanium in the iPhone 15 Pro. This makes the iPhone 15 Pro Max weigh less and be more resistant to shocks and falls.
The premium titanium in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max has one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any metal, making them the lightest Apple Pro models.
The other material used in the design of the iPhone is glass, the strongest material in a smartphone, according to Apple. Glass will be available in different colors, like the titanium frame. This year, the color range remains in four options: Black, Grey, Silver, and Blue.
Finally, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has the tightest display bezels in the industry, with a screen that practically reaches the edge of the device. Additionally, the design is less angular and slightly more rounded for a more comfortable feel in the hand.
The new iPhone 15 Pro arrives with a new action button that replaces the mute button and allows it to be customized with many functions. Activate Camera, Voice Memos, Focus Modes, or Translate, as well as use accessibility features like Magnifier, use shortcuts, and more. It has haptic feedback and visual warnings on the screen.
iPhone 15 Chip A17 Pro
One of the biggest innovations in this year’s iPhone is the A17 Pro chip, the first 3nm chip available for a smartphone. We are facing a more efficient and powerful chip than the A16 Bionic that no company has managed to surpass since it was presented a year ago. Apple’s advantage begins to be insurmountable in this section.
Apple maintains leadership in smartphone chip manufacturing with the A17 Pro, with major improvements, including the largest GPU redesign in Apple history.
The A17 Pro chip has 19 billion transistors, 6 CPU cores, 10% more powerful and much more efficient, and a 16-core Neural Engine.
But we must highlight the new GPU with 6 cores, which is 20% faster than the previous one, which allows new functions. Including Ray Tracing compatibility. It’s especially important for games. Thanks to this, the iPhone 15 Pro puts console games in your hand that have never been seen on a smartphone, such as Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4, Death Stranding, and Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
iPhone 15 Cameras
This is one of the most important sections of a smartphone, and Apple has improved it like never before in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. iPhones fight every year to have the best cameras on the market, and it seems that the iPhone 15 Pro Max is aiming as high as possible:
- 48 megapixel main camera: 24 mm, 2.44 um quad pixel, 100% Focus Pixels, f/1.78 aperture, second generation OIS.
- 12 megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom: 120 mm focal length, 1.12 um pixel, 100% Focus Pixels, and f12.8 aperture.
- 12 megapixel ultra wide angle camera: 13 mm focal length, 1.4 um pixel, 100% Focus Pixels aperture of f12.2.
Apple has improved the Photonic Engine, combining the best pixels of a super-high resolution image with one optimized to capture light. This way, 24 megapixel photos are achieved with twice the resolution and incredible details and nuances.
Portrait mode has improved on the iPhone 15 Pro with many more nuances, hyper-realistic colors, zero shutter lag, and double the low-light performance. Now, portraits can also be Live Photos, and we can change the focus from one subject to another after taking the photo.
The new iPhone 15 Pro is also capable of recording spatial video. We are looking at advanced 3D videos with ultra-wide angles, and the main camera you can relive is the Apple Vision Pro.
iPhone 15 USB-C
One of the most important changes of this generation. In 15 years, iPhones have only used two charging ports: 30 pins and Lightning, but after the launch of the iPhone 15 comes the probably last charging port that iPhones include: USB-C.
The iPhone 15 will change Lightning to the USB-C port, a more commonly used standard port that will bring some important advantages to the iPhone range, such as faster transfer speeds, up to 20 times faster thanks to USB-3 technology. However, it is a thicker connection and easier to break than the robust Lightning connector.
iPhone 15 Screen
The iPhone 15 Pro Max maintains the largest iPhone screen ever had with its 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with a resolution of 2,796 by 1,290 pixels and a density of 460 p/p. We have a variable refresh rate between 1 and 120 Hz, technologies such as True Tone, wide color gamut (P3), and 2,000 nits of maximum brightness outdoors.
iPhone 15 Pro Max Official Price
The iPhone 15 Pro Max’s official price was revealed just before the end of the event. This is the price that Apple has announced:
- Precio iPhone 15 Pro Max – 256 GB: 1.199 $ – 1.469 €.
- iPhone 15 Pro Max – 512 GB: 1.399 $ – 1.719 €
- iPhone 15 Pro Max – 1 TB: 1.599 $ – 1.969 €
iPhone 15 Pro Max Official Release Date
Likewise, Apple has revealed the release date of the new iPhones, which are as follows:
- iPhone 15 Pro Max pre-order date: Friday, September 15
- iPhone 15 Pro Max release date: Friday, September 22
