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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Released September 2025 · Full specs on GSMArena

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✓ Reviewers agree · spread ±5

Consensus of 4 reviews from 3 independent publishers. Tom's Guide and TechRadar (both Future plc) count as one voice. How this is calculated.

Tech Advisor88
Tom's Guide87
TechRadar85
Android Police79
Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.

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Key specs

Released
September 2025
Launch price (US)
$1,199
Launch price (UK)
£1,199
Form factor
Standard
OS
iOS
Display
6.9″
Main camera
48 MP
Telephoto lens
Yes
Wired charging
40 W
Chipset
A19 Pro
Base storage
256 GB
Weight
233 g
Water resistance
IP68
Software updates
5 years
Sold in
US, UK

What the reviewers said

Tech Advisor UK

4.5/5Oct 12, 2025

A brilliant, superb phone with an excellent display, performance, cameras and battery; the dual-texture design may divide opinion.

  • Superb, bright 120Hz display with 3,000 nits peak
  • Fresh design that most people seem to like
  • Excellent performance from the A19 Pro chip
  • Fantastic front and rear cameras
  • Battery lasts a day and evening
  • Dual-texture rear design may not suit everyone
  • Large and heavy at 231g
  • Aluminium frame feels less durable than titanium
  • Expensive starting price
Read the full review at Tech Advisor →

Android Police US

8/10Oct 11, 2025

A big, powerful iPhone with excellent battery life, much better camera and a beautiful screen, though the iOS 26 software still needs work.

  • Balanced, colorful camera photos with better dynamic range
  • Two-day battery life
  • Beautiful, smooth-scrolling 120Hz screen
  • Many useful everyday features and customization options
  • New selfie camera with Center Stage
  • iOS 26 has bugs and design issues
  • Apple Intelligence lacks a compelling feature
  • Camera switching between lenses isn't smooth
  • Very large and hard to use one-handed
  • Side Camera Control button is easy to press accidentally
Read the full review at Android Police →

Tom's Guide US

4.5/5Sep 27, 2025

A stellar big-screen flagship with a stronger zoom camera, better sustained performance, and the longest iPhone battery life, though it is thicker, heavier, and behind on AI.

  • Stronger sustained performance with vapor chamber cooling
  • Better 48MP telephoto with up to 8x optical-quality zoom
  • Brighter, less reflective display
  • Smart Center Stage front camera with landscape auto-switching
  • Longest iPhone battery life and faster charging
  • Thicker and heavier than the iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Camera bar design is polarizing
  • Lacks standout AI features
  • Zoom trails Galaxy S25 Ultra at high magnification
Read the full review at Tom's Guide →

TechRadar UK

4.5/5Sep 17, 2025

Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Max refreshes the iconic design with bold colors, a strong A19 Pro, and outstanding cameras, making it a top choice for power users.

  • Fresh Cosmic Orange color and new design
  • Outstanding camera array with 4x optical telephoto
  • A19 Pro chip is powerful
  • Center Stage front camera is useful
  • Excellent battery life
  • Screen resolution and technology essentially unchanged
  • iOS 26 changes can be confusing
  • Expensive, especially at 2TB storage tier
Read the full review at TechRadar →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.