The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the latest and greatest phone from Silicon Valley in 2022. Packing a stacked spec sheet, it’s certainly a beast of a phone. 

If you’re considering grabbing Apple’s latest version of the iPhone Max, here’s everything you need to know before you do.

Specs

As anticipated with a new Apple release, the spec sheet of the new Pro Max shows some major improvements.

Specs	iPhone 14 Pro Max
Weight (grams)	240
Memory & Storage	6GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1024GB
Display	6.7-inch ProMotion XDR OLED 1- 120Hz
Processors	Apple A16 Bionic Hexa-core
Rear Camera	Main: 48MP Ultra-wide: 12MP 3X Telephoto: 12MP
Front Camera	12MP
Charging Speed	27W wired 15W Magsafe 7.5W Qi wireless charging
Battery Capacity	4323mAh
iPhone Released Date	September 16th, 2022

Processor

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is equipped with Apple’s most powerful SoC yet: The A16 Bionic.

Benchmark Tool(Higher Is Better)	A16 Bionic(iPhone 14 Pro Max)	A15 Bionic(iPhone 13 Pro	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1(Z Fold 4)
Geekbench	Single-Core 1882 Multi-Core 5333	Single-Core 1733 Multi-Core 4718	Single-Core 1328 Multi-Core 3831
Wild	Unlimited (FPS) 74 Extreme Unlimited (FPS) 20	Unlimited (FPS) 70 Extreme Unlimited (FPS) 19	Unlimited (FPS) 53 Extreme Unlimited (FPS) 16

As seen from the table, the A16 Bionic is the best processor on any mobile phone. This chip will breeze through anything you throw at it. It also features a cooling system to prevent excess heating. The new cooling system will lessen the issue of iPhones’ screens dimming down due to excess heat. This new processing system is truly unmatched.

Battery Life and Charging Speed

The iPhone 14 Pro Max sports a huge 4323mAh battery. A little less than the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which packs a 4350mAh cell. The battery life on the newer product is leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors, only falling behind its predecessor by mere minutes in most tests. 

Charging speed is one of the areas where the Max is severely lacking. The phone comes in at a meager max speed of 27W when lightning charging. According to various tests, the iPhone Pro Max takes at least 1 hour and 50 minutes to go from 0% to 100%. 

Charging technology is one area where the iPhone 14 Pro Max is miles behind its competitors, and this is because it still uses the inferior lightning charger when most of the world has moved to USB-C. But as we know, this is going to change with the iPhone 15 series due to the EU charging standard law. Learn more about that in this article.

Cameras

The camera system on the iPhone 14 Pro Max is nothing short of incredible. It packs a high-resolution 48MP main camera for the first time ever on an iPhone. So, every picture you take will have lots of details. The new release also boasts a new and improved 12MP ultrawide sensor for better performance, mostly in low light conditions, and a 3x Telephoto lens.

The camera software and features also come new and improved with the rollout of 4K Cinematic mode, Action mode, foreground blur in portraits, and Photonic engine.

Colors and design

The build of the iPhone 14 Pro Max is largely similar to its predecessor, the iPhone 13 Pro Max. It sports a 6.7-inch screen, with a width of 77.6 mm and a weight of 240 grams.  It certainly isn’t a light phone, but it’s not too heavy either– the build of the iPhone 14 Pro Max is just right.

The latest Pro Max comes in four stunning colors. With Space black, silver, gold, and this year’s standout color, Deep Purple. You can read more about the iPhone 14 colors here.

Design

The rear design of the iPhone 14 Pro Max is basically the same old one we’ve been seeing for the past 4 years. However, the front design is a whole different story.

 The notch has finally been ditched and replaced with a pill-shaped cutout. Dubbed the “Dynamic Island,” it’s slightly more intrusive. The Dynamic Island isn’t just your normal static cutout. It changes shape depending on your activity by using UI elements. So it’s a functional cutout.

Top Features

As usual, the Pro Max phone from Apple is loaded with tons of top-tier features. Some of the standout ones are crash detection, satellite connectivity, and always on display. SmartphonesPLUS has dedicated an entire blog article to our favorite iPhone 14 Pro features. Read more about them here.