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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max: Features | Specifications | Pricing

Alex Kidman

Last updated: 14 September 2019

6.5 inches

Display size

1242 x 2688px

64GB, 256GB, 512GB

Internal storage

12MP + 12MP + 12MP

Rear camera

Details

Display size	6.5 inches
Resolution	1242 x 2688
Pixels per inch (PPI)	458

Dimensions	158mm x 77.8mm x 8.1mm
Weight	226g

NFC	Yes
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Network category speed	Category 21

Headphone jack	No
Fingerprint sensor	No
Water resistance	IP68
Wireless charging	Qi

Launch price (RRP)	$1,899
Launch date	2019-09

Alex Kidman is the tech and telco editor at Finder. He's been a technology writer with experience spanning more than 20 years, writing and editing at Gizmodo, CNET, PC Magazine, Kotaku and many more. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and a serious passion for retro gaming.

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The biggest and most expensive of Apple's flagship iPhone 11 line, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has the largest suffix and the most expansive screen of any 2019 iPhone. Apple's talking a very big game with the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, but it needs to given its very high asking price.

Design

Gold, Space Grey, Silver and Midnight Green finishes
6.5-inch Super Retina XDR display

If the Apple iPhone 11 Pro is the iPhone XS Max dialled up, then the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is that same design expanded even further. It's certainly not small, with a 6.5-inch "Super Retina XDR" display. No, that's not some new standard you missed; it's Apple marketing talk for a 2,688‑by‑1,242-pixel, 458ppi OLED screen. Apple has generally been excellent with getting colour accuracy just right on its iPhone lines, and there's no reason to expect that to be any different for the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
There's only a slight variance in colour choices for the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Joining the existing Space Grey, Silver and "all new" (somehow) Gold is a new "Midnight Green" colour. Apple will also produce cases for the iPhone 11 Pro Max as well, and at the asking price you'd have to be mad not to use one. Mad, or made of money. We won't judge.
While some rumours suggested that Apple might flip to USB-C charging, as it has done for the iPad Pro, the iPhone 11 Pro Max still uses Apple's own Lightning port for charging instead. As with previous recent iPhone generations, there's no 3.5mm headphone jack.

Camera

Triple-lens camera
Upgraded stills modes, especially for low-light shots
Deep Fusion feature to be added later

The Apple iPhone 11 Pro features the same triple-lens camera array found in the Apple iPhone 11 Pro. That means you get 12MP wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses. On a pure specification level that's not very innovative. However, Apple's tight hardware control, and especially the image signal processor on the Apple A13 Bionic may give it an edge over its competitors.
Apple's claim is that it has beefed up the low-light capabilities for the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max markedly. This was notably a sore point for last year's iPhones relative to the competition, so it's quite welcome.
After launch, we'll also see a new feature that Apple calls "Deep Fusion". This will enable pixel-by-pixel processing of shots to provide incredibly deep clarity in photos.
One area where Apple has done very well in camera terms compared to Android has been video shooting, and at least based on its launch, it's an area where the iPhone 11 Pro Max should compete well.

Performance

Apple A13 Bionic on board
128GB, 256GB or 512GB, but no expansion
No 5G option

The iPhone 11 Pro Max uses Apple's new A13 Bionic chip, also found in the Apple iPhone 11 Pro and Apple iPhone 11. It's feasible, but not confirmed that Apple might give the iPhone 11 Pro Max an edge in RAM terms, especially over the much lower cost Apple iPhone 11.
The Apple A13 Bionic is, according to Apple, the most powerful CPU in a smartphone to date. The practical reality here is that this year's Android phones are still scrambling to catch up with the raw performance of 2018's Apple A12 Bionic, so it's probably a safe claim for Apple to make. We'll have to wait until we have one for testing to be sure.
Apple can further "juice" the iPhone 11 Pro's performance with iOS 13, and here again its tight control over both hardware and software should give it an advantage. Competitor Android has to serve many different architectures, but Apple keeps it simple with just a handful of tightly controlled iPhone models. That means it can heavily optimise iOS to make the most out of the power it has.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max will ship with 64GB, 256GB or 512GB of onboard storage, but that's all you'll ever get. Apple has never supported SD card expansion for iPhones, although it will happily sell you plenty of iCloud storage at an added price point.
While it's a flagship 2019 phone, what you won't find on the iPhone 11 Pro Max is 5G support. While it's early days in the 5G rollout, given the iPhone 11 Pro Max's price point, that's a somewhat disappointing omission, but it's not surprising given Apple's recent legal battles with Qualcomm.

Battery life

Up to five hours more battery than iPhone XS Max
Wired and wireless charging

Apple's larger iPhones have typically had better battery life than their smaller counterparts. That's not surprising, because a larger shell gives you more space to cram in battery capacity. While we don't know the battery capacity of the new iPhone models, because Apple never publicly states those figures, it has stated that it expects users to get "up to" 5 hours more usage out of the iPhone 11 Pro Max than 2018's iPhone XS Max.
That would be a very positive step forward, although "up to" is of course a heavy qualifier for any figure. It would also most likely leave the iPhone 11 Pro Max sitting behind its flagship Android competition in straight line battery terms.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max supports fast direct wired charging via Lightning cable, or wireless charging with Qi compatible chargers.

Early outlook

Looks great, but costs a lot

Pricing and availability

Pre-orders start on 13 September 2019
Available from 20 September 2019

The iPhone 11 Pro Max will go on pre-sale in Australia from 10pm on 13 September 2019, with actual availability from 20 September 2019.

The iPhone 11 Pro Max will set you back $1,899 with 64GB, $2,149 for 256GB or a hefty $2,499 with 512GB on board.

It should also be available on contract terms from carriers if you wanted to pair it with a phone plan, but we're waiting on those details and will update once we have them.

Apple iPhone 11 Pro specifications

Display

Camera

Physical dimensions

Connectivity

Power, storage and battery

Device features

Display size	6.5 inches
Resolution	1242 x 2688
Pixels per inch (PPI)	458

Rear camera megapixels	12MP + 12MP + 12MP
Rear camera aperture size	f/1.8 + f/2.0 + f/2.4
Video recording	4K
Front camera megapixels	12MP
Front camera aperture size	f/2.2

Dimensions	158mm x 77.8mm x 8.1mm
Weight	226g

NFC	Yes
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Network category speed	Category 21

Processor	A13 Bionic
RAM
Operating system	iOS 13
Internal storage	64GB 256GB 512GB
External storage support	Up to N/A
Battery capacity	N/A

Headphone jack	No
Fingerprint sensor	No
Water resistance	IP68
Wireless charging	Qi

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