Apple iPhone XS Max

iPhone XS Max at a glance

All iPhone XS Max / XS Max models have a 3D-touch equipped 6.5" (diagonal) OLED HDR "Super Retina" display (2688x1242, 458ppi, 1 million:1 contrast ratio) that occupies nearly the entire front of the device. It has 3 cameras. On the front, tucked in the rather awkward so called notch, is a new "TrueDepth" camera that in addition to supporting the "Face ID" functionality, shoots 1080p video, takes 7 megapixel photos, and has software support for Portrait lighting, Portrait mode, and more. The 2 rear cameras, 1 wide angle (f/1.8 aperture) and 1 telephoto (f/2.4 aperture), both have 12 megapixel sensors, support optical image stabilization, and shoot 4K photos and video. With a combination of hardware and software functionality, the rear cameras offer "advanced depth segmentation," Smart HDR, improved bokeh quality, and dynamic retroactively adjustable depth of field.

The iPhone XS Max uses a primarily so called "surgical-grade stainless steel" case and has a glass front and back. It is splash, water, and dust-resistant to the IP68 standard (maximum depth of 2 meters up to 30 minutes). It is sold in 3 color options, gold, silver, and a dark "Space Gray".

The iPhone XS Max is powered by a 64-bit, 7 nm "Apple A12 Bionic" processor with 6 cores, 2 performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, and an "8-core Neural Engine." It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB, 256GB, or 512GB of flash storage. It also supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi with 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE (Gigabit-class with 4x4 MIMO and LAA), NFC for Apple Pay, "Express Cards with power reserve" for compatible transit systems, and dual SIMs, one hardware nano SIM and one software-based eSIM.

Apple estimates that the iPhone XS Max provides up to 65 hours of audio playback, 25 hours of talk time, 13 hours of Internet use, and 15 hours of wireless video playback. Because of the device's glass back, the battery can be charged wirelessly using a charging mat that supports the Qi standard.