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iPhone XS Max

Discontinued

iPhone X line

Not currently sold by Apple· launch £1,099

Chip

A12 Bionic

Display

6.5″

Main camera

Wide

Storage

64GB · 256GB · 512GB

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Overview

Announced
12 Sept 2018
Released
21 Sept 2018
Starting price
—
Storage
64GB · 256GB · 512GB
Colours
Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Performance

Chip
A12 Bionic
CPU cores
—
GPU cores
—
Neural Engine
—
RAM
—

Display

Type
Super Retina HD OLED
Size
6.5″
Resolution
2688x1242
Pixel density
458 ppi
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Peak brightness
625 nits

Camera

f/1.8
Wide
f/2.4
Telephoto
Front
TrueDepth

Battery & Charging

Video playback
Up to 15 hrs
Wired
18W Lightning
MagSafe
—

Connectivity

Cellular
Gigabit-class LTE with 4x4 MIMO
Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi with 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth
5.0
Ultra Wideband
No
Port
Lightning

Physical

Dimensions
157.5 × 77.4 × 7.7 mm
Weight
208 g
Materials
Glass, Stainless steel
Water resistance
IP68

Software

iOS
Not supported on the current OS

Field-level sources

Individual specifications can carry their own evidence and verification — not one blanket source. Some values are Apple-published, others come from regulatory filings or teardowns, and some are explicitly not disclosed.

chip.nameA12 BionicApple-confirmed
display.technologySuper Retina HD OLEDApple-confirmed
display.sizeInches6.5 inApple-confirmed
display.resolution2688x1242Apple-confirmed
display.pixelsPerInch458 ppiApple-confirmed
display.maxRefreshHz60 HzApple-confirmed
display.maxBrightnessNits625 nitsApple-confirmed
dimensions.heightMm157.5 mmApple-confirmed
dimensions.widthMm77.4 mmApple-confirmed
dimensions.depthMm7.7 mmApple-confirmed
weightGrams208 gApple-confirmed
waterResistanceIP68Apple-confirmed
battery.ratedVideoPlaybackHours15 hrsApple-confirmed
charging.wiredWatts18 WApple-confirmed
charging.wiredConnectorLightningApple-confirmed
connectivity.cellularGigabit-class LTE with 4x4 MIMOApple-confirmed
connectivity.wifi802.11ac Wi-Fi with 2x2 MIMOApple-confirmed
connectivity.bluetooth5.0Apple-confirmed
connectivity.ultraWidebandfalseApple-confirmed
connectivity.portLightningApple-confirmed
frontCamera.labelTrueDepthApple-confirmed

More iPhone models

Current

iPhone 17 Pro

£1,099
Chip
A19 Pro
Display
6.3″
Released
19 Sept 2025
iOS 26: supported
Current

iPhone 17 Pro Max

£1,399
Chip
A19 Pro
Display
6.9″
Released
19 Sept 2025
iOS 26: supported
Current

iPhone 17

£799
Chip
A19
Display
6.3″
Released
19 Sept 2025
iOS 26: supported

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