Apple iPhone 11 Pro Vs iPhone 11 Pro Max: What's The Difference?

by Phonada Admin

Battery Life - Long Lasting, Limited Charging

Not the typical starting point for an iPhone comparison, but the most telling. Last year Apple made the strategic error not only of giving the cheaper iPhone XR better battery life than the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max but the battery life of the iPhone XS in isolation wasn’t particularly good. This forced many premium upgraders to buy the larger and more expensive 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max. You can see the flaw:

    • iPhone XS - 2,658 mAh
    • iPhone XS Max - 3174 mAh

This year, Apple has righted this wrong and the iPhone 11 Pro has by far the biggest battery increase of the range. 

Consequently, Apple now claims both the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max deliver better battery life than the iPhone 11 (the successor to the iPhone XR). And, given the iPhone 11 still offers more battery life than 2018 stamina king the iPhone XR, this is a game-changer for potential buyers of the 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro. 

No longer will premium iPhone customers be forced to go Max just for decent battery life. 

Elsewhere, the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max get another bump over the 11: an 18W Lightning to USB-C charger bundled in the box. Granted, this can’t compete with the 45W charging of some rivals, but it’s a world apart from the aged 5W charger still supplied with the iPhone 11. 

Things are less positive when it comes to wireless charging. Apple has made no improvements to the sluggish 7.5W wireless charging speeds of last year’s models and ‘reverse’ wireless charging (which lets phones wirelessly charge devices placed upon it) was cut. Owners of wireless charging AirPods cases will be disappointed. 

Design - Thicker, Heavier, Uglier 

Apple is renounced for its design prowess, but there’s no doubt that in opting for substance the superficial appeal of the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have taken a sizeable hit. For starters, they are thicker and noticeably heavier:

  • iPhone XS - 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) and 177g (6.24 oz)
  • iPhone XS Max - 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in) and 208g (7.34 oz)
  • iPhone 11 Pro - 144 x 71.4 x 8.1 mm (5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 in) and 188 g (6.63 oz)
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max - 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in) and 226 g (7.97 oz)

By comparison, Google’s 5.5-inch Pixel 3 and 6.3-inch Pixel 3 XL weigh 148g and 184g respectively. These new iPhones are lumps, especially once you add a case to them. They are also uglier. Their new triple cameras (next section) look like a cross between a stovetop and an electric razer and their square hump is the most obtrusive ever seen on an iPhone. 

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