{"id":2119,"date":"2025-04-02T09:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:34:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:34:31","slug":"iphone-17-vs-iphone-17-pro-max-detailed-comparison-of-pricing-design-upgrades-camera-features-technical-specs-release-date-key-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/archives\/2119","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 17 vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Detailed Comparison of Pricing, Design Upgrades, Camera Features, Technical Specs, Release Date & Key Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the tech world remains focused on the ongoing iPhone 16<\/strong> release cycle, early speculation about Apple\u2019s 2025 lineup\u2014including the iPhone 17<\/strong><\/a>, iPhone 17 Pro<\/strong>, iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong>, and a rumored iPhone 17 “Air”<\/strong>\u2014has already begun to surface. Industry insiders suggest that 2025 could mark the most significant iPhone design overhaul<\/strong> since the iconic iPhone X<\/strong> debuted in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The star of the show may be the all-new iPhone 17 “Air”<\/strong>, rumored to feature a slimmed-down chassis<\/strong> (under 6mm thick<\/strong>), a revamped camera layout<\/strong>, and a 6.6-inch display<\/strong>\u2014positioning it as a fresh addition rather than a direct successor to the discontinued iPhone 17 Plus<\/strong>. Apple reportedly plans to phase out the “Plus” branding due to lukewarm consumer demand, replacing it with four models: the standard iPhone 17<\/strong>, iPhone 17 Pro<\/strong>, iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong>, and the ultra-thin “Air”<\/strong> variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPhone 17 Air vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Rumored specs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>iPhone 17 Air (rumored)<\/strong><\/td>iPhone 17 Pro Max (rumored)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Price<\/strong><\/td>$899<\/td>$1199<\/td><\/tr>
Display<\/strong><\/td>6.6 inches (120Hz)<\/td>6.9 inches (120Hz)<\/td><\/tr>
Chip<\/strong><\/td>A19<\/td>A19 Pro<\/td><\/tr>
Rear camera<\/strong><\/td>48MP wide<\/td>48MP wide, ultrawide and telephoto<\/td><\/tr>
Front camera<\/strong><\/td>24MP<\/td>24MP<\/td><\/tr>
RAM<\/strong><\/td>8GB<\/td>12GB<\/td><\/tr>
Storage<\/strong><\/td>128GB<\/td>256GB<\/td><\/tr>
Modem<\/strong><\/td>Apple<\/td>Qualcomm<\/td><\/tr>
Thickness<\/strong><\/td>5.5-6mm<\/td>8.73mm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

iPhone 17 Air vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Battery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While concrete details about the battery size<\/strong> for Apple\u2019s 2025 iPhone 17 Air<\/strong> <\/a>and iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong> remain scarce, early speculation hints at stark differences. The iPhone 17 Air<\/strong>, with its ultra-slim profile<\/strong> (rumored to be under 6mm thick<\/strong>), is expected to house a significantly smaller battery<\/strong> to maintain its sleek design. Conversely, the iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong> may adopt a slightly thicker chassis<\/strong> to accommodate a larger battery<\/strong>, continuing Apple\u2019s trend of prioritizing endurance in its premium models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For context, the current iPhone 16 Pro Max<\/strong> packs a 4,685 mAh battery<\/strong>, delivering an exceptional 17 hours and 35 minutes<\/strong> of average usage in battery testing<\/strong>\u2014a result strong enough to rank among the best phone battery life<\/strong> today. However, the iPhone 17 Air<\/strong>\u2019s slimmer chassis<\/strong> raises concerns that its battery life<\/strong> could dip by several hours<\/strong> compared to its Pro counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPhone 17 Air vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Chip, RAM and storage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong> is reportedly set to deliver upgraded performance with Apple’s A18 Pro chip<\/strong>, 12GB of RAM<\/strong>, and a 256GB base storage<\/strong> configuration. Meanwhile, the iPhone 17 Air<\/strong> is expected to adopt a slightly less powerful A19 processor<\/strong>, paired with 8GB of RAM<\/strong> and 128GB of starting storage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While both iPhone 17 Air<\/strong> and iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong> models should handle graphically intensive games, the Pro Max<\/strong> variant is likely to achieve higher frame rates<\/strong> due to its advanced hardware. The additional RAM<\/strong> in the iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/strong> may also enhance tasks involving Apple Intelligence<\/strong> capabilities, such as image generation<\/strong> and AI-powered Writing Tools<\/strong>, offering smoother and faster processing compared to the Air model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For detailed specs and real-world experience with Apple mobile phone batteries, we recommend you visit our website batteriesglobal.co.uk <\/a><\/strong>or our exclusive published tests on our blog<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the tech world remains focused on the ongoing iPhone 16 release cycle, early speculation about Apple\u2019s 2025 lineup\u2014including the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and a rumored iPhone 17 “Air”\u2014has already begun to surface. Industry insiders suggest that 2025 could mark the most significant iPhone design overhaul since the iconic iPhone X debuted in 2017. The star of the show…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[758],"tags":[330,759,760],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2124,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions\/2124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteriesglobal.co.uk\/batterynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}