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iPhone 17 Pro Max: Apple bets big on a 200MP tele camera

Apple's biggest upgrade since the 14 Pro brings a 200MP telephoto lens, a 2nm A19 Pro chip, and a 12% larger battery.

iPhone 17 Pro Max shown from the back highlighting its camera module
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Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and this year the headline isn’t the design — it’s the camera. For the first time, the telephoto lens hits 200 megapixels, enabling optical-quality zoom out to roughly 6x.

The A19 Pro chip is built on TSMC’s 2nm process, promising about 20% more performance while drawing less power. Paired with a battery that’s 12% larger, this may be the longest-lasting iPhone Apple has ever shipped.

A second-generation titanium frame

The titanium frame has been refined to be thinner and lighter while dissipating heat better thanks to a new internal graphene layer.

This is the biggest leap in mobile photography Apple has ever attempted.

The phone goes on sale later in September in three storage tiers: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.

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