iPhone 17 Pro Max vs OnePlus 13
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Apple
8.6
Excellent
OnePlus 13
OnePlus
8.6
Excellent
What Reviewers Agree On
- A19 Pro chip delivers best-in-class performance with significant efficiency gains over A18 Pro
- Battery life is the longest of any iPhone ever, with 17+ hours in web browsing tests
- Vapor chamber cooling eliminates thermal throttling during sustained workloads and gaming
- 3,000-nit peak brightness display is the brightest smartphone screen available
- 40W fast charging is a meaningful improvement, reaching 50% in under 30 minutes
Deal Breakers
- No charger in the box despite faster charging capability
- iOS 26 still feels unpolished at launch with some features arriving later
Detailed Comparison
Camera
iPhone 17 Pro Max
The triple 48MP camera system delivers refined computational photography with improved low-light performance, though hardware changes are evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
- All three rear cameras now use 48MP sensors, providing consistently high detail across ultrawide, main, and telephoto shots
- Low-light photography takes a meaningful step forward with cleaner noise handling and better night sky detail
- Video recording remains the gold standard — no Android phone comes close to the ProRes and LOG workflow quality
- Compared to the 16 Pro Max, the camera hardware upgrades feel incremental — the differences are often only visible in side-by-side comparisons
OnePlus 13
A major step up for OnePlus cameras, though still not quite matching Apple and Samsung's best.
- The Hasselblad color science produces natural, film-like images that many will prefer over Samsung's punchy processing.
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