iPhone 15 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro Max Screen Size
The iPhone 16 Pro Max screen is 0.2 in (0.5 cm) bigger diagonally, with 6% more screen area than the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max screen is 0.2 in (0.5 cm) bigger diagonally, with 6% more screen area than the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
How do the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max screens compare?
Every screen measurement side by side. Width and height are worked out from each diagonal and resolution. Brightness is from Apple's tech specs, and viewport and pixel ratio from Apple's Xcode device profiles.
What is the real difference between the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max?
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is about a fifth of an inch bigger corner to corner, with a little more screen area. Its screen is 2 mm wider and 4.7 mm taller, so the extra room is spread both ways.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max came out a year after the iPhone 15 Pro Max, as its direct successor. Across our list of thirty-nine iPhones, three have a bigger screen than the iPhone 15 Pro Max, while none beats the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Websites get 10 more CSS pixels of width on the iPhone 16 Pro Max, so pages lay out a touch wider. Both are sharp enough that single pixels vanish well before the distance you hold a phone at.
Apple lists the same typical, HDR and outdoor brightness for both, so neither is easier to read in sun. Apple lists a lowest brightness only for the iPhone 16 Pro Max, a setting meant for reading in the dark.
How big are the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max phones?
The iPhone 16 Pro Max measures 6.42 × 3.06 × 0.32 in (163 × 77.6 × 8.25 mm), height by width by depth.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max measures 6.29 × 3.02 × 0.32 in (159.9 × 76.7 × 8.25 mm).
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is 3.1 mm (0.13 in) taller. It is also 6 g (0.18 oz) heavier.
More questions about the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max
Is the iPhone 16 Pro Max bigger than the iPhone 15 Pro Max?
The iPhone 16 Pro Max has the bigger screen, 2.9 in wide and 6.3 in tall. The iPhone 15 Pro Max screen is 2.8 in by 6.1 in.
Will an iPhone 15 Pro Max case fit the iPhone 16 Pro Max?
No. The iPhone 15 Pro Max body is 159.9 × 76.7 × 8.25 mm and the iPhone 16 Pro Max is 163 × 77.6 × 8.25 mm. Buy a case made for your exact model.
Which has the sharper screen?
The iPhone 15 Pro Max has 460 pixels per inch against 458. At normal holding distance, both look smooth.
How we measure
Each screen's width and height come from its diagonal and resolution. Area compares width × height, and pixel density is the pixel diagonal divided by the screen diagonal.