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iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro Max screen size

Same layout size: both are 440 × 956 points at @3x.

Side by side

iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro Max screen specs
Spec	iPhone 17 Pro Max	iPhone 16 Pro Max	Difference
Points	440 × 956 pt	440 × 956 pt	Same
Pixels	1320 × 2868 px	1320 × 2868 px	Same
Scale	@3x	@3x	Same
PPI (Apple)	460	460	Same
PPI (computed from pixels and diagonal)	460.2	460.2	Same
Diagonal	6.9 inches	6.9 inches	Same
Diagonal of the full rectangle	6.86 inches	6.86 inches	Same
Aspect ratio	110:239 (2.1727)	110:239 (2.1727)	Same
Display type	OLED	OLED	Same
Display name	Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	Same
Maximum refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz	Same
ProMotion	Yes	Yes	Same
Always-On	Yes	Yes	Same
Cutout	Dynamic Island	Dynamic Island	Same
Home button	No	No	Same
Face ID or Touch ID	Face ID	Face ID	Same
Model identifiers	iPhone18,2	iPhone17,2	Different
Release year	2025	2024	Different

Drawn to scale

Solid: iPhone 17 Pro Max (440 × 956 pt). Dashed: iPhone 16 Pro Max (440 × 956 pt). Drawn to scale in points from the same corner.

Safe areas

Safe area insets in points
Device and orientation	Top	Right	Bottom	Left
iPhone 17 Pro Max, portrait	62	0	34	0
iPhone 16 Pro Max, portrait	62	0	34	0
iPhone 17 Pro Max, landscape	0	62	20	62
iPhone 16 Pro Max, landscape	0	62	20	62

Device pages

Other comparisons

Sources

iPhone 17 Pro Max

iPhone 17 Pro Max - Tech Specs, Apple: diagonal, resolution, ppi, display_type, refresh_rate, features
HIG Layout: device screen dimensions, row 'iPhone 17 Pro Max' (snapshot 2026-07-02), Apple: logical_resolution, scale (archived copy)
Hardware strings (cross-check source), Wikipedia: model_identifiers
Xcode 27.1 (27A9275) Simulator: UIKit probe app (scripts/simulator/Measure.swift) and device-type capabilities.plist, measured 2026-10-27, Apple: corner_radius (unofficial), safe_area_insets

iPhone 16 Pro Max

iPhone 16 Pro Max - Tech Specs, Apple: diagonal, resolution, ppi, display_type, refresh_rate, features
HIG Layout: device screen dimensions, row 'iPhone 16 Pro Max' (snapshot 2026-07-02), Apple: logical_resolution, scale (archived copy)
Hardware strings (cross-check source), Wikipedia: model_identifiers
Xcode 27.1 (27A9275) Simulator: UIKit probe app (scripts/simulator/Measure.swift) and device-type capabilities.plist, measured 2026-10-27, Apple: corner_radius (unofficial), safe_area_insets

Download and cite

Data: Apple device screen specs by bestlatestapps.com (https://bestlatestapps.com/tools/apple-device-screen-sizes/), licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Built from Apple's published tech specs and Human Interface Guidelines, Wikipedia for model identifiers, and our own Xcode Simulator measurements.

Cite as: Singh, A. (2026). Apple Device Screen Specs (v0.1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23819103

Also on: Zenodo and Kaggle

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Markdown

[iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro Max screen size](https://bestlatestapps.com/tools/apple-device-screen-sizes/compare/iphone-17-pro-max-vs-iphone-16-pro-max/) – iPhone 17 Pro Max 440×956 pt vs iPhone 16 Pro Max 440×956 pt: the same layout size.

Dataset credit (CC BY 4.0)

Data: [Apple device screen specs](https://bestlatestapps.com/tools/apple-device-screen-sizes/) by bestlatestapps.com, CC BY 4.0

Questions

Is the iPhone 17 Pro Max screen bigger than the iPhone 16 Pro Max?

No, they are the same size: both are 6.9-inch, 440 × 956 points.

Do apps lay out the same on iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max?

Yes. Both are 440 × 956 points at @3x, so UIKit, SwiftUI and CSS layouts match.

Data version 0.1.0, generated 2026-10-27.