Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Hardware Engineering Overview: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is a high-performance mobile computing device engineered around the Apple A20 Pro (TSMC 2nm N2P process, 16-core Next-Gen Neural Engine) (6-core (2x high-performance + 4x energy-efficient cores), Apple-designed 6-core GPU with Neural Ray Tracing & Mesh Shading). It features a 6.9" Super Retina XDR LTPO OLED with Micro-Lens Array (1–120Hz ProMotion) at 2868 × 1320 px (460 ppi) with 120Hz refresh rate and up to 3200 nits peak brightness. Optics include a 48 MP 1/1.28" Custom Dual-Layer Transistor CMOS with Mechanical Variable Aperture (f/1.4 - f/2.8) primary sensor with hardware OIS paired with 5x Tetraprism Periscope Optical Zoom (48MP Quad-Bayer, 3D Sensor-shift OIS) zoom, powered by a 4850 mAh battery with 40W wired fast charging.

Compute & Processing Architecture

Apple A20 Pro (TSMC 2nm N2P process, 16-core Next-Gen Neural Engine) equipped with 6-core (2x high-performance + 4x energy-efficient cores) and Apple-designed 6-core GPU with Neural Ray Tracing & Mesh Shading. Runs iOS 20 with Face ID (Under-Display TrueDepth sensor integration).

Display & Luminescence Benchmarks

6.9" Super Retina XDR LTPO OLED with Micro-Lens Array (1–120Hz ProMotion) panel delivering 2868 × 1320 px (460 ppi) (19.5:9) at 120Hz and 3200 nits peak luminance.

Optics & Cinema Video Recording

48 MP 1/1.28" Custom Dual-Layer Transistor CMOS with Mechanical Variable Aperture (f/1.4 - f/2.8) sensor (f/1.4 - f/2.8 variable) with 5x Tetraprism Periscope Optical Zoom (48MP Quad-Bayer, 3D Sensor-shift OIS). Video capture: 8K at 30 fps ProRes Log, 4K at 120 fps Dolby Vision HDR, Spatial Audio & Video.

Battery, Power & Build Metallurgy

4850 mAh battery with 40W wired fast charging. Chassis: Grade 5 Aerospace Titanium monocoque frame, Next-Gen Ceramic Shield, sapphire crystal Camera Control with IP68 (6m up to 30 mins).