The new iPhone hit the shelves and the first order of business is to pit it against its predecessor. The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max brings screen, performance, camera and battery improvements over the previous generation and yet the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max gets you a lot of the same at a cheaper price. So how much better is the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our… IPhone 17 Pro Max Post your comment Comments (1) Kaloyan 05 October 2026 Apple iOS Featured Versus The new iPhone hit the shelves and the first order of business is to pit it against its predecessor. Size comparison Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max 249 g 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in) Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 233 g 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in) The two iPhones share the same design and build and if it werenโt for the different color options, it would have been almost impossible to tell them apart.
Like its predecessor, the iPhone 18 Pro Max features an aluminum unibody with a prominent camera bump, shielded by 2nd-gen Ceramic Shield on the front and 1st-gen Ceramic Shield over the rear charging coil. The phones are IP68-rated for dust and water resistance, and they are advertised as capable of surviving for 30mins in 6m-deep water.
Apple is widely expected to release a new touchscreen MacBook Pro as soon as this month. This will mark the first-ever touchscreen Mac, and Apple is laying the groundwork in macOS 27.2 to accommodate touch gestures.
MacOS Golden Gate 27.2 adds code referencing new touch-specific gestures in apps like Safari, Notes, Photos, and Quick Look, a possible sign Apple is preparing to release the rumored OLED touchscreen MacBook, possibly called the "MacBook Ultra." Code in the latest beta adds new gesture recognition tools to several Apple apps. Safari gets a touch sentinel recognizer, ‌Photos‌ has PXGTouchDwellGestureRecognizer, Notes has ICTouchPressGestureRecognizer, and Quick Look gets a dragTouch feature.
MacOS 27.2 reveals new clues about Appleโs touchscreen MacBook Pro. Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature โsignificantly lighterโ design: report Michael Burkhardt Oct 4 2026.
While the code could be for the touchscreen MacBook, it’s also applicable to Sidecar. ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ brought full touch input to ‌Sidecar‌, which is the feature that lets an iPad be used as a display for a Mac.
It’s possible Apple is expanding on those ‌Sidecar‌ features, so it’s not a clear indication of a new Mac. Touch-friendly changes started with the launch version of ‌macOS Golden Gate‌, which added pull-to-refresh gestures in Safari, Mail, and Calendar.
An ‌OLED‌ MacBook Ultra with touchscreen capabilities could launch as soon as late 2026. The device may be thinner and lighter than existing models, and it’s expected to have a Dynamic Island and Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
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