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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Camera test results

October 17, 2022
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The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro share the same rear camera specs, as well the same A16 Bionic processor, so as expected, the results of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max camera are exactly the same as those of the iPhone14 Pro.

We’ve included a few examples from our testing to show the similarities between these two models. But for a more in-depth look at the iPhone 14 Pro Max’s rear camera photo and video performance, we direct you to the full test results of the iPhone 14 Pro.

Overview

Key camera specifications:

  • Primary: 48MP sensor, 24 mm equivalent f/1.78 -aperture lens, second generation sensor-shift OIS, Dual Pixel AF
  • Ultra-wide: 12MP sensor, 13mm equivalent f/2.2-aperture lens, Dual Pixel AF
  • Tele: 12MP sensor, 77 mm equivalent f/2.8-aperture lens, OIS
  • HDR video recording with Dolby Vision
  • A16 Bionic chipset

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.


Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
camera
143
Photo
Exposure
111

123

Color
119

125

Autofocus
112

120

Texture
111

123

Noise
87

116

Artifacts
72

82

80
Bokeh
Bokeh
80

Best

91
Preview
Preview
91

Best

139
Zoom
Tele
103

118

Wide
100

119

149
Video
Exposure
115

116

Color
117

119

Autofocus
117

119

Texture
113

118

Noise
117

119

Artifacts
74

86

Stabilization
117

118

Use cases & Conditions

Use case scores indicate the product performance in specific situations. They are not included in the overall score calculations.

BEST 171

Outdoor

Photos & videos shot in bright light conditions (≥1000 lux)

BEST 160

Indoor

Photos & videos shot in good lighting conditions (≥100lux)

BEST 132

Lowlight

Photos & videos shot in low lighting conditions (<100 lux)

BEST 148

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photo & videos

CAMERA
Position in Global Ranking
9th
1. Huawei P60 Pro
156
2. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
154
3. Oppo Find X6 Pro
153
4. Honor Magic5 Pro
152
5. Oppo Find X6
150
6. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
7. Google Pixel 7 Pro
147
7. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
147
9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
11. Huawei P50 Pro
143
12. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
141
12. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
12. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
15. Google Pixel 7
140
15. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
140
15. Vivo X90 Pro+
140
15. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
19. Huawei Mate 40 Pro+
139
20. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
137
21. Vivo X90 Pro
136
21. Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
21. Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
24. Huawei Mate 40 Pro
135
24. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
24. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)
135
27. Google Pixel 6 Pro
134
27. Vivo X70 Pro+
134
29. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
133
29. Apple iPhone 14
133
29. Google Pixel Fold
133
29. Google Pixel 7a
133
29. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
29. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
133
35. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
35. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
131
37. Motorola Edge 40 Pro
130
37. Oppo Find X5 Pro
130
37. Xiaomi 13
130
40. Huawei P40 Pro
129
40. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
129
40. Xiaomi 12T Pro
129
40. Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
44. Oppo Find X3 Pro
128
44. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
128
46. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
46. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
127
46. OnePlus 11
127
46. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
127
50. Google Pixel 6
126
50. Honor Magic4 Pro
126
50. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
126
50. Vivo X60 Pro+
126
54. Apple iPhone 13 mini
125
54. Apple iPhone 13
125
54. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
125
54. Vivo X50 Pro+
125
58. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
124
58. Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
60. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
60. Google Pixel 6a
122
60. Honor 90
122
60. OnePlus 10 Pro
122
60. OnePlus 9 Pro
122
65. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
120
65. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
67. Honor Magic Vs
119
67. Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
69. Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
70. Apple iPhone 12 mini
117
70. Apple iPhone 12
117
70. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
117
70. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
117
70. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
117
75. Apple iPhone 11
116
75. Asus Zenfone 8
116
75. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
116
78. Honor 70
115
78. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Snapdragon)
115
78. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
115
78. Xiaomi 12T
115
82. Nothing Phone(1)
114
82. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
114
82. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
114
82. Oppo Find X5
114
82. Oppo Find N2 Flip
114
87. OnePlus 8 Pro
113
87. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
113
87. Xiaomi 12
113
90. Oppo Reno8 5G
112
90. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
112
92. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G
111
92. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos)
111
92. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
111
95. Google Pixel 5
109
95. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
109
97. Fairphone 5
108
97. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Exynos)
108
97. Xiaomi 11T Pro
108
100. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
107
101. Oppo Find X3 Neo
106
102. Sony Xperia 1 III
105
103. Huawei P40
102
103. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
102
105. Black Shark 5 Pro
101
105. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
101
107. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
100
107. Google Pixel 4a
100
109. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
96
110. Oppo Find X5 Lite
95
111. Oppo Reno4 5G
94
112. Oppo A94 5G
93
112. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
93
114. Samsung Galaxy A72
92
114. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
92
116. Oppo Reno6 5G
89
117. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
88
117. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
88
119. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
85
120. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
84
121. Vivo Y76 5G
83
122. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
79
123. Sony Xperia 10 V
78
123. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
78
125. TCL 40R 5G
76
126. Realme 9i 5G
75
127. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
74
128. Honor 90 Lite
73
129. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
70
130. Fairphone 4
69
130. Oppo A78 5G
69
130. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
69
133. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
67
134. Motorola Moto G62 5G
66
135. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
65
136. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
64
137. Sony Xperia 10 IV
63
137. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
63
137. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
63
140. Honor X7
61
140. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
61
142. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
60
143. Honor 70 Lite
58
144. Motorola Moto G23
54
145. Oppo A77 5G
53
146. Honor X8 5G
52
146. TCL 406
52
148. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
51
149. Crosscall Action-X5
50
150. Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
48
151. Crosscall Core-Z5
47
152. Oppo A57
46
152. Oppo A16s 5G
46
154. Xiaomi Redmi 12C
45
CAMERA
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking
9th
1. Huawei P60 Pro
156
2. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
154
3. Oppo Find X6 Pro
153
4. Honor Magic5 Pro
152
5. Oppo Find X6
150
6. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
7. Google Pixel 7 Pro
147
7. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
147
9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
11. Huawei P50 Pro
143
12. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
141
12. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
12. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
15. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
140
15. Vivo X90 Pro+
140
15. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
18. Huawei Mate 40 Pro+
139
19. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
137
20. Vivo X90 Pro
136
20. Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
20. Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
23. Huawei Mate 40 Pro
135
23. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
23. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)
135
26. Google Pixel 6 Pro
134
26. Vivo X70 Pro+
134
28. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
133
28. Google Pixel Fold
133
28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
31. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
31. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
131
33. Motorola Edge 40 Pro
130
33. Oppo Find X5 Pro
130
35. Huawei P40 Pro
129
35. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
129
35. Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
38. Oppo Find X3 Pro
128
38. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
128
40. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
40. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
127
40. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
127
43. Honor Magic4 Pro
126
43. Vivo X60 Pro+
126
45. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
125
45. Vivo X50 Pro+
125
47. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
124
47. Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
49. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
49. OnePlus 10 Pro
122
49. OnePlus 9 Pro
122
52. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
120
53. Honor Magic Vs
119
53. Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
55. Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
56. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
117
57. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Snapdragon)
115
57. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
115
59. Oppo Find X5
114
59. Oppo Find N2 Flip
114
61. OnePlus 8 Pro
113
62. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
112
63. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G
111
63. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos)
111
65. Sony Xperia 1 III
105

Pros

  • Pleasant and vivid color in photo and video, accurate skin tones
  • Wide dynamic range in photo and video, excellent contrast
  • High level of detail in photo and video
  • Excellent autofocus for photo and video
  • Pleasant simulated bokeh effect with very good details on faces
  • High-quality continuous photo and video zoom at close and medium range
  • Excellent video stabilization

Cons

  • Occasional highlight clipping in skies
  • Luminance noise in indoor photos
  • Occasional white balance casts on photos taken in mixed lighting
  • Ringing around subjects in photos and videos

 

Photo

143

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

159

Huawei P60 Pro
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Autofocus irregularity and speed: 20Lux Δ0EV Tungsten Handheld
This graph illustrates focus accuracy and speed and also zero shutter lag capability by showing the edge acutance versus the shooting time measured on the AFHDR setup on a series of pictures. All pictures were taken at 20Lux with Tungsten illuminant, 500ms after the defocus. The edge acutance is measured on the four edges of the Dead Leaves chart, and the shooting time is measured on the LED Universal Timer.
DXOMARK CHART (DMC) detail preservation score vs lux levels for tripod and handheld conditions
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail preservation score with the level of lux, for two holding conditions. DMC detail preservation score is derived from an AI-based metric trained to evaluate texture and details rendering on a selection of crops of our DXOMARK chart.

Zoom

139

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

158

Huawei P60 Pro
DXOMARK CHART (DMC) detail preservation score per focal length
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail preservation score with respect to the full-frame equivalent focal length for different light conditions. The x-axis represents the equivalent focal length measured for each corresponding shooting distance and the y-axis represents the maximum details preservation metric score: higher value means better quality. Large dots correspond to zoom ratio available in the user interface of the camera application.
DXOMARK CHART (DMC) detail preservation score per focal length
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail preservation score with respect to the full-frame equivalent focal length for different light conditions. The x-axis represents the equivalent focal length measured for each corresponding shooting distance and the y-axis represents the maximum details preservation metric score: higher value means better quality. Large dots correspond to zoom ratio available in the user interface of the camera application.
DXOMARK CHART (DMC) detail preservation score per focal length
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail preservation score with respect to the full-frame equivalent focal length for different light conditions. The x-axis represents the equivalent focal length measured for each corresponding shooting distance and the y-axis represents the maximum details preservation metric score: higher value means better quality. Large dots correspond to zoom ratio available in the user interface of the camera application.
DXOMARK CHART (DMC) detail preservation score per focal length
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail preservation score with respect to the full-frame equivalent focal length for different light conditions. The x-axis represents the equivalent focal length measured for each corresponding shooting distance and the y-axis represents the maximum details preservation metric score: higher value means better quality. Large dots correspond to zoom ratio available in the user interface of the camera application.

Video

149

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

158

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
DXOMARK CHART (DMC) detail preservation video score vs lux levels
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail preservation video score with the level of lux in video. DMC detail preservation score is derived from an AI-based metric trained to evaluate texture and details rendering on a selection of crops of our DXOMARK chart.

 

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