iPhone 14 Pro Max vs 5

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Winner

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

The iPhone 14 Pro Max wins this one, taking display and performance decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $11.21 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 14 Pro Max 67 · 5 57 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max $437

Safe to buy$11.21/mo

2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20272029

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Category by category

Display

iPhone 14 Pro Max 805 50

The iPhone 14 Pro Max's screen is the better one — 6.7-inch ltpo super retina xdr oled, promotion 120hz, always-on, up to 2000 nits peak.

Performance

iPhone 14 Pro Max 805 55

The iPhone 14 Pro Max's Apple A16 Bionic is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 14 Pro Max 745 67

The iPhone 14 Pro Max has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

iPhone 14 Pro Max 665 64

Battery capacities are close enough not to decide this.

Software longevity

iPhone 14 Pro Max 465 75

The 5 is supported until Sep 2031 — 24 months longer than the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Value

iPhone 14 Pro Max 675 57

Overall value goes to the iPhone 14 Pro Max at $11.21 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 14 Pro Max	5
Price (street)	$437	$600
Display	6.7-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, ProMotion 120Hz, always-on, up to 2000 nits peak	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5
Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)
RAM	6GB	8GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB	256GB
Battery	4,323 mAh	4,200 mAh
Charging	20W wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless	30W wired; user-removable battery
Rear cameras	48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 12MP telephoto 3x	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	160.7 × 77.6 × 7.85 mm	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm
Weight	240 g	212 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)
Supported until	Sep 2029	Sep 2031

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