A19 Pro phones: 3 models compared

What is it?

What is A19 Pro and what does it do?

A19 Pro is the system chip Apple designed for the iPhone 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air of 2025; built on TSMC's N3P process, it carries six cores, two for performance and four for efficiency. The same chip is not the same in all three phones: Apple gives the Air's version fewer GPU cores than the Pros'.

What Apple put forward on the Pro models is vapour-chamber cooling holding speed under long load; the Air has no such cooling. The GPU core count is in each model's own row; the full specification is on the chip's own page, and the iPhones shipping with it are below.

Apple • ProcessorsApple A19 ProApple's professional-tier mobile SoC, and the first Apple chip to put dedicated neural accelerators inside each GPU core.All specifications

Decision table

A19 Pro Chipset: which one for what?

The 3 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Photo / Video Battery Life Daily Use

Leads for Gaming: Apple iPhone 17 Pro81%

Leads for Photo / Video: Apple iPhone 17 Pro82%

Leads for Battery Life: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max85%

Leads for Daily Use: Apple iPhone Air73%

#2#2#1#2
Apple iPhone 17 Pro MaxApple
6.9" · A19 Pro · 48 MP
81% 82% 85% 71%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 120Hz display
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Photo / Video
- 4x optical zoom
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- 4823 mAh battery — top of the pool
- 39 hours of video playback
- Current model — 12 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
#3#3#3#1
Apple iPhone AirApple
6.5" · A19 Pro · 48 MP
69% 55% 55% 73%
Why it ranks here
- 120Hz display
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Daily Use
- Current model — 12 months on the market
#1#1#2#3
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple
6.3" · A19 Pro · 48 MP
81% 82% 70% 63%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 120Hz display
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Photo / Video
- 4x optical zoom
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market