GoPro MAX vs GoPro MAX2
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Sep 2025 on the MAX2, against Oct 2019 on the MAX.
- Resolution: 29.5 MP on the MAX2, against 16.6 MP on the MAX.
- Max resolution: 8K on the MAX2, against 5.6K on the MAX.
- 10-bit internal: Yes on the MAX2, against No on the MAX.
- Weight (with battery): 159 g on the MAX, against 195 g on the MAX2.
MAX or MAX2: which should you buy?
Choose the MAX for its weight (with battery).
Choose the MAX2 for its resolution, max resolution and 10-bit internal.
On paper the MAX2 wins more rows (3 to 1); if the MAX's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $369.99 new $61.99 used | $299.99 new |
| Overview | ||
| Type | 360° camera | 360° camera |
| Announced | Oct 2019 | Sep 2025 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $499.99 | $499.99 |
| Lens | 13–27mm (35mm eq.) f/2 | 14–26mm (35mm eq.) f/1.8 |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 16.6 MP | 29.5 MP (best) |
| Native ISO | — | 100–6,400 |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | — | 10 fps |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | — | 1/2,000s |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | None | None |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 5.6K | 8K (best) |
| 4K frame rate | — | 100p |
| 10-bit internal | No | Yes (best) |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 1.69" | 1.82" |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 159 g (best) | 195 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 64 × 69.7 × 39.7 mm | 64 × 69.7 × 48.7 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Waterproof | 5 m | 5 m |
| Card slots | 1 · microSD | 1 · microSD |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
MAX
1.3 µm pixels
16.6 MP on a 1/2.3" sensor
MAX2
1.0 µm pixels
29.5 MP on a 1/2.3" sensor, ISO up to 6,400
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
Size, to scale
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