GoPro MAX2 vs Insta360 X5
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 Apr 2025 on the X5.
- Sensor size: 1/1.28" on the X5, against 1/2.3" on the MAX2.
- Resolution: 72 MP on the X5, against 29.5 MP on the MAX2.
- Fastest shutter (elec.): 1/8,000s on the X5, against 1/2,000s on the MAX2.
- 4K frame rate: 120p on the X5, against 100p on the MAX2.
- 10-bit internal: Yes on the MAX2, against No on the X5.
MAX2 or X5: which should you buy?
Choose the MAX2 for its 10-bit internal and weight (with battery).
Choose the X5 for its sensor size, resolution, fastest shutter (elec.) and 4K frame rate. It leads on 5 specs in all.
On paper the X5 wins more rows (5 to 2); if the MAX2'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 | $299.99 new | $549 new |
| Overview | ||
| Type | 360° camera | 360° camera |
| Announced | Sep 2025 (best) | Apr 2025 |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $499.99 | $549.99 |
| Lens | 14–26mm (35mm eq.) f/1.8 | f/2 |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/1.28" (best) |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 29.5 MP | 72 MP (best) |
| Native ISO | 100–6,400 | 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 | 1/8,000s (best) |
| 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 | 8K | 8K |
| 4K frame rate | 100p | 120p (best) |
| 10-bit internal | Yes (best) | No |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 1.82" | 2.5" |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 195 g (best) | 200 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 64 × 69.7 × 48.7 mm | 46 × 124.5 × 38.2 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Waterproof | 5 m | 15 m (best) |
| Card slots | 1 · microSD | 1 · microSD UHS-I |
| 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
MAX2
1.0 µm pixels
29.5 MP on a 1/2.3" sensor, ISO up to 6,400
X5
1.0 µm pixels
72 MP on a 1/1.28" 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
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