GoPro MAX2 vs Insta360 X6
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Aug 2026 on the X6, against Sep 2025 on the MAX2.
- Sensor size: 1/1.1" on the X6, against 1/2.3" on the MAX2.
- Resolution: 120 MP on the X6, against 29.5 MP on the MAX2.
- 4K frame rate: 120p on the X6, against 100p on the MAX2.
- Weight (with battery): 195 g on the MAX2, against 196 g on the X6.
- Waterproof: 20 m on the X6, against 5 m on the MAX2.
MAX2 or X6: which should you buy?
Choose the MAX2 for its weight (with battery).
Choose the X6 for its sensor size, resolution, 4K frame rate and waterproof.
On paper the X6 wins more rows (4 to 1); 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 | $699.99 new |
| Overview | ||
| Type | 360° camera | 360° camera |
| Announced | Sep 2025 | Aug 2026 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $499.99 | $699.99 |
| Lens | 14–26mm (35mm eq.) f/1.8 | f/2 |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/1.1" (best) |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 29.5 MP | 120 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 | 8K | 8K |
| 4K frame rate | 100p | 120p (best) |
| 10-bit internal | Yes | Yes |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 1.82" | 2.32" |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 195 g (best) | 196 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 64 × 69.7 × 48.7 mm | 50 × 100 × 40 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Waterproof | 5 m | 20 m (best) |
| Card slots | 1 · microSD | 1 · microSD + 64GB internal |
| 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
X6
0.9 µm pixels
120 MP on a 1/1.1" sensor
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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