A brand new leak backs up studies of the iPhone 18 Professional Max getting a considerable enchancment in battery life, however claims the cellphone might be fractionally heavier and bigger in consequence.
Preliminary rumors claimed that the iPhone 18 Professional Max would see solely slight enchancment in battery life over the iPhone 17 Professional Max. However then extra just lately, there was a brand new declare that the iPhone 18 Professional Max battery would final virtually 10% longer.
Now leaker Ice Universe has backed up this report by saying the iPhone 18 Professional Max could have a 5,500 mAh battery. That compares to the 5,088 mAh battery within the iPhone 17 Professional Max.
The leaker additionally says, although, that the iPhone 18 Professional Max will weigh 240 grams, as in comparison with its predecessor’s 233g. It can even have a depth of 9mm as a substitute of the iPhone 17 Professional Max’s 8.75mm.
This isn’t the primary report that the iPhone 18 Professional Max might be thicker than the present mannequin. Nonetheless, this leak particularly says that the elevated depth is so as to permit for a bigger battery.
A earlier declare from Fastened Focus Digital talked about the battery, however seems to attribute the scale improve to the iPhone 18 Professional Max having a bigger digicam plateau on the again. That leak mentioned the distinction could be an entire 2mm, nonetheless.
It isn’t clear whether or not the declare is that solely the digicam plateau might be larger, or that your complete chassis might be. Additionally, word that Ice Universe has solely confirmed to be sporadically correct earlier than, and Fastened Focus Digital has a reasonably blended observe document.
As ever, this implies we will by no means actually know the size of a forthcoming iPhone till Apple unveils it. Even then, the corporate is as unlikely to advertise that the iPhone 18 Professional Max is thicker and heavier, as it’s to cite battery capability in mAh.
Apple does, although, all the time purpose to enhance battery life in order that it might probably say the brand new mannequin lasts some variety of hours extra. So it’s probably that Apple will improve the iPhone 18 Professional Max’s battery life, although, and we’ll all simply have to attend to see whether or not there’s a noticeable improve in its weight and dimension.