GoKawiilApple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max is expected to be thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro Max due to increased depth around the camera plateau. YouTuber Vadir Yuryev behind the Max Tech channel shared numbers based on iPhone 18 Pro Max dummy units. Yuryev also compares an iPhone Ultra dummy unit to iPhone 17 Pro Max.
iPhone 18 Pro will feature an upgraded camera system
According to Yuryev, both the camera plateau and camera lenses will protrude further on the iPhone 18 Pro Max compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
17 Pro Max thickness from cameras: 12.92mm
18 Pro Max thickness from cameras: 13.77mm
17 Pro Max thickness from plateau: 11.23mm
18 Pro Max thickness from plateau: 11.54mm
Apple officially lists the depth as 8.75mm for both the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, based on the body of the phone without the camera system measured. This is also how the iPhone Air has the thinnest measurement at 5.64 mm.
The increased thickness is expected to be due to the upgraded camera system on the iPhone 18 Pro line this fall.
At a glance, it will likely be difficult to spot the change in depth, and the iPhone Air line gives the Pro line more room to trade sleekness for performance.
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