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iPhone 18 Pro Max’s huge battery size reportedly leaked

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Why This Matters

The potential increase in battery capacity for the iPhone 18 Pro Max could significantly enhance battery life, offering consumers longer usage between charges and reinforcing Apple's focus on performance and efficiency. If confirmed, these improvements may influence purchasing decisions and set new standards for flagship smartphones in the industry.

Key Takeaways

A new report from Macworld based on social media leaks claims to know iPhone 18 Pro Max’s exact battery capacity, and it seems impressive.

Here is the alleged iPhone 18 Pro Max battery capacity

Rumors have long indicated that iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will have larger batteries than their predecessors. Though recent reporting suggests it might not be by very much.

But today, Macworld shared the following alleged iPhone 18 Pro Max battery capacities:

iPhone 18 Pro Max with eSIM: 5,425 mAh

iPhone 18 Pro Max with physical SIM: 5,235 mAh

These are fairly significant increases from iPhone 17 Pro Max’s battery, which is 5,088 mAh and 4,823 mAh for eSIM and physical SIM models, respectively.

iPhone 17 Pro Max already has impressive battery life. And iPhone 18 Pro Max is expected to best it not only with a physically larger battery, but also efficiency gains provided by the A20 Pro chip.

This report, however, has questionable sourcing.

It points to a variety of social media posts that are hard to trace to their original source.

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