EU regulations have revealed how big this year's iPhone 18 Pro battery upgrade was — and US buyers get one spec tweak on the Pro Max model

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Phones iPhone EU regulations have revealed how big this year's iPhone 18 Pro battery upgrade was — and US buyers get one spec tweak on the Pro Max model News By David Nield Published 13 September 2026 Digging into the details When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Those represent 1.45% and 11.8% increases, respectively, on the models from the previous year.Apple describes the battery bump on the iPhone 18 Pro Max as "the largest increase in battery life ever" on an iPhone, and says you can get 45 hours of video playback between recharges. For the iPhone 18 Pro, it's 36 hours.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: One small wrinkle: these capacities refer to iPhones sold in the EU, so these models will be ones with a physical SIM card slot.

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▪Phones iPhone EU regulations have revealed how big this year's iPhone 18 Pro battery upgrade was — and US buyers get one spec tweak on the Pro Max model News By David Nield Published 13 September 2026 Digging into the details When you purch
▪Those represent 1.45% and 11.8% increases, respectively, on the models from the previous year.Apple describes the battery bump on the iPhone 18 Pro Max as "the largest increase in battery life ever" on an iPhone, and says you can get 45 hou
▪For the iPhone 18 Pro, it's 36 hours.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: One small wrinkle: these capacities refer to iPhones sold in the EU, so these models will be ones with a physical SIM card slot.

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Phones iPhone EU regulations have revealed how big this year's iPhone 18 Pro battery upgrade was — and US buyers get one spec tweak on the Pro Max model News By David Nield Published 13 September 2026 Digging into the details When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The brand new Apple iPhone 18 Pro (Image credit: Jacob Krol/Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Both the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max get battery bumpsThe increases are now confirmed in EU labelingIn the US, the iPhone 18 Pro Max sticks with a Qualcomm modemApple doesn't always publish full spec…

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