iPhone 18 Pro Max's Larger Battery Capacity Allegedly Revealed
iPhone 18 Pro Max's Larger Battery Capacity Allegedly RevealedMonday August 10, 2026 9:37 am PDT by Joe RossignolThe upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max will be equipped with a nearly 12% larger battery compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, according to an apparent leak. An alleged photo of a battery pack for a Chinese model of the iPhone 18 Pro Max with a SIM card tray lists a capacity of 5,391 mAh, up from 4,823 mAh for the equivalent iPhone 17 Pro Max battery. The photo was shared on the Korean platform Naver today, but it supposedly originated from the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
- ▪iPhone 18 Pro Max's Larger Battery Capacity Allegedly RevealedMonday August 10, 2026 9:37 am PDT by Joe RossignolThe upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max will be equipped with a nearly 12% larger battery compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, according t
- ▪An alleged photo of a battery pack for a Chinese model of the iPhone 18 Pro Max with a SIM card tray lists a capacity of 5,391 mAh, up from 4,823 mAh for the equivalent iPhone 17 Pro Max battery.
- ▪The photo was shared on the Korean platform Naver today, but it supposedly originated from the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Photo leak backs up massive iPhone 18 Pro Max battery rumor — AppleInsider
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iPhone 18 Pro Max's Larger Battery Capacity Allegedly RevealedMonday August 10, 2026 9:37 am PDT by Joe RossignolThe upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max will be equipped with a nearly 12% larger battery compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, according to an apparent leak. An alleged photo of a battery pack for a Chinese model of the iPhone 18 Pro Max with a SIM card tray lists a capacity of 5,391 mAh, up from 4,823 mAh for the equivalent iPhone 17 Pro Max battery. The photo was shared on the Korean platform Naver today, but it supposedly originated from the Chinese social media platform Weibo. The identical 5,391 mAh capacity appeared in a regulatory database last month, so the capacity is looking increasingly likely to be accurate.
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