The iPhone 18 Pro Max has a clever feature to avoid problems with its larger battery that might become the new normal — here’s what you need to know
Going by teardowns, you’re getting a 5,567mAh battery in eSIM-only models and a 5,391mAh one in versions with a physical SIM card slot. But both of those are over 20 watt-hours (Wh), and that could have been a problem for Apple.You see, most countries have additional shipping requirements for devices with a single-cell battery of over 20 Wh. You will receive a confirmation email shortly."},"failureMessage":"There was a problem.
- ▪Going by teardowns, you’re getting a 5,567mAh battery in eSIM-only models and a 5,391mAh one in versions with a physical SIM card slot.
- ▪But both of those are over 20 watt-hours (Wh), and that could have been a problem for Apple.You see, most countries have additional shipping requirements for devices with a single-cell battery of over 20 Wh.
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Phones iPhone The iPhone 18 Pro Max has a clever feature to avoid problems with its larger battery that might become the new normal — here’s what you need to know News By James Rogerson Published 21 September 2026 Sometimes a battery can be too big When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The iPhone 18 Pro Max (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) 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 The iPhone 18 Pro Max uses software artificially reduce its battery capacity to avoid shipping restrictionsThe same software trick will need to be used when shipping the phone off to repair…
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