{"id":565296,"date":"2026-08-11T03:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565296\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T03:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:18:12","slug":"the-iphone-18-pro-maxs-actual-battery-leaks-heres-how-big-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565296\/","title":{"rendered":"The iPhone 18 Pro Max&#8217;s actual battery leaks, here&#8217;s how big it is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_18_pro_max_5g-14716.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 18 Pro Max<\/a> is launching next month alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/shortage_of_dram_could_limit_iphone_18_pro_availability_at_launch-news-74061.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 18 Pro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_fold_5g-13804.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Ultra<\/a>. Back in early July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_18_pro_maxs_exact_battery_capacity_leaks-news-73534.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we first heard<\/a> that the iPhone 18 Pro Max&#8217;s battery capacity would be 5,425 mAh for the eSIM model, and 5,235 mAh for the one with a physical SIM card. Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_18_pro_iphone_18_pro_max_battery_capacity_3c_certification-news-73603.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mere days later<\/a>, we heard that the former would be 5,567 mAh, and the latter 5,391 mAh.<\/p>\n<p>Today three images purportedly showing the iPhone 18 Pro Max&#8217;s actual battery have been leaked in China, and one of them clearly shows a capacity of 5,391 mAh. That matches the earlier rumor, and it fits because China should be getting the model with a physical SIM card. Thus, it&#8217;s probably safe to assume that the eSIM-only variant will indeed have a 5,567 mAh battery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/26\/08\/iphone-18-pro-max-actual-battery-leaks\/popup\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_001.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iPhone 18 Pro Max's battery leaks\" width=\"210\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786418290_235_gsmarena_001.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/26\/08\/iphone-18-pro-max-actual-battery-leaks\/popup\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_002.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iPhone 18 Pro Max's battery leaks\" width=\"210\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786418291_298_gsmarena_002.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/26\/08\/iphone-18-pro-max-actual-battery-leaks\/popup\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_003.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iPhone 18 Pro Max's battery leaks\" width=\"210\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786418292_276_gsmarena_003.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>iPhone 18 Pro Max&#8217;s battery leaks<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the same source claims the iPhone 18 Pro will have a 4,288 mAh battery in its eSIM-only version, and a 4,056 mAh battery in the one with a physical SIM card. So the actual battery capacity increase compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_17_pro-14049.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> will be only 1% to 2%, while for the iPhone 18 Pro Max compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_17_pro_max-13964.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/a> it will be 9% to 12%.<\/p>\n<p>Apple iPhone 17 Pro<\/p>\n<p>Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.naver.com\/PostView.naver?blogId=yeux1122&amp;logNo=224374221549&amp;navType=by&amp;photoView=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Via<\/a> (in Korean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The iPhone 18 Pro Max is launching next month alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra. 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