{"id":55201,"date":"2026-02-24T09:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/?p=55201"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:13:51","slug":"iphone-18-pro-maxs-new-battery-gains-revealed-leaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/iphone-18-pro-maxs-new-battery-gains-revealed-leaker\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 18 Pro Max\u2019s new battery gains revealed by leaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 6 2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/iphone-17-pro-dark.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/iphone-17-pro-dark.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/iphone-17-pro-dark.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/iphone-17-pro-dark.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/iphone-17-pro-dark.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"295\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>iPhone 17 Pro Max\u2019s best-ever battery has been a hit with users, and we\u2019ve heard\u00a0<a id=\"1027866\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/11\/12\/iphone-18-pro-max-will-be-thicker-and-heavier-than-ever-says-leaker\/\" type=\"post\">before<\/a>\u00a0that iPhone 18 Pro Max will boast an even bigger battery. Now, thanks to a new leak, we know how much bigger.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-iphone-18-pro-max-battery-capacity-is-even-higher-than-the-current-reigning-champion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">iPhone 18 Pro Max battery capacity is even higher than the current reigning champion<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-971671\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=155,78 155w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=655,328 655w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=350,175 350w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=140,70 140w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=1600,800 1600w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=290,145 290w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/battery-life-iphone-event.jpg?resize=150,75 150w\" alt=\"Battery life\" width=\"558\" height=\"279\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Apple\u2019s iPhone 17 Pro Max\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/04\/iphone-17-pro-max-has-the-best-battery-life-of-35-smartphones-tested\/\">recently earned the crown<\/a>\u00a0for having the best battery life of any smartphone.\u00a0<em>CNET<\/em>\u00a0pitted Apple\u2019s flagship against 34 other smartphones, and it was deemed the best.<\/p>\n<p>But it sounds like Apple will extend that lead this fall when the iPhone 18 Pro Max debuts.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weibo.com\/6048569942\/QqxYqBEKV\">a new post<\/a>\u00a0from Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station, Apple\u2019s forthcoming model is expected to have a battery capacity of about 5000 mAh for models with a SIM slot, and nearly 5200 mAh for eSIM-only models.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how that compares to the current reigning champion:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>iPhone 17 Pro Max: 4823 mAh with SIM slot, 5088 mAh for eSIM models<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 18 Pro Max: ~5000 mAh with SIM slot, ~5200 mAh for eSIM models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These aren\u2019t huge gains, but as\u00a0<em>CNET\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0battery test proved, battery capacity isn\u2019t everything.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 18 line will also benefit from the new A20 Pro chip, which thanks to a cutting-edge 2nm process is expected to be more power-efficient than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the C2 modem\u00a0<a id=\"1033425\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/01\/26\/iphone-18-pro-six-new-features-are-coming-later-this-year\/\" type=\"post\">rumored<\/a>\u00a0for Apple\u2019s new iPhones will likely come with battery boosts too\u2014just as the C1 and C1X have for the iPhone 16e and iPhone Air, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Battery life is one of the most important features for the average user, and it sounds like Apple plans to keep delivering exactly what users want.<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about iPhone 18 Pro Max getting thicker for an even bigger battery? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/06\/iphone-18-pro-maxs-new-battery-gains-revealed-by-leaker\/\">iPhone 18 Pro Max\u2019s new battery gains revealed by leaker &#8211; 9to5Mac<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 6 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[609],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industrial-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55202,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55201\/revisions\/55202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}