iPhone 18 Pro Max Said to Be Thicker and Heavier Than Predecessor

Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max could beryllium noticeably thicker and heavier than its predecessor, suggesting a trade-off down the device's rumored larger battery.


Chinese leaker Ice Universe contiguous claimed the iPhone 18 Pro Max volition measurement astir 9mm heavy and measurement astir 240 grams. That would marque the instrumentality astir 0.25mm thicker and astir 7 grams heavier than the existent iPhone 17 Pro Max.

The latest assertion comes disconnected the backmost of caller regulatory filings indicating the iPhone 18 Pro Max volition diagnostic a 5,391mAh artillery successful China and a 5,567mAh artillery successful the U.S. – an summation of astir 500mAh implicit the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Ice Universe suggested the added thickness and value are a nonstop effect of the larger battery, but Apple is besides said to beryllium adopting a caller benignant of vapor enclosure that uses stainless steel, which could besides beryllium a contributing factor.

The rumor builds connected an earlier assertion that Apple's adjacent flagship could go the heaviest iPhone ever. If so, it would person to beryllium heavier than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which besides weighed 240 grams, truthful it whitethorn crook retired that determination are lone milligram-level differences betwixt the two.

Apple's usage of titanium alternatively of stainless alloy made the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro models. Apple past switched distant from titanium to less-dense aluminum for the iPhone 17 Pro models, but interior changes and somewhat thicker designs bumped up their value again.

The ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max are expected to motorboat alongside Apple's archetypal foldable iPhone this September.
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