Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max May Hit 240g as 5,500mAh Battery Thickens Body
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jul 9
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max May Hit 240g as 5,500mAh Battery Thickens Body
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jul 9
Summary
240g and 9mm are the latest rumored specs for Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max, which would make it the company’s heaviest flagship in years.
Ice Universe tied that weight gain to a roughly 5,500mAh battery, reinforcing earlier claims that the device will be about 2mm thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Regulatory filings cited in recent reports pointed to 5,567mAh for the U.S. eSIM model and 5,391mAh for the China physical-SIM version, up from 5,088mAh and 4,823mAh on the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
240g would match the iPhone 13 Pro Max and 14 Pro Max, while newer models came in lighter at 221g for the 15 Pro Max, 227g for the 16 Pro Max and 233g for the 17 Pro Max.
Apple is still rumored to use aluminum rather than return to stainless steel, suggesting the added mass would come mainly from internal changes such as the larger battery and thicker design.