Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max may house biggest ever battery in an iPhone: Report
may unveil the
iPhone 17 series
in September this year. According to rumours, the company may replace the 'Plus' variant with a 'Slim' model with the 2025 iPhone lineup. While there is no official confirmation, the slim model may likely be called the
iPhone Air
. If true, the iPhone 17 series may consist of four models – iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Air. As the launch gets closer, rumours around the upcoming iPhones have increased. As per the latest one, the
iPhone 17 Pro Max
may house the biggest ever battery in an iPhone. Leakster Instant Digital on Weibo shared a post where it listed the battery capacities of the iPhone 11 Pro Max through to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, adding that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature a battery capacity of 5,000mAh. Here's the battery capacities as listed by the tipster
iPhone 11 Pro Max: 3,969mAh
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 3,687mAh
iPhone 13 Pro Max: 4,352mAh
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 4,323mAh
iPhone 15 Pro Max: 4,422mAh
iPhone 16 Pro Max: 4,676mAh
iPhone 17 Pro Max: ~5,000mAh
According to 9to5Mac, 'Depending on how close to 5,000 the final number ends up being, we could be looking at almost a 10% increase in capacity. It's important to note, however, that a battery's capacity doesn't have a 1:1 correlation with battery life improvements,' it says.
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The iPhone 17 Pro Max is likely to come powered by the
A19 Pro chipset
. It will run on the
iOS 26
that was revealed at WWDC on June 9. The new operating system brings the
Liquid Glass interface
to iPhones. The display is expected to retain its 6.9-inch, while the camera may see another yearly upgrade for the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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