iPhone 18 Pro Max Thickness Matches iPhone 17 Pro Max at 8.75mm
iPhone 18 Pro Max Thickness Matches iPhone 17 Pro Max at 8.75mm
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Publish Date: 2026-06-08 09:02:00
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Weibo leaker Ice Universe revised the expected iPhone 18 Pro Max thickness today, dropping the figure from 8.8mm to 8.75mm and matching it exactly to the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The change, reported by AppleInsider today, came with no explanation. Separate claims about a battery in the 5,100–5,200 mAh range, from Digital Chat Station, and a weight exceeding 240 grams, from Instant Digital, were not revised and remain open questions, per Trusted Reviews.
The 6.9-inch display footprint is expected to stay unchanged, per Trusted Reviews. Whether the phone gains anything meaningful inside that unchanged shell is the harder question, and the current evidence doesn’t answer it.
How the “thicker Pro Max” narrative built up
The thickness leak was the middle chapter of a longer rumor thread. Last November, Weibo leaker Instant Digital claimed the iPhone 18 Pro Max would be slightly thicker than its predecessor and could weigh over 240 grams, potentially making it the heaviest iPhone since the iPhone 14 Pro Max, MacRumors reported three months ago.
Ice Universe added a specific number three months ago: 8.8mm, up from 8.75mm on the iPhone 17 Pro Max. MacRumors described Ice Universe as an “oft-accurate” leaker, and the figure spread quickly as the working expectation for the device. Digital Chat Station then supplied a rationale: a battery in the 5,100–5,200 mAh range, up from the 5,088 mAh cell in the eSIM version of the iPhone 17 Pro Max, Trusted Reviews reported three months ago. The MacRumors Show tied it together in early April: a slightly thicker chassis, a bigger battery, a heavier phone.
The confidence was already softening before today. Two months ago, MacRumors noted that any thickness increase might be too small to show up on physical dummy units, a quiet signal the 8.8mm figure was under pressure heading into June.
What changed in the iPhone 18 Pro Max thickness leak and what didn’t
The difference between 8.8mm and 8.75mm is 0.05mm. No hand or pocket comparison…
