I did the math: this insane phone packs nearly three iPhone 17s’ worth of power
I did the math: this insane phone packs nearly three iPhone 17s’ worth of power
https://www.phonearena.com/news/honors-x80-pro-max-could-feature-a-11000mah-battery_id180998
Publish Date: 2026-06-10 05:48:00
Source Domain: www.phonearena.com
After performance, battery is the one department I give the most priority to when choosing a new smartphone. While Apple has yet to make 5000 mAh its standard across all iPhones, Chinese brands like Honor are offering 6000–7000 mAh cells in almost all their phones. Interestingly, Honor is going to put Apple to shame again with the raw battery numbers of its upcoming phone.
Honor’s next phone could feature an 11,000 mAh cell
Unlike Apple, Google, or Samsung, Honor staggers its series releases. It is currently launching the X80 lineup, where the X80i was launched in China this April, and the standard X80 is expected to be unveiled later this month. But this story is about the X80 Pro Max that is expected to feature an 11,000 mAh battery. The leak has come from a reliable tipster, Digital Chat Station, that further claims that the phone will support 90W fast charging. Other reported specifications of the device include a 6.8-inch flat AMOLED display that will support 2788 x 1280 px resolution.
It will also reportedly be fully water-resistant (the exact rating isn’t known), feature a drop-resistant body, and could also come with top-level biometric authentication capabilities. The device is believed to be powered by the recently introduced Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 SoC.
The entire X80 lineup is a powerhouse
Digital Chat Station post about Honor X80 Pro Max battery. | Image by Weibo
It isn’t that the company is offering such a massive battery only in the Pro Max variant; the same approach has been followed in the entire series. The X80i that was introduced in April this year features a 7,000 mAh cell and supports 45W wired charging. For reference, the raw battery number of this entry-level phone is even bigger than the flagship Pixel 10 or the Galaxy S26. The standard X80 that is rumored to land in the Chinese…
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