{"id":264418,"date":"2026-06-04T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-reveals-no-change-in-thickness\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:15:27","slug":"iphone-18-pro-max-leak-reveals-no-change-in-thickness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-reveals-no-change-in-thickness\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 18 Pro Max Leak Reveals No Change in Thickness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sqmagazine.co.uk\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-no-change-thickness\/\">iPhone 18 Pro Max Leak Reveals No Change in Thickness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sqmagazine.co.uk\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-no-change-thickness\/\">https:\/\/sqmagazine.co.uk\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-no-change-thickness\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-04 12:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"sqmagazine.co.uk\">sqmagazine.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new leak suggests Apple may keep the iPhone 18 Pro Max the same thickness as its predecessor while focusing on battery upgrades and its first foldable iPhone.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-quick-summary-tldr\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick-Summary-%E2%80%93-TLDR\"\/>Quick Summary \u2013 TLDR:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list number-list\">\n<li>iPhone 18 Pro Max is rumored to retain the same 8.75mm thickness as the iPhone 17 Pro Max.<\/li>\n<li>The latest leak contradicts earlier claims that the device would become slightly thicker and heavier.<\/li>\n<li>Apple is reportedly dedicating significant resources to its first foldable iPhone, often referred to as the iPhone Ultra.<\/li>\n<li>A larger battery, new camera features, and other hardware upgrades are still expected for the 2026 flagship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-happened\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-Happened\"\/>What Happened?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fresh leak from well known tipster <strong>Ice Universe<\/strong> claims that Apple\u2019s upcoming <strong>iPhone 18 Pro Max<\/strong> will measure <strong>8.75mm thick<\/strong>, matching the rumored thickness of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The report challenges earlier predictions that Apple would continue the recent trend of making its premium smartphones thicker in pursuit of larger batteries and improved performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leak also suggests Apple has been concentrating much of its engineering effort on its first foldable iPhone, which could launch alongside the iPhone 18 lineup in 2026.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">iPhone 18 Pro Max could keep the same thickness as the 17 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p>According to a new leak, the iPhone 18 Pro Max is expected to measure 8.75mm thick, matching the current generation<\/p>\n<p>The report suggests Apple has made only minor changes to the Pro lineup this year, as much of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ooP90r0lwF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AppleDrop (@TheAppleDrop) June 4, 2026 <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-iphone-18-pro-max-may-keep-the-same-profile\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iPhone-18-Pro-Max-May-Keep-the-Same-Profile\"\/>iPhone 18 Pro Max May Keep the Same Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rumors surrounding Apple\u2019s 2026 flagship have gone back and forth in recent months. Earlier reports suggested the iPhone 18 Pro Max would become slightly thicker than its predecessor, with some predictions putting the device at <strong>8.8mm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Ice Universe now claims Apple will stick with an <strong>8.75mm chassis<\/strong>, effectively leaving the phone\u2019s overall thickness unchanged from the iPhone 17 Pro&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sqmagazine.co.uk\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-no-change-thickness\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iPhone 18 Pro Max Leak Reveals No Change in Thickness https:\/\/sqmagazine.co.uk\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-no-change-thickness\/ Publish Date: 2026-06-04 12:17:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":264420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/sqmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iphone-18-pro-max-leak-reveals-no-change-in-thickness.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[80,81],"class_list":["post-264418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-iphone-17","tag-iphone-18"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":264421,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264418\/revisions\/264421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}