{"id":287504,"date":"2026-07-09T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/iphone-18-pro-maxs-battery-will-make-it-weigh-as-much-as-apples-older-stainless-steel-models-but-the-runtime-could-make-you-ignore-the-trade-off\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:05:07","slug":"iphone-18-pro-maxs-battery-will-make-it-weigh-as-much-as-apples-older-stainless-steel-models-but-the-runtime-could-make-you-ignore-the-trade-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/iphone-18-pro-maxs-battery-will-make-it-weigh-as-much-as-apples-older-stainless-steel-models-but-the-runtime-could-make-you-ignore-the-trade-off\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 18 Pro Max\u2019s Battery Will Make It Weigh As Much As Apple\u2019s Older Stainless Steel Models, But The Runtime Could Make You Ignore The Trade-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/iphone-18-pro-max-battery-will-make-it-weigh-as-much-as-stainless-steel-models\/\">iPhone 18 Pro Max\u2019s Battery Will Make It Weigh As Much As Apple\u2019s Older Stainless Steel Models, But The Runtime Could Make You Ignore The Trade-Off<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/iphone-18-pro-max-battery-will-make-it-weigh-as-much-as-stainless-steel-models\/\">https:\/\/wccftech.com\/iphone-18-pro-max-battery-will-make-it-weigh-as-much-as-stainless-steel-models\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-09 06:54:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"wccftech.com\">wccftech.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li>0-20%: Unlikely &#8211; Lacks credible sources<\/li>\n<li>21-40%: Questionable &#8211; Some concerns remain<\/li>\n<li>41-60%: Plausible &#8211; Reasonable evidence<\/li>\n<li>61-80%: Probable &#8211; Strong evidence<\/li>\n<li>81-100%: Highly Likely &#8211; Multiple reliable sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple will introduce one of the biggest battery upgrades to the iPhone 18 Pro Max, but in the world of consumer electronics, if you\u2019re getting something, then you\u2019re giving up something in return. According to the latest rumor, the iPhone 17 Pro Max\u2019s successor will weigh as much as the Cupertino firm\u2019s older-generation models with a stainless steel frame, but you might very well ignore the heft when you learn the kind of battery life you might experience.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-at-240-grams-the-iphone-18-pro-max-will-weigh-as-much-as-the-iphone-14-pro-max-apple-s-last-flagship-to-ship-with-stainless-steel-before-moving-to-titanium-alloy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">At 240 grams, the iPhone 18 Pro Max will weigh as much as the iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple\u2019s last flagship to ship with stainless steel before moving to titanium alloy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the iPhone 18 Pro Max can last as long as Android flagships\u00a0equipped with a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, then Ice Universe\u2019s latest claim concerning its weight can be ignored by those who value \u2018screen on\u2019 time over bulkiness. The tipster previously stated that the eSIM version will ship with a 5,567mAh cell, making it the highest capacity that Apple has ever incorporated in its smartphones and surpassing the 5,000mAh battery powering the Galaxy S26 Ultra\u2019s innards.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-2206\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2206\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">iPhone&#8217;s weight, material and battery capacity<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">iPhone 14 Pro Max<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">iPhone 15 Pro Max<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">iPhone 16 Pro Max<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-5\">iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-6\">iPhone 18 Pro Max<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Material<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Stainless steel<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">Titanium alloy<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">Titanium alloy<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">Aluminum<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Aluminum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Weight<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">240 grams<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">221 grams<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">227 grams<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">233 grams<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">240 grams (rumored)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Battery capacity<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">4,323mAh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">4,441mAh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">4,685mAh <\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">4,823mAh (non-eSIM version)<\/p>\n<p>5,088mAh (eSIM version)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">5,567mAh (eSIM version)<\/p>\n<p>5,391mAh (non-eSIM version)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, this upgrade will come at the cost of the iPhone 18 Pro Max being not just thicker at close to 9mm, but also weighing 240 grams. 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