iPhone 17 Pro Max's battery capacity rumored to be larger than its predecessor's
The iPhone 17 Pro Max will come with a larger battery than its predecessor's 4,685 mAh cell. According to a new rumor out of China today, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will finally be the first iPhone to reach 5,000 mAh.
As you may know, that's pretty much been the default capacity for flagship Android devices up until recently, when Chinese brands started using Si/C batteries thus taking them past that limit, while Samsung and Google have been content to stay around the 5,000 mAh mark, for now at least.
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Throughout Apple's iPhone Pro Max line, every new generation brought with it a slight increase in battery size, aside from the iPhone 14 Pro Max which actually had an ever so slightly smaller cell than the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- 256GB 8GB RAM
$ 1,107.99 - 512GB 8GB RAM$ 1,274.97
Source (in Chinese)
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- Foxtrot2Novmbr
- 15 hours ago
- t7P
And how do you often use your Phone? For you to say that it still has 86% battery health and 2,813 cycles. Means you're not using your phone more often. Not gonna be surprised if you're using your phone only for Calls. And just so you kno...
- PepperPot
- 23 hours ago
- 4@W
Capacity isn't everything. I have no doubt this 5000mah battery will match the endurance of the 6000+ mah si/c batteries we are seeing, but charging speeds probably won't increase by much and it could make the phone heavier. Startin...
- Anonymous
- 08 Jul 2025
- 35Z
Xiaomi Poco F3, 33w charging, 2813 cycles 86% battery capacity. Your shit iPhone can't beat my midrange device which still runs and performs like a flagship.
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