It won’t be much longer before Apple reveals the iPhone 17 series. With various controversies surrounding the base version, it appears the company is fully committing to the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
As per Weibo whistleblower Instant Digital, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature the largest battery ever seen on an iPhone: 5,000mAh. If this rumor holds true, Apple is boosting the battery capacity by nearly 7% compared to the previous high.
Interestingly, Apple has been consistently enhancing the battery life of its iPhone Pro Max models, as the current version provides 4,676mAh, followed by the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 4,422mAh and the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 4,323mAh.
While Apple could utilize this additional battery capacity alongside a more advanced A19 Pro chip, it may also indicate the company’s intent to deliver a genuine full day of battery life to users. To this day, this remains one of the most frequent grievances among iPhone users.
While Instant Digital does not clarify how Apple intends to increase the battery capacity of the soon-to-be-released iPhone 17 Pro Max, previous speculation indicates this could be one of the thickest iPhone Pro models to date. Additionally, there’s a new battery technology that Apple might implement in the iPhone 17 Air and potentially in the new Pro Max variant as well.
In the meantime, forthcoming iOS 26 features demonstrate the company’s dedication to prolonging iPhone battery lives. Here’s how the new Adaptive Power feature works: “When your battery usage is higher than normal, iPhone can make minor performance tweaks to prolong your battery life, such as slightly reducing the display brightness or permitting some processes to take a bit longer.” With prior software updates, Apple disclosed that the latest iPhone models can endure twice as many charging cycles as earlier models.
