Apple's next iPhone 18 Pro Max is being tipped for a slightly thicker body, a heavier build and a larger battery, according to leak reports published on Wednesday by MacRumors, which cited Weibo tipsters Ice Universe, Instant Digital and Digital Chat Station. If those claims hold up, the iPhone 18 Pro Max could arrive later this year as a more substantial device in every sense, with Apple apparently leaning into endurance rather than shaving off weight.
The latest claim builds on an earlier leak from November that said the iPhone 18 Pro Max would become the heaviest iPhone yet. That earlier report, also carried by MacRumors, said the handset would be slightly thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro Max and would weigh more than 240 grams, which would put it above the iPhone 14 Pro Max and make it the weightiest model in the line so far.
