EU regulations have revealed how big this year's iPhone 18 Pro battery
upgrade was and US buyers get one spec tweak on the Pro Max model

Date:
Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Description:
Bigger batteries than last year, though there are variations in the modem you get depending on where you live.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Both the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max get battery bumps The increases are now confirmed in EU labeling In the US, the iPhone 18 Pro Max sticks with a Qualcomm modem Apple doesn't always publish full spec sheets for its devices, but if you were wondering just what the battery capacity of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max were, we now know thanks to European Union regulations demanding that these details are made public.

Energy labels applied to the phones in the EU (via Android Headlines ) show that the iPhone 18 Pro is fitted with a 4,056 mAh battery, while the iPhone
18 Pro Max has a 5,391 mAh battery inside. Those represent 1.45% and 11.8% increases, respectively, on the models from the previous year. Apple
describes the battery bump on the iPhone 18 Pro Max as "the largest increase in battery life ever" on an iPhone, and says you can get 45 hours of video playback between recharges. For the iPhone 18 Pro, it's 36 hours. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

One small wrinkle: these capacities refer to iPhones sold in the EU, so these models will be ones with a physical SIM card slot. The handsets sold in the
US and some other regions are eSIM-only, so may have even better batteries inside. Something different This is true, iOS 27 has two identifiers for the device: V64 for iPhone 18 Pro Max with a Qualcomm modem, V64s for iPhone 18 Pro Max with C2 modem. https://t.co/d2WdppoI6c September 11, 2026 There's
more specs digging over at MacRumors , where a tip shared on social media suggests that every iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max handset has Apple's own C2
modem inside except for the iPhone 18 Pro Max models sold in the US, which uses a Qualcomm chip. You may like iPhone 17 Pro vs iPhone 18 Pro: 5 key differences between Apple's best I just tried the iPhone 18 Pro and Apple gave me two reasons to upgrade Today's Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max deals include big discounts I'm rounding up the best preorder promotions right here

The difference has apparently been revealed in code for iOS 27 though for
the moment it's not confirmed (pre-orders aren't shipping until Friday, September 18) and it's most likely the Qualcomm Snapdragon X85 modem.

There shouldn't be any noticeable variation in performance between the Apple C2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X85, though Apple says the C2 offers faster speeds than its previous C1X. It's not clear why the Qualcomm chip is hanging around in this one model, but it may be to do with contractual obligations. Get
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