Fresh iPhone 17 battery leak details capacities for Air, standard, Pro and Pro Max, with larger cells and even bigger eSIM-only versions. Expect longer life.
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A day before the iPhone 17 lineup is formally unveiled, a fresh leak has surfaced about the batteries in Apple’s next phones. According to well-known tipster ShrimpApplePro, the company is nudging capacities up across all models—a modest shift that could translate into better stamina in real use.
The standard iPhone 17 is said to pack a 3692 mAh cell, while the lighter iPhone 17 Air will reportedly carry a 3036 mAh battery. For those eyeing the “Pro” tier, the iPhone 17 Pro is listed at 3988 mAh, and the flagship iPhone 17 Pro Max at a solid 4832 mAh.
An intriguing twist: versions without a physical SIM tray are expected to go even bigger, with 3149 mAh in the iPhone 17 Air, 4252 mAh in the iPhone 17 Pro, and 5088 mAh in the iPhone 17 Pro Max. It appears Apple aims to reclaim the space freed up by dropping the traditional SIM slot.
If these figures hold, the update looks less like a headline-grabbing overhaul and more like a pragmatic push for longer life between charges—the kind of quiet refinement users tend to appreciate day to day.