Apple almost always announces its new line of smartphones on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday in the second week of September. To give you an idea, the iPhone 16 was announced on Monday 9 September 2024, the iPhone 15 on Tuesday 5 September 2023, the iPhone 14 on Wednesday 7 September 2022, and the iPhone 13 on Tuesday 14 September 2021.

Boosting the battery to 5,000mAh would finally make Apple’s battery specs more comparable with Android phones, and would likely mean the actual life of the iPhone 17 Pro Max is far greater than most Android handsets, as iPhones tend to be very power-efficient.

iOS 26 will power the iPhone 17 Air out of the box, and the operating system’s fresh user interface is prepared for the big moment. Liquid Glass is Apple’s latest design language and OS 26’s most notable highlight. As its name suggests, the UI now mimics flexible glass material that heavily relies on translucency and refraction.

We might be months away from the launch of the iPhone 17 Pro Max, but rumor has it that the flagship could pack a much bigger battery.