iPhone 18 Pro Max May Be Apple's Heaviest Phone in Years
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- Forbes frames Apple's iPhone 18 Pro release date as a deliberate strategic move to defeat rivals.
- iPhone 18 Pro Max may carry a new battery that makes it Apple's heaviest phone in years, per TechRepublic.
- Counterpoint Research published an infographic comparing bill-of-materials costs between the iPhone 17 Pro Max and the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Why it matters: Forbes casts the iPhone 18 Pro launch timing as a calculated bid against competitors, and TechRepublic flags a larger battery that could make the Pro Max Apple's heaviest phone ever — a direct trade-off between battery life and weight that buyers will feel in hand.
