It’s like Apple finally listened to what a majority of phone owners have been asking for: longer battery life. The iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers “the best battery life of any phone that CNET has ever tested” according to Managing Editor Patrick Holland in his review, but it’s not just due to a physically larger power unit. A new feature in iOS 26 called Adaptive Power contributes to extended battery life in the latest iPhone 17 and iPhone Air models, as well as several earlier Apple iPhones.








