iPhone 18, 18e Leak Points to Shared 6.3-Inch Screens and 4,430 mAh Battery
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Updated · MacRumors · Nov 9
iPhone 18, 18e Leak Points to Shared 6.3-Inch Screens and 4,430 mAh Battery
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Nov 9
Summary
A new Weibo leak says Apple’s standard iPhone 18 and lower-cost iPhone 18e will use the same 4,430 mAh battery and 6.3-inch display, based on an annotated internal diagram labeled “Taycan” and “Nevera.”
The shared battery would lift capacity about 21% from the standard iPhone 18’s 3,671 mAh and about 11% from the iPhone 18e’s 4,005 mAh, with the standard model reportedly gaining room through speaker and haptic-engine changes.
Camera differences still separate the two phones: the diagram shows two rear cameras on the iPhone 18, including Ultra Wide, versus a single rear camera on the 18e, in line with earlier lower-end models.
Other leaks diverge slightly on the 18e screen, with Digital Chat Station expecting a 6.12-inch 60Hz OLED, but also pointing to an A20 2nm chip; analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said Apple’s lower-end spring 2027 iPhones could pair that chip with 9GB of RAM.
Both models are also rumored to adopt Apple’s C2 modem and launch in spring 2027 alongside a second-generation iPhone Air, while pricing remains unclear after the iPhone 17e debuted at $599.