Apple’s standard iPhone 18 and the lower‑cost iPhone 18e are reported to share a 6.3‑inch display and the same battery, according to leaker Fixed Focus Digital.
In a Weibo post, Fixed Focus Digital shared an annotated side‑by‑side diagram of the phones’ purported internals, labeling the standard model “Taycan” and the lower‑cost model “Nevera.” The diagram, which the leaker said was already circulating online and matched information from their sources, lists a 4,430 mAh battery for both models.
The 4,430 mAh figure would represent an increase of about 21% from 3,671 mAh for the standard iPhone 18 and about 11% from 4,005 mAh for the iPhone 18e. The diagram’s notes attribute the extra room in the standard model to changes to the bottom speaker and the haptic engine. The illustrations also show a dual‑camera rear array on the standard iPhone 18, including an Ultra Wide camera, and a single rear camera on the iPhone 18e, mirroring previous model layouts.
iPhone 18e display, battery and camera details
A 6.3‑inch screen would be a noticeable increase over the 6.1‑inch display on the iPhone 17e. Earlier claims from another Weibo leaker, Digital Chat Station, had suggested the iPhone 18e would retain a 6.12‑inch OLED display at 60Hz with a single 48‑megapixel rear camera and a possible upgrade to the front‑facing camera, while the standard iPhone 18 would keep a 6.3‑inch panel with a refresh rate up to 120Hz and a larger battery.
Fixed Focus Digital previously said a new chip was the only iPhone 18e upgrade they could confirm at the time and suggested the two models would share some manufacturing processes.
Digital Chat Station expects the iPhone 18e to use Apple’s 2nm A20 chip, an evolution from the 3nm A19 in the iPhone 17e. Analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo has said Apple’s lower‑end spring 2027 iPhones will pair the A20 with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB. Both models are also rumored to receive Apple’s C2 modem, which would replace the Snapdragon X80 used in the iPhone 17 and the C1X in the iPhone 17e.
The iPhone 18e is expected to launch in spring 2027 alongside the standard iPhone 18 and a second‑generation iPhone Air. The iPhone 17e launched at $599 with 256GB of storage; it is unclear whether the new lower‑cost model will see a price change.
