iPhone 18 Pro Leaks Hint at Bigger Battery, 2nm Chip and Dark Cherry Finish

What to expect from the iPhone 18 Pro line-up

As Apple’s big fall reveal looms, the rumour mill is working overtime, and early leaks are suggesting some truly exciting changes for the next iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Apple is continuing with the slick flat-edge design and keeping screen sizes at 6.3 and 6.9 inches, but the real magic is happening under the hood.

Rumour: Big upgrades for next Pro

• Massive Battery Leap: Rumours are circulating that the iPhone 18 Pro Max could feature the largest battery Apple has ever installed in a phone, potentially increasing from 5,400mAh+ to approximately 5,500mAh. It may be a little thicker to accommodate that extra juice, but most users will gladly sacrifice a millimetre or two for the extra all-day-and-then-some battery life.

• Apple will likely be the first to use TSMC’s leading-edge 2-nanometre process technology and will debut the industry’s first 2nm A20 Pro chip. What does this mean for you? Get ready for a mind-blowing jump in raw processing speed, amazing power efficiency, and crazy fast local processing for all your heavy-duty Apple Intelligence needs.

• Stunning New “Dark Cherry” Finish: If you’re tired of the usual greys and silvers, Apple’s signature colour for this generation is rumoured to be a rich, sophisticated dark cherry – think of a deep burgundy with subtle purple and pink undertones that look gorgeous in the light.

• A Smaller Dynamic Island: Clever engineering that places more of the Face ID sensors right under the screen could finally make that famous pill-shaped hole up to 35 per cent smaller, which means you get a bit more unbroken screen real estate.

• A Game-Changing Camera Upgrade Heavily rumoured to include a physical variable aperture lens, the main 48-megapixel camera setup is a game-changer. That’s a huge deal for mobile photographers, giving you manual control of your depth of field and the ability to take crisp, gorgeous shots no matter how tricky the lighting gets.