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It’s that time of the year when leaks around Apple’s iPhones really start to flood our timelines until the flagship devices ultimately make their global debut in September. The latest leak we have got is regarding the battery life of the iPhone 18 Pro, which could be disappointing for many Apple fanboys out there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As per tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS) on Weibo<\/a>, the iPhone 18 Pro<\/a> could come in two different battery capacities for the China and US models. That is because, since the iPhone 14, Apple has shipped an eSIM-only variant of the flagship iPhone models in its home country, which leaves more room for additional battery capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, China still gets the option of having a physical SIM card tray on Pro models. That being said, the iPhone Air, to maintain its sleek profile, comes in an eSIM-only variant globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But we digress. Coming back to the current leak, the iPhone 18 Pro could feature a 4,056mAh battery on the China version and a 4,288mAh battery on the global version.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n To put that in perspective, the current-generation iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> features a 3,988mAh battery in China and a 4,252mAh unit in the US. This means that the planned upgrade could be a modest one for the iPhone 18 Pro, marking just a 36mAh or 0.8% bump for the China variant and a 68mAh or 1.7% bump for the global variant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Notably, this isn’t the first time Digital Chat Station has hinted at a battery upgrade for Apple’s next-generation iPhones. In February, the tipster claimed that the iPhone 18 Pro Max’s China variant’s battery capacity could move into the 5,000mAh territory, while the US version could feature an even more substantial upgrade with a 5,100-5,200mAh battery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The tipster also warned that the price of the iPhone 18 Pro could \u2018go up significantly\u2019 unless Apple<\/a> sacrifices its gross margin to accumulate more market share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This goes against the pricing leaks we have had so far from analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu, who had predicted that the pricing of the flagship iPhone lineup could stay the same in order to consolidate more market share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While on paper it may seem like there isn’t expected to be much of an improvement in battery life for the iPhone 18 Pro model, that may not actually be the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some of the decisions that Apple is said to be making for the phone could mark significant efficiency gains for the iPhone 18 Pro and significantly improve the battery life over its predecessor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\niPhone 18 Pro price leak:<\/h2>\n
Why iPhone 18 Pro could still significantly outpace the iPhone 17 Pro in battery?<\/h2>\n