A leaked diagram suggests the spring 2027 iPhone 18e could get a 6.3-inch screen and a bigger battery, but none of it is confirmed.
A leaker says Apple's next lower-cost phone, the iPhone 18e, may get a larger screen and a bigger battery. The same leaker says it would share both with the standard iPhone 18. This comes from rumor, not from Apple, so treat it as a maybe.
A leaker known as Fixed Focus Digital posted a labeled diagram of the phones' insides on Weibo, a Chinese social network. The leaker said it was already circulating online and broadly matched what their sources had told them. It lists a 4,430 mAh battery for both phones. The mAh figure is a measure of battery size, and bigger usually means more room for power.
Earlier figures were 3,671 mAh for the standard iPhone 18 and 4,005 mAh for the iPhone 18e. The new number would be about 21% more than the first and about 11% more than the second. The notes credit changes to the bottom speaker and haptic engine, the part that makes the phone vibrate, for the extra room in the standard model.
Both phones would have 6.3-inch displays. That would be a noticeable step up from the 6.1-inch screen on the iPhone 17e. The diagram also shows two rear cameras on the standard iPhone 18, including an Ultra Wide camera. The iPhone 18e would keep a single rear camera, as earlier models did.
Not every rumor agrees. Another Weibo leaker, Digital Chat Station, previously claimed the iPhone 18e would keep a 6.12-inch OLED display at 60Hz, with a single 48-megapixel rear camera and a possible front camera upgrade.
Price is the big open question. The iPhone 17e launched at $599 with 256GB of storage. It is unclear whether the 18e will get a price increase like other iPhone models. Fixed Focus Digital also said in an earlier post that a new chip was the only iPhone 18e upgrade they could confirm at the time.
The iPhone 18e is expected in spring 2027, alongside the standard iPhone 18 and the second-generation iPhone Air. Anyone eyeing a cheaper iPhone can reasonably wait for that launch. Longer battery life is possible, but the details could change before then.
If you want a cheaper iPhone, waiting for spring 2027 may bring a bigger battery, but the price and specs are still only rumors.
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