iPhone 18 Pro series now rumored to miss out on an important upgrade | Infinium-tech

For some time now, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max have been rumored to come with a small dynamic island due to the use of an under-display Face ID sensor. It’s been so rumored that we originally assumed it was a fixed new feature, but apparently that’s not the case.

A new rumor out of China today says that Dynamic Island on both will remain exactly the same as it was for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. The move to the under-display Face ID array will reportedly be postponed to the next generation.

Although the source of this rumor (the prolific Digital Chat Station on Weibo) has not explained why Apple made this decision, it is very easy to guess that the company wants to keep the price of the iPhone 18 Pro series the same as last year, or if the increase is due to the increase in the price of RAM, it is not a big deal.

In order for such a move not to affect the profitability of Apple’s iPhone business, the introduction of new, possibly more expensive parts such as the under-display sensor array could be sacrificed. DCS also says that the screen size and shape will be similar to the iPhone 17 Pro models.

The only upgrades in the next generation will be the A20 Pro chip, built on a 2nm process, variable aperture camera and battery capacity upgrade (to more than 5,000 mAh for the Pro Max). It remains to be seen whether these spec bumps will be enough to generate good sales.

The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are expected to be unveiled in September alongside the iPhone Fold – or is it the iPhone Ultra?

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Source (in Chinese)