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iPhone 18 Pro Teardown Reveals How Apple Shrunk the Dynamic Island

YouTube channel REWA Technology today shared one of the first iPhone 18 Pro teardown videos, offering a look inside the new device.

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iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max feature a smaller Dynamic Island, which Apple achieved by moving Face ID's infrared camera under the display in the top-left corner. The pixels above the infrared camera have a special pattern that lets infrared light pass through, but that area of the screen looks fairly normal at typical viewing angles.

The teardown shows the repositioned infrared camera, plus other changes like the larger 48-megapixel main camera with variable aperture.


The model in the video has a physical SIM card tray, meaning it has a slightly smaller battery compared to eSIM-only models sold in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and select other countries. As expected, this model has a 4,056 mAh battery capacity.

We are still waiting for a teardown of the U.S. version of the iPhone 18 Pro Max, which is expected to have a Qualcomm cellular modem, such as the Snapdragon X80 or the Snapdragon X85. The smaller iPhone 18 Pro uses Apple's C2 modem worldwide, as does the iPhone 18 Pro Max in all other countries beyond the U.S., according to Apple.

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Top Rated Comments

6 weeks ago

Just a small correction. "Shunk" should be "shrank."
Just a small correction. "Shunk" should be "shrunk". 😜
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
IIGS User Avatar
6 weeks ago
Good luck putting it back together!

When I was a kid I used to take everything in the house apart sans adult supervision. I remember having my parent’s Sylvania top loading VHS machine in pieces on the living room floor one day when I was home sick from school. This is one of those old school boxes with knob tuners on the front, so I just dated myself.

I got it back together and no one was the wiser. It ran for another 5+ years or so until newer machines made it obsolete.

Not before my parents got a second VCR so they could copy rented movies and build a collection. Those were the days.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ipedro Avatar
6 weeks ago
That under display infrared camera on iPhone 18 Pro and the RGB under display camera on iPhone Duo shows Apple hedging its bets rather than going all-in on both. Expect both to be under display in the next generation.

For the True Depth system for Face ID, that still leaves the flood illuminator and dot projector. The flood illuminator can be moved to an edge of the screen. The dot projector might need to be integrated into an area in between pixels.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
therunningman Avatar
6 weeks ago
Just a small correction. "Shunk" should be "shrank."
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Newton1701 Avatar
6 weeks ago
The Face ID IR camera moving to the corner likely explains all the rumors about the 18 Pro having a hole punch camera in that spot. Insiders were seeing that and not realizing Apple was splitting up the front facing cameras. One of the reasons rumors aren’t always right, only one piece of the puzzle is seen, not the bigger picture.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
btrach144 Avatar
6 weeks ago

no more innovation. the dynamic island is a gimmick.
Huh? Apple has taken the IR sensor under the screen. That’s a move forward. It’s called progress.

We will likely see further innovation in future years.
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