New Leak Reveals iPhone 18 Pro Display Sizes, Under-Screen Face ID, and More

[MacRumors]

While the iPhone 18 Pro models are still around eight months away, a leaker has shared some alleged details about the devices.

In a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo this week, the account Digital Chat Station said the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will have the same 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch display sizes as the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Consistent with previous rumors, the leaker claimed that both of the models will have a breakthrough new feature: under-screen Face ID.

Last month, The Information also reported that the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max would be equipped with under-screen Face ID, and it said the front camera would be moved to the top-left corner of the screen on the devices. As a result, the report said the devices would no longer have a pill-shaped cutout in the screen.

If under-screen Face ID does finally materialize this year, it is unclear if the iPhone 18 Pro models would have a Dynamic Island. Even if the TrueDepth sensor cutouts for Face ID are hidden under the screen, perhaps the Dynamic Island would still pop up at least briefly for things such as low battery alerts and Live Activities.

As for the standard iPhone 18 and the iPhone Air 2, the leaker expects those devices to have a Dynamic Island, and the same 6.3-inch and 6.5-inch display sizes as the equivalent previous-generation models, respectively.

All in all, here is what the leaker expects:

• iPhone 18: 6.3-inch display (120Hz/LTPO) and Dynamic Island
• iPhone Air 2: 6.5-inch display (120Hz/LTPO) and Dynamic Island
• iPhone 18 Pro: 6.3-inch display (120Hz/LTPO) and under-screen Face ID
• iPhone 18 Pro Max: 6.9-inch display (120Hz/LTPO) and under-screen Face ID

The display sizes above are rounded.

Apple is expected to release the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in the typical September timeframe this year, but rumors suggest the standard iPhone 18 and the iPhone Air 2 will not launch until around March 2027.

Digital Chat Station has more than three million followers on Weibo, and the account has accurately leaked some Apple information in the past. Of course, rumors do not always pan out, so nothing is official at this point.

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[macford]

Leakers have been saying there is going to be under screen Face ID for at least the past three versions of the phone. I guess if you keep saying it's going to happen you'll eventually be right.

 

[Adam-Jobs]

Hopefully Tim sorts us out with more Emojis.

 

[pcd213]

Two things I would like to see:
• Higher screen brightness
• Stronger anti reflective display coating

 

[joshwithachance]

I like the Dynamic Island though…

 

[Two Appleseeds]

Please no top left camera on the screen. Some of us need all the symmetry we can get

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Wake me up when they make something under 70mm wide. 😪

 

[BarrettF77]

TLDR; same rumors we have been reading for the last year except they needed to post a new article about the same information but coming from someone new.

 

[sleep/to/dream]

Please no top left camera on the screen. Some of us need all the symmetry we can get

Yes! The camera being off center would be a huge turn off for me

 

[Moleyman69]

Suprisingly, I'm now in Team Dynamic Island after initial doubts.

It has so many useful features "for me", from showing remaining cook times for my Meater probes, timer countdowns, Overcast info etc etc

I hope that there could be a toggle-able software Dynamic Island if we do go "full-screen" (minus the camera punch-out) to keep everybody happy.

 

[antiprotest]

I just want a normal usable software interface that is not see through or moving around but that ship has sailed. 😭

 

[maxfromdenmark]

I like the Dynamic Island though…

I like the Dynamic Island too except for that FaceID icon looking like scary face from a B-class horror movie

 

[klasma]

Hopefully Tim sorts us out with more Emojis.

They’ll probably announce Liquid Emoji at WWDC.

 

[The Game 161]

like people didn't read the leak

island isn't going anywhere will just be smaller

 

[sleep/to/dream]

Hopefully Tim sorts us out with more Emojis.

Apple doesn’t make the emoji, they just update iOS to support the latest Unicode Standard, which typically includes new emojis every year

 

[klasma]

Yes! The camera being off center would be a huge turn off for me

The camera button on the lock screen is off-center, the camera app icon is off-center on the home screen and in Control Center, the Camera Control button is off-center, the rear cameras are off-center… I’d say it’s the front camera that is the outlier here.

Actually, the front camera is already off-center within the Dynamic Island. And it’s not even consistent across models; the Air has it on the left, while other iPhones have it on the right. What are you doing Apple?! 🤪

 

[Mr_Ed]

I like the Dynamic Island though…

Nothing prevents Apple from implementing the notifications/statuses we currently see in Dynamic Island without a physical hole in the screen. Never did. That’s why I’ve said all along, put a freaking bezel on top of the screen for sensors/cameras and call it a day.

 

[klasma]

Apple doesn’t make the emoji, they just update iOS to support the latest Unicode Standard, which typically includes new emojis every year

Apple takes turns with Google chairing the Unicode emoji subcommittee.

 

[eatrains]

Still nothing but phablets.

 

[clg82]

I like the Dynamic Island though…

When it works...

 

[pilotsean]

if the Dynamic Island does go away, what becomes of Live Activities?

 

[t0niX]

Who says that Dynamic Island cannot be present anymore if the notch is gone? You can use the same but with even more display to visualize. Win-win.

 

[Saturn1217]

if I’m understanding the article correctly, this latest leak supports under display Face ID but makes no mention of a new placement on the top left like a previous rumor.

I am still holding onto a tiny sliver of hope that Apple will not RUIN the progress of reducing the screen cutout by moving it off center. Like many, I’ve been waiting a long time for the original notch introduced in the iPhone X to finally go away. A pinhole selfie cam (like Android has enjoyed forever) is exactly what I want. IN THE CENTER of the display. So that the UI and Dynamic Island can work consistently across devices with and without the under display Face ID.

Hopefully Apple doesn’t over complicate this. Moving the pinhole to the left just to avoid looking like Android phones, that also USED to put it on the left before realizing that position was not as good as the center, is really really dumb.

 

[datsdatcharlie]

very curious if they actually do the under-screen face id

 

[Anaxarxes]

I like the Dynamic Island though…

Dynamic Island would mostly be there for the functionality as the camera punch hole will still be there.

Most likely we'll have dynamic island notification such as Uber or delivery apps or Music etc and Dynamic Island would most likely be there when you take a selfie or you use FaceID.

It'll go away for full screen video, normal browsing and using apps.