Automated X-ray images that reportedly show two new Apple smartphones have appeared on Chinese social media. The internal diagrams were posted in early November by a well-known Apple leaker, Littertree66, on the Baidu Tieba Qualcomm forum. According to the leaker, the files use the codenames Taycan and Nevera, which stand for the standard iPhone 18 and the more affordable iPhone 18e.
If these images are real, both devices have the same internal layout. The motherboards are in the same place, and the battery shapes and MagSafe charging coils also match.
The diagrams point out several hardware changes. By removing the physical SIM card tray, Apple engineers were able to make the battery much bigger. The bottom speaker and haptic motor were also redesigned, going from a narrow to a wider shape to fit the new battery.
These changes raise the standard iPhone 18 battery capacity to 4,430 mAh, which is about 20 percent more than before. However, this increase probably only applies to regions with eSIM-only models. The camera system has also changed. The wide camera module is smaller than before, but the sensor resolution seems to be the same.
The entry-level iPhone 18e seems to use the same chassis as the standard model. Its battery capacity increases by about 10 percent compared to the iPhone 17e, matching the iPhone 18 at 4,430 mAh. The more affordable version has just one rear camera in the top position, with a plastic filler block where a second lens would usually be.
According to the leaker, both models have a Dynamic Island display and a new battery with a steel case. Since the two phones use the same enclosure, the iPhone 18e could also get the physical Camera Control button. Apple will probably set the two price levels apart by leaving out the ultra-wideband U2 chip in the cheaper model.
Readers should be very skeptical about these leaks. The images have an OpenAI watermark, probably because artificial intelligence was used to translate the technical diagrams into Chinese. Even the original forum poster said the files could be fake.
