The iPhone in 2018 is expected to increase battery capacity with all model being iPhone X like full-screen model

According to McChip Securities' distinguished analyst Minchi Kuo (Kwok Myeong), known for Apple leak information and forecasts, the 2018 iPhone is a model that all models have a 3D depth sensor bezel with a 3D depth sensor as well as the high-end model "iPhone X" It became a less-designed design, and I made an expectation that the battery capacity will be improved by all means. Battery capacity increase is to correspond to iPhone which further improves performance.

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Mr. Quo already had anticipated that iPhone 2018 iPhone SE series and other low priced versions, except iPhone X like bezelless design will appear on mainstream terminals. The reason for adopting the bezelless design is that 3D sensing units are installed in all models.

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Mr. Kuo already said that the 2017 model iPhone X has a capacity of 2710 mAh, while in the high-end model that appeared in 2018 it will increase the battery capacity from 2900 mAh to 3000 mAhExpectationI was out.

According to Mr. Kuo, the reason for increasing the battery capacity is not simply to increase the continuous driving time but to "upgrade the performance of 3D sensing unit and AR related functions". The 3D sensing unit including the depth sensor etc. adopted by iPhone X will upgrade and increase the battery capacity to cope with the increasing power consumption by increasing the use of AR contents.

Apple has realized an increase in battery capacity by using a dedicated L-shaped battery cell on iPhone X, but in addition to the L-shaped battery design adopting RF PCB, the 2018 model high-end model iPhone features SoC By securing battery space by further reducing the size of various parts such as the battery, it is expected that the battery capacity increase can be realized without increasing the thickness.


That's why Mr. Kuo's prediction on the battery about mainstream & high-end models except for the cheap models such as iPhone SE is as follows. High-end model should also be called iPhone X2 5.8 inch model (middle) as mentioned above Battery capacity is 2900 Ah ~ 3000 mAh. The 6.5-inch large screen model (left) is equipped with an organic EL display and the standard model (right) is expected to be equipped with a 6.1-inch liquid crystal display. The battery capacity of the 6.5-inch large screen model is 3300 mAh to 3400 mAh, and we expect the standard model to secure a larger capacity than the iPhone 8 series while adopting a common rectangular battery cell.


Nonetheless, due to prevention such as unexpected shutdown due to battery degradationProblems that intentionally lowered the performance of the old iPhonesoClass actionHas been raised. Mr. Kuo considers the increase in power consumption by upgrading the 3D sensing unit and AR content as the cause of battery capacity increase, but it seems that it may be impossible to add the function as planned depending on the direction of iPhone performance down problem.