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MacRumors reported on Nov. 3 that leaker Digital Chat Station claims the standard iPhone 18 will have a larger battery than the iPhone 17's 3,692 mAh, along with a 6.3-inch 120Hz OLED display and an A20 chip on a 2nm process, with launch expected in the first half of 2027. No specific battery capacity was given. This is a vague teaser about a future Pixel 11 feature with no specific, checkable factual assertion.
🔋 RUMOR: Apple's base iPhone 18 may get a bigger battery Leaker Digital Chat Station claims it beats iPhone 17's 3,692 mAh, per MacRumors Also rumored: a 6.3 inch 120Hz OLED and an A20 chip on a 2nm process No capacity number yet, and the report points to the first half of 2027
MacRumors NAMES: Digital Chat Station = a Weibo-based tech leaker known for Apple hardware rumors. POST 2117821259962839185: NOCLAIM N/A
CTech Tonight, and the rumor mill is already spinning about next year's iPhones.
MA bigger battery in the base iPhone 18. That's the headline?
CHey, for the people who run out of juice by 3 p.m., this is front-page news.
MMacRumors is reporting that a leaker called Digital Chat Station says the standard iPhone 18 will beat the iPhone 17's 3,692 milliamp-hour battery.
CNo actual capacity number yet, but they're also talking a 6.3-inch 120-hertz OLED and an A20 chip on a 2-nanometer process.
MSo basically, the base iPhone finally gets the screen the Pro had three years ago.
CThat's Apple's whole strategy. Trickle-down tech.
MAnd the timing? First half of 2027. So we've got a while to argue about it.
CFine by me. My current phone still works.
MYou say that now. Then the keynote hits and suddenly you need the new one.
CI have self-control. Mostly.
MDifferent corner of the phone world: someone on X is teasing that the Pixel 11's headline feature is about to get more useful.
CThat's it? No details, just a link?
MThat's the whole post. Vague enough to be about anything.
CGreat. I'll set my expectations to 'maybe.'
MAnd one more from X: a trading account posted Apple's earnings numbers, saying revenue hit 114.5 billion dollars, iPhone revenue up 17 percent, but the stock still slipped after hours.
CI couldn't confirm those numbers, and the account is pushing a trading platform, so take it with a grain of salt.
MBut if those numbers hold up, the pattern is familiar: Apple beats expectations, stock dips anyway.
CWall Street's never happy. They wanted a flying car.
MThey'd complain it doesn't have enough cup holders.