First iPhone 18 Pro teardown shows larger battery and vapor chamber
News First iPhone 18 Pro teardown shows larger battery and vapor chamber William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Sep 18 2026, 11:19 AM EDT · 1 minute read Talking apart the new iPhone 18 Pro - image credit: REWA Technology. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. A short video teardown of the new iPhone 18 Pro reveals no great surprises, but does show how Apple managed to cool the processor and slim down the Dynamic Island.
- ▪News First iPhone 18 Pro teardown shows larger battery and vapor chamber William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Sep 18 2026, 11:19 AM EDT · 1 minute read Talking apart the new iPhone 18 Pro - image credit: REWA Te
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- ▪A short video teardown of the new iPhone 18 Pro reveals no great surprises, but does show how Apple managed to cool the processor and slim down the Dynamic Island.
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News First iPhone 18 Pro teardown shows larger battery and vapor chamber William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Sep 18 2026, 11:19 AM EDT · 1 minute read Talking apart the new iPhone 18 Pro - image credit: REWA Technology. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Read our ethics policy. A short video teardown of the new iPhone 18 Pro reveals no great surprises, but does show how Apple managed to cool the processor and slim down the Dynamic Island. Back in September 2025, teardowns of the iPhone 17 Pro revealed Apple's then-new vapor chamber cooling system. Now the REWA Technology YouTube channel has taken apart the new iPhone 18 Pro and shown just which components have changed.
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