The iPhone 18 Pro has previously been rumored to have few differences from its predecessor, but the latest reports say it won't even have a smaller Dynamic Island.

Sporadically accurate leaker Digital Chat Station was among those previously saying that the the iPhone 18 Pro would feature a smaller Dynamic Island. He or she did then add there were not expected to be significant hardware design changes from the iPhone 17 Pro model, but now the leaker has gone further.

In a post to his Weibo account, Digital Chat Station says that the smaller Dynamic Island is delayed until the following generation, the iPhone 19 Pro. At the same time, the leaker says (in translation) that Apple is considering re-using the same molds it did for the iPhone 17 Pro.

Leaker Ice Universe has also posted similar details on Weibo. "There is really no change," he or she says in translation, "even the fuselage size has not changed much."

There's a difference between not changing and not changing much, but then there is also room for translation errors. Ice Station does say, however, that the thickness of the iPhone 18 Pro Max is to be 8.8mm, where the iPhone 17 Pro Max is 8.75mm, which might support rumors of a larger battery.

Previously leaked specifications for the iPhone 18 range only list screen dimensions. Those leaks do, though, say that the iPhone 18 Pro will get an A20 Pro processor, a little longer battery life, and a variable aperture camera.

Digital Chat Station describes these as being the phone's core upgrades. He or she argues that they are sufficient to give users reasons to buy or upgrade to the iPhone 18 Pro.

However, none of this is enough of a difference for those people who want to be seen to have the latest iPhone. So if the leakers are correct, we can expect that the iPhone 18 Pro will come in distinctive new colors.