# The iPhone 18 Pro hides its Face ID camera under the screen

Source: https://idevice.com/the-iphone-18-pro-hides-its-face-id-camera-under-the-screen
Published: 2026-09-19

> The battery figure going around depends on which phone got opened. A SIM-tray model reads 4,056 mAh, and the eSIM-only version sold in the US reads 4,288.

REWA Technology posted one of the first [iPhone 18 Pro](https://idevice.com/phones/iphone-pro/roadmap) teardown videos, and it shows where the Dynamic Island went. Face ID's infrared camera now sits under the display in the top-left corner, on the 18 Pro and the Pro Max both. [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/18/iphone-18-pro-teardown/) reports that the pixels above it carry a pattern that lets infrared light through, and that at typical viewing angles the screen looks completely normal.

The same video shows the 48-megapixel main camera with its variable aperture. The phone REWA opened has a physical SIM tray, so its battery reads 4,056 mAh, against the 4,288 mAh [iFixit measured](https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-18-pro-battery-size-just-revealed-heres-the-official-capacity-from-ifixits-teardown) in the eSIM-only model sold in the US. One question was still open when that video went up, the modem inside the US Pro Max, and [a later teardown found Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 in it](https://idevice.com/the-us-iphone-18-pro-max-ships-with-a-qualcomm-modem).

## Sources

- [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/18/iphone-18-pro-teardown/) (MacRumors)
- [Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-18-pro-battery-size-just-revealed-heres-the-official-capacity-from-ifixits-teardown) (Tom's Guide)