Tech Brew Ride Home · Wednesday, September 9, 2026
The new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are equipped with the A20 Pro chip, built on 2-nanometer technology, offering a 40% performance increase. Key upgrades include a next-generation vapor chamber for cooling, a 48-megapixel variable aperture main camera for improved low-light photography, and significantly extended battery life, with the Pro Max achieving up to 48 hours.
“The A20 Pro has a brand new architecture built on 2-nanometer technology like Apple's M6 chip.”
“Apple has also added a second neural engine for a total of 32 NPU cores.”
“The iPhone 18 Pro has all-day battery life compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, according to Rich Dean, VP of hardware engineering.”
“Apple says just 15 minutes of wired charging provides 6 hours of video playback for the iPhone 18 Pro.”