Screen size
iPhone 17e6.1"
iPhone 18 ProWinner: 6.3"+3.2%
Quick verdict
iPhone 18 Pro leads the measured specs 13-2.
Measured wins
iPhone 17e
2
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
iPhone 18 Pro
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 17e
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone 18 Pro
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPhone 17e
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone 18 Pro
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 17e
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone 18 Pro
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iPhone 17e
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3575
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
equal specsWi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsiPhone 18 Pro
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 106 - A3714, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3472, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3713, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 106 - A3715
5G bands
iPhone 17e
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3575
iPhone 18 Pro
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3714, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3472, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3713, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3715
Speed
iPhone 17e
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iPhone 18 Pro
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Announced
iPhone 17e
2026, March 02
iPhone 18 Pro
2026, September 09
Status
iPhone 17e
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPhone 18 Pro
Available. Released 2026, September 18
Dimensions
iPhone 17e
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone 18 Pro
150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight
iPhone 17e
169 g (5.96 oz)
iPhone 18 Pro
211 g (7.44 oz)
Build
iPhone 17e
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), glass back, aluminum frame
iPhone 18 Pro
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)
SIM
iPhone 17e
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone 18 Pro
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)
Other
iPhone 17e
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone 18 Pro
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Type
iPhone 17e
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
iPhone 18 Pro
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
iPhone 17e
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 18 Pro
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 17e
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone 18 Pro
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 17e
Ceramic Shield 2
iPhone 18 Pro
Ceramic Shield 2
Other
iPhone 17e
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone 18 Pro
Anti-reflective coating
OS
iPhone 17e
iOS 26.3
iPhone 18 Pro
iOS 27
Chipset
iPhone 17e
Apple A19 (3 nm)
iPhone 18 Pro
Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)
CPU
iPhone 17e
Hexa-core
iPhone 18 Pro
Hexa-core (2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz)
GPU
iPhone 17e
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
iPhone 18 Pro
Apple GPU (7-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 17e
No
iPhone 18 Pro
No
Internal
iPhone 17e
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone 18 Pro
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 2TB 12GB RAM
Other
iPhone 17e
NVMe
iPhone 18 Pro
NVMe
Single
iPhone 17e
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
iPhone 18 Pro
-
Features
iPhone 17e
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
iPhone 18 Pro
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic from regular video
Video
iPhone 17e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 18 Pro
4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
Triple
iPhone 17e
-
iPhone 18 Pro
48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2) 48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Single
iPhone 17e
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone 18 Pro
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPhone 17e
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 18 Pro
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
Video
iPhone 17e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, Dolby Vision HDR
iPhone 18 Pro
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Loudspeaker
iPhone 17e
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 18 Pro
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 17e
No
iPhone 18 Pro
No
WLAN
iPhone 17e
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone 18 Pro
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 17e
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone 18 Pro
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 17e
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone 18 Pro
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
iPhone 17e
Yes
iPhone 18 Pro
Yes
Radio
iPhone 17e
No
iPhone 18 Pro
No
USB
iPhone 17e
USB Type-C 2.0
iPhone 18 Pro
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
Sensors
iPhone 17e
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone 18 Pro
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 17e
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone 18 Pro
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Type
iPhone 17e
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
iPhone 18 Pro
Market-dependent versions:· Li-Ion 4056 mAh - Nano SIM model· Li-Ion 4288 mAh - eSIM only model*
Charging
iPhone 17e
Wired, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless MagSafe/Qi2
iPhone 18 Pro
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired * eSIM only model battery capacity is officially unconfirmed
Colors
iPhone 17e
Black, White, Soft Pink
iPhone 18 Pro
Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy
Models
iPhone 17e
A3634, A3575
iPhone 18 Pro
A3714, A3472, A3713, A3715
Price
iPhone 17e
About 700 EUR
iPhone 18 Pro
£ 1,199.00 / € 1,449.00 / ₹ 164,900