Smartphones

September 10, 2026

Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max · The camera finally gets an aperture ring

The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max look almost exactly like last year's models, and underneath they are the biggest Pro upgrade in years. The 48 MP main camera gains a genuine variable aperture that steps between f/1.48 and f/4, the A20 Pro moves to a 2 nm process and sits on a vapor chamber with three times the surface area, and the Pro Max now claims 45 hours of video – six more than its predecessor. New Pro controls put shutter speed, white balance and a histogram in the stock camera app, and Apple Reference Image cryptographically signs what the sensor saw. From $1,199 / €1,449, on sale 18 September.