iPhone 18 Pro gets a double upgrade: main camera and telephoto lens are completely transformed

The iPhone 18 Pro series imaging will undergo a double upgrade.

First of all, the main camera. It is revealed that the main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro series supports variable aperture. This will be the first model in Apple’s history to support variable aperture.

Variable aperture technology reportedly controls the amount of light entering the camera sensor by physically adjusting the lens aperture. In low-light conditions, a wider aperture allows for more light; in brighter scenes, a narrower aperture prevents overexposure. The core advantage of this technology is that it allows users to freely select the aperture value, just like with a professional camera, achieving more precise depth of field control and creative shooting effects.

In addition to the main camera upgrade, the iPhone 18 Pro series will be equipped with a new 48-megapixel telephoto sensor, and the aperture is expected to reach f/2.0. The smaller the aperture value, the more light entering, which will directly improve shooting performance in low-light conditions.

In addition, the iPhone 18 Pro series will debut the A20 Pro chip, which uses TSMC’s 2nm process, marking Apple’s official entry into the 2nm era.

It is worth mentioning that the iPhone 18 series launched by Apple next year will not release the standard version and Pro version at the same time, but will be released in stages.

It is expected that Apple will first launch the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and foldable iPhone in September next year, while the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will be launched in the first half of 2027.