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Five iPhone 18 Pro Features Revealed in New Report

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While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are still seven months away, an analyst has revealed five new features the devices will allegedly have.

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Rumored color options for the iPhone 18 Pro models​

In a research note with investment firm GF Securities on Thursday, analyst Jeff Pu outlined the following upgrades for the iPhone 18 Pro models:
  • Smaller Dynamic Island: It has been rumored that Face ID's flood illuminator will be moved under the screen on the iPhone 18 Pro models, paving the way for a smaller Dynamic Island on the devices.
  • Variable Aperture: The main 48-megapixel Fusion camera on both iPhone 18 Pro models is rumored to have a variable aperture, which would allow users to control the amount of light that passes through the camera's lens and reaches the sensor. This would provide greater control over depth of field. However, given that iPhones have smaller image sensors due to smartphone size constraints, it is unclear exactly how meaningful this improvement would be.
  • A20 Pro Chip: Apple's next-generation A20 Pro chip is expected to use TSMC's first-generation 2nm process, whereas the A19 Pro chip is 3nm. With a 2nm architecture and a new packaging design, the A20 Pro chip should deliver solid year-over-year performance and power efficiency gains.
  • N2 Chip: All of the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air models are equipped with an Apple-designed N1 chip that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. Apple says the N1 chip also improves the overall performance and reliability of features like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop. iPhone 18 Pro models are expected to have Apple's next-generation N2 chip, but is not yet known what improvements would come with this upgrade.
  • C2 Modem: Apple's custom C1 cellular modem for 5G and LTE debuted in the iPhone 16e last year, and that was followed by a C1X chip in the iPhone Air. Apple says the C1X modem is up to twice as fast as the C1 modem, and the most power-efficient modem in an iPhone ever. The improvements should continue with Apple's third-generation C2 modem in the iPhone 18 Pro models.
These are only some of the new features and changes planned for the iPhone 18 Pro models, with additional ones outlined in our iPhone 18 roundup.

Apple is expected to release the iPhone 18 Pro models in September.

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Psssh, the iPhone 18 series is already locked-in. Everyone who is anyone is getting STOKED for the ALL NEW iPhone 19!

But seriously, how long before we see another report contradict this?
 
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So boring… Who cares about this chip and that chip and all that BS? Current iPhones are fast enough. People expect some real breakthrough such as a complete removal of the island, not making it smaller. People are fed up with the awful autocorrect. In the AI era, it’s a crime to have such a pathetic text prediction and correction. And speaking of AI, why don’t you finally sort out Siri? Nobody needs the new CPU.
 
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CyberGene said:
So boring… Who cares about this chip and that chip and all that BS? Current iPhones are fast enough. People expect some real breakthrough such as a complete removal of the island, not making it smaller. People are fed up with the awful autocorrect. In the AI era, it’s a crime to have such a pathetic text prediction and correction. And speaking of AI, why don’t you finally sort out Siri? Nobody needs the new CPU.
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I actually like the Dynamic Island.
 
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So, basically same phone, new colours, but AI ready 😁
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Today, Apple is proud to announce the iPhone 18, featuring BUILT-IN* Apple Intelligence. This truly is the iPhone of the future!

*Apple Intelligence features subject to change and full release over the lifespan of the device. See apple.com for more details.
 
I suspect variable aperture will be particularly pointless. There's almost no reasonable looking depth of field already and the lenses are currently wide open which should give you shallow DoF. Closing an aperture will only increase DoF and reduce the already limited light. And there's a huge amount of distortion correction which mungs everything outside the centre of the frame already.

tiny sensor + less light = urgh.

Edit: just checked. The quoted base f/1.78 is actually equivalent to f/8 on a normal camera. Which is terrible.

Good comparison - FF camera sensor vs entire iPhone 13 pro camera array....

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I actually really love this new purple color and I hope they make it! I’m ready to upgrade from my iPhone 15 Pro Max…. I feel like I did a good job lasting three years.

Plus it will be a big jump on the front camera megapixels.
 
The N1 chip is already pretty sophisticated -- it supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. What does the N1 lack that the N2 could improve on?
 
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