Apple has unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at its annual fall event. Get the details here.
Apple has announced the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at its annual fall keynote. Although the company started the event with AI features, the standout change on the new models is the adjustable aperture.
Apple is pitching the new aperture system as a way to get more “creative control” while taking images and videos. Contrary to the rumors, the aperture system is available on both sizes of the iPhone Pro. The company says the aperture comprises six laser-cut blades, each thinner than a human hair. The max aperture is F1.48, whereas the iPhone 17 Pro’s was F1.78. The phone provides four aperture options, and Apple is now giving you “Pro Controls,” which includes manual aperture, white balance and shutter speed. Plus, its Photography Styles option now supports control over grain.
For video features, the camera supports 4K time-lapses, and you can now use cinematic mode (which adds fake background blur) at up to 4K/60.
AppleApple also touched on image authenticity, a hot-button topic in the age of AI. We’ve seen other phone manufacturers, like Google, implement C2PA content credentials in their cameras, letting you verify that a photograph hasn’t been altered since it was taken. Now, Apple is following suit, characteristically introducing its own system called Apple Reference Image. The company says it’s made possible by a new sensor in the main camera that “can sign every pixel it sees.” Photos taken in the “Reference mode” will capture “signed sensor data that Private Cloud Compute develops into an unalterable reference image.” Oddly, the Apple Reference Image authenticity feature is not available in China, and won’t be available in the EU to start.
AppleThe company also says it’s adding support for the SynthID standard, which adds an invisible watermark to images created or edited using AI.
The iPhone 18 Pro features an A20 Pro system on a chip, which has a 6-core CPU with 2 “super” cores and 4 efficiency cores. It also features a 7-core GPU that Apple says is 40% faster than the previous generation. It should offer double the AI processing capacity as a result of double the neural cores. Apple also says it’s doubled the battery life, despite the battery being smaller. It supports faster wired charging, letting you charge it to 50% in 15 minutes.
AppleApple is offering the Pro in four color options this year, where it’s traditionally been three. It will be available in black, silver, “Glacier” blue, and “Burgundy.” Last year, some people were upset that there wasn’t a black option, so this will likely be a welcome addition to the lineup.
The iPhone 18 Pro will cost $1199 for 256GB, while the Pro Max comes in at $1299.
This is a developing story. Check back throughout the event for more updates.
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