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How iPhone 18 Pro's rumored variable aperture will supercharge your photography

AppleInsider • Wed, 22 Apr 2026

The iPhone 18 Pro's camera specs are solidifying, thanks to a repeated claim that portrait shots will be improved thanks to the inclusion of variable apertures. iPhone 17 Pro cameras peeking through a Techwoven case On April 16 , a report claimed the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will gain an often-rumored variable aperture camera system, and that the model was entering production. A week later, a leaker has doubled down on the story. In a Wednesday post to Weibo, leaker Digital Chat Station ran down a list of photographic changes Apple is working on for the iPhone , for inclusion in the future. That list includes: Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The iPhone 18 Pro's camera specs are solidifying, thanks to a repeated claim that portrait shots will be improved thanks to the inclusion of variable apertures.

iPhone 17 Pro cameras peeking through a Techwoven case On April 16 , a report claimed the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will gain an often-rumored variable aperture camera system, and that the model was entering production.

A week later, a leaker has doubled down on the story.

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