In a major update to the camera system, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the iPhone 18 Pro's wide angle lens will be upgraded to have a variable aperture.

This is true of most consumer-grade zoom lenses when you see them listed as, say, f/2.8-4.5 (minimum aperture at wide-angle, minimum aperture at telephoto).

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According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Pro models of the iPhone 18 lineup will be the first Apple phone to feature a variable aperture lens. To be fair to Apple, recent iPhones have ...