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Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro features a variable aperture on its main camera, allowing users to widen the lens for low-light shots and narrow it for better depth of field in group photos. The device also includes software upgrades that The Verge suggests are more practical for everyday use than the aperture alone.
The standout hardware change is a mechanical variable aperture on the main camera. This lets users switch between a wider opening for low-light performance and a narrower opening for sharper group shots with a shallow depth of field.
While the aperture is a notable hardware addition, The Vergecast hosts argue that the accompanying software upgrades are likely to be more useful in daily use than the aperture mechanism itself.