The iPhone 18 Pro's camera has a variable aperture

The iPhone 18 Pro introduces a physical variable aperture, allowing the lens to open to f/1.48 for brighter low-light images and shallow depth of field, or narrow for greater depth of field. Users can rely on automatic adjustments or manually select aperture in the Camera app, matching capabilities previously seen on Samsung’s S9/S10 and Xiaomi’s 14 Ultra.