iFixit tears down iPhone 18 Pro, explores variable aperture, more

The iPhone 18 Pro's fancy variable aperture camera is incredibly hard to repair

Apple's variable aperture might capture better photos, but is near impossible to fix if it breaks.

Get a closer look at the iPhone 18 Pro’s mechanical camera

iFixit's latest device teardown shows us the inner workings of the new variable aperture lens inside Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, alongside some repair concerns to be mindful of. The adjustable mechanical iris opens and closes magnetically, controlling how much light should pass through to the sensor, featuring six leaf-like overlapping blades […]

Here’s an up-close look at the iPhone 18 Pro series variable aperture

The iPhone 18 Pro series brings the first variable aperture camera on an Apple device, and that’s been one of the main talking points for the new devices. The team over at iFixit have now posted their signature teardown of the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, which goes over all of the new components and devotes plenty of detail on the new variable aperture system. You can skip to the 7:25 mark in the video where the host begins poking away at the camera.…

iFixit tears down iPhone 18 Pro, explores variable aperture, more

iFixit has published its traditional teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro, which shows the variable aperture mechanism up close and explores a potential issue involving display repairs.

IPhone 18 Pro Teardown By IFixit Reveals Variable Aperture Details

Apple announced the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, which are essentially identical phones in different sizes. The new party piece for both is the variable aperture, which, while new among Apple phones, is not new for smartphones as a whole. At any rate, the folks at iFixit gave both variants the usual teardown […]

iFixit tears down iPhone 18 Pro, explores variable aperture, finds concerning repair issue

iFixit has published its traditional teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro, which shows the variable aperture mechanism up close and explores a potential issue involving display repairs. Watch it below. more . . .