Apple Unveils $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro With 27% Faster A20 Pro and Variable Aperture Camera
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 5
Apple Unveils $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro With 27% Faster A20 Pro and Variable Aperture Camera
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 5
Summary
$1,199 iPhone 18 Pro arrives as Apple’s smaller premium model, pairing a new variable-aperture main camera with a 6.3-inch display and 12GB of RAM.
A20 Pro delivers about 27% faster CPU performance and 45% faster graphics than last year’s chip, while a redesigned cooling system and battery gains add roughly six hours versus the iPhone 17 Pro.
iOS 27 ships on the device with a rebuilt Siri backed by Google AI, but many contextual features work only inside Apple apps rather than services like WhatsApp or Gmail.
Camera upgrades extend beyond aperture control to AI focus tracking, added texture and grain controls, and an authenticity-signing feature embedded at the sensor level.
The phone is a modest refinement after last year’s redesign—heavier by 7g and £100 pricier than its predecessor—even as Apple positions it among its best compact flagship phones.