iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 16: $1,199 against $829 buys an 8x telephoto, 120Hz ProMotion, 36 vs 22 hours of video and USB 3. Both get Apple Intelligence.
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iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 15 Pro Max: Titanium 5x vs Aluminum Unibody 8x, Three Years Apart
Three years separate the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the first Pro Max with a 5x telephoto, from the iPhone 18 Pro Max, and Apple’s spec sheets show the big lens changing rather than simply growing: the 12MP 5x at 120 mm becomes a 48MP 4x at 100 mm with a 12MP 8x crop at 200…
iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 13 Pro Max: What Changes After Five Years on the Big Pro
The iPhone 18 Pro Max and the iPhone 13 Pro Max are the same class of phone, the biggest Pro Apple makes, and after five years every line of the spec sheet has moved: A15 Bionic to a 2-nanometer A20 Pro, three 12MP cameras to three 48MP cameras, 28 hours of video playback to 45,…
iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 14 Pro Max: Battery, Zoom and Price Compared
Apple rates the iPhone 18 Pro Max at up to 45 hours of video playback against 29 hours for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, its telephoto reaches 8x optical-quality zoom where the 14 Pro Max stopped at 3x, and it costs $1,299 for 256GB against the $1,099 the 14 Pro Max launched at with 128GB.…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro: Is a Five-Year-Old Pro Finally Due?
A five-year-old iPhone 13 Pro still gets iOS 27 on September 14, so the case for the iPhone 18 Pro rests on four things the update cannot give it: a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip, a 48MP variable aperture camera system with 8x optical-quality zoom in place of three 12MP lenses, up to 36 hours of…
Which Apple Watch Should You Buy in 2026: SE 3, Series 11, Series 12, Ultra 3 or Ultra 4?
Apple’s compare page now covers five Apple Watch models that all run watchOS 27: Apple Watch SE 3 from $249, Apple Watch Series 12 from $399, Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799, and last year’s Series 11 and Ultra 3. For most buyers Series 12 is the answer, because it is the cheapest watch with…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Price by Country: C$1,099, A$1,349, €899, ₹1,09,900 and ¥142,800, With the UK Still Unlisted
Apple Watch Ultra 4 starts at $799 in the US, C$1,099 in Canada, A$1,349 in Australia, €899 in Germany and France, ₹1,09,900 in India, ¥142,800 in Japan, S$1,199 in Singapore and AED 3,199 in the UAE, according to Apple’s press release for each country. Apple has not published a UK price, and no country’s release…
Apple Watch Series 12 Price in Australia, Germany, France and Japan: A$649, €449 and ¥71,800 to Start
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at A$649 in Australia, €449 in Germany, €449 in France and ¥71,800 in Japan, according to Apple’s press releases for each country. All four are starting prices only; Apple’s Store pages for these countries do not show per-size, titanium, ceramic or cellular prices in served content, so this page sticks…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch SE 2: Cut From watchOS 27, What $399 Buys You Now
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399, $150 more than the second-generation Apple Watch SE cost at launch in September 2022, and it replaces the SE’s S8 chip, 1000-nit display and 18-hour battery with an S11, 2000 nits and up to 24 hours, then adds ECG, Blood Oxygen and temperature sensing. The comparison matters this…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs the Original Apple Watch Ultra: Four Years Later, and No More watchOS Updates
Apple Watch Ultra 4 costs $799, the same price Apple charged for the original Apple Watch Ultra in September 2022, and it replaces that watch’s S8 chip, 36-hour battery and 2000-nit display with an S11, up to 50 hours and 3000 nits. The bigger change for first-generation owners is software: Apple’s watchOS 27 compatibility list…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch Series 10: S10 to S11, New Heart Sensors and 24 Hours of Battery, Two Years Apart
Apple Watch Series 12 keeps the 42 mm and 46 mm sizes and the $399 starting price of the Series 10, but replaces the S10 chip with the S11, adds a Health Sensing System that reads heart rate every five seconds, and raises Apple’s battery rating from 18 hours to 24. Series 10 stays on…
iPhone Duo Has a Dynamic Island Too: What Apple's Spec Sheet Says and What the Redesign Changes
Yes, iPhone Duo has a Dynamic Island. Apple’s tech specs list it among the foldable’s display features, and Apple’s press release says the phone ships with a redesigned Dynamic Island as part of iOS 27.1, although Apple has not described what the redesign looks like. The 12MP Center Stage camera on iPhone Duo's outer display.…
How to Use Duo FaceTime on iPhone Duo: Letting Nearby Friends Join From the Outer Display
Duo FaceTime is an iPhone Duo feature that lets nearby friends join a FaceTime call from the phone’s 5.4-inch outer display while you stay on the 7.6-inch inner display, so two groups on opposite sides of one phone can be on the same call. Apple lists it as one of four features exclusive to iPhone…
How to Use Duo Preview and Kid Cue on iPhone Duo's Outer Display
Duo Preview and Kid Cue are two iPhone Duo camera features that put the 5.4-inch outer display to work while you shoot with the rear cameras: Duo Preview shows the person being photographed a live view of the shot, and Kid Cue plays animations on that screen to hold a child’s attention. Both are listed…
iPhone Duo Case vs iPhone Duo Folio: $79 or $129, Sand, Navy Blue or Taupe, Which to Buy
Apple sells two of its own accessories for iPhone Duo: the iPhone Duo Case at $79 in sand or navy blue, and the iPhone Duo Folio with an integrated kickstand at $129 in navy blue or taupe, according to Apple’s press release. The $50 difference buys the kickstand and the folio form, and that is…
iPhone Duo Ships With iOS 27.1, Not iOS 27: What That Means on Launch Day
iPhone Duo will ship with iOS 27.1 preinstalled, according to Apple’s press release, rather than the iOS 27.0 that arrives on every other supported iPhone as a free update on Monday, September 14. The Duo reaches customers on Friday, October 23, five weeks after iOS 27 launches, and it is the only new iPhone this…
iPhone Duo Price in Australia: A$3,499 to A$5,899, With a 10 pm AEST Pre-Order
iPhone Duo costs A$3,499 for the 256GB model in Australia and rises to A$5,899 for 2TB, according to Apple’s Store page for Australia. Pre-orders open at 10:00 pm AEST on Friday, 16 October, and the phone goes on sale on Friday, 23 October. iPhone Duo open and closed; Apple says the 7.6-inch inner display is…
iPhone Duo Price in Canada: C$2,999 to C$4,799, Every Tier and the October 16 Pre-Order
iPhone Duo starts at C$2,999 for the 256GB model in Canada and tops out at C$4,799 for 2TB, according to Apple’s Store page for Canada. Pre-orders open on Friday, October 16 at 5 a.m. PT, and the phone is available from Friday, October 23. iPhone Duo's 7.6-inch inner and 5.4-inch outer displays, the main thing…
How to Search Photos With Natural Language and Build a Memory Movie on iPhone 18 Pro
On iPhone 18 Pro you can find a photo by describing it in a sentence, and you can build a memory movie by typing a one-line description. Both features run on Apple Intelligence, and Apple Support’s current guide lists the steps: tap Search in Photos and describe what you want, or go to Collections >…
How to Prepare Your Old iPhone for Trade-In Before iPhone 18 Pro Arrives: Backup, Find My, Sign Out and the 14-Day Window
Apple’s trade-in estimate is valid for 14 days after you receive your new device, so the old iPhone does not need to be wiped until the iPhone 18 Pro is in your hands. Apple’s trade-in page lists three preparation steps once it is: back up, turn off Find My, and sign out. Apple's newsroom lists…
iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 17 Pro: Moving Up to the Big Pro
Moving from an iPhone 17 Pro to an iPhone 18 Pro Max takes you from a 6.3-inch display to 6.9 inches, from Apple’s 33-hour video rating to 45 hours, and from a $1,099 launch price to $1,299 for 256GB. It also adds 43 grams and 13.4 mm of height, which is the part of this…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Should You Downsize to the New Small Pro?
The iPhone 18 Pro is rated by Apple for up to 36 hours of video playback, three hours short of the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s 39 hours, and it weighs 22 grams less. If you bought last year’s big Pro mainly for its battery, the new 6.3-inch phone now gets most of the way there…
How to Use Camera Control to Open Magnifier, Code Scanner or a Third-Party Camera App on iPhone 18 Pro
The Camera Control button on iPhone 18 Pro does not have to open Apple’s Camera app. Apple Support publishes a separate guide, “Use the Camera Control to open another app,” that covers pointing the button at Magnifier, Code Scanner or a third-party camera app instead, and the same Settings > Camera > Camera Control screen…
Portrait Mode or Variable Aperture on iPhone 18 Pro: When to Use Depth Control and When to Stop Down
iPhone 18 Pro gives you two separate ways to decide how blurred a background looks. Portrait mode uses software, which Apple lists on its tech specs as next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control, while the 48MP Fusion Main camera now has a physical variable aperture that steps between f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. The…