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…
iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: 227 g to 249 g, 33 to 45 Hours, What Two Years Bought
Two years after the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the iPhone 18 Pro Max adds 12 hours of rated video playback, a variable-aperture main camera, an 8x optical-quality zoom and Apple’s first 2nm chip, while weighing 22 g more and costing $100 more at launch. The battery and the camera are the two changes you will…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro: Four Years of Upgrades, Spec by Spec
The iPhone 18 Pro replaces the iPhone 14 Pro’s A16 Bionic with a 2-nanometer A20 Pro, its fixed f/1.78 main camera with a variable aperture that runs from f/1.48 to f/4.0, its 3x telephoto with a 4x lens that also gives 8x optical-quality zoom, and its Lightning port with USB-C at 10 Gb/s. Apple rates…
Apple Watch Series 12 Price in Canada and India: C$549 and ₹56,900 to Start, and Why the UK Figure Is Missing
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at C$549 in Canada and ₹56,900 in India, according to Apple’s press releases for those countries. Apple has not published a UK price, and no Store page shows per-size, titanium, ceramic or cellular prices in served content, so this page covers the two confirmed figures and what is still missing.…
How to Use Smart Take on iPhone Duo: Let the Phone Pick the Moment Everyone Is Posed
Smart Take is an iPhone Duo camera feature that uses on-device AI to watch a group through the viewfinder and take the picture at the moment everyone is posed, so nobody has to count down or tap the shutter. Apple lists it on its iPhone Duo product page as one of four camera features only…
iPhone Duo Launch Countries: 70-Plus on October 23 and 28 More on October 30
iPhone Duo goes on sale Friday, October 23, 2026 in more than 70 countries and regions, and a second wave of 28 more countries and regions follows one week later on Friday, October 30, according to Apple’s press release. Pre-orders open Friday, October 16 at 5 a.m. PT, and the phone starts at $1,999 for…
Siri AI on iPhone 18 Pro: Daily Usage Limits, the Future Paid Tier and What 'Beta' Means for Buyers
Siri AI on iPhone 18 Pro ships as a beta, is subject to daily usage limits, and will offer what Apple calls expanded access for a fee in the future. Those three points sit in the footnotes of Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and iOS 27 pages, and none of them comes with a number, a…
iPhone 18 Pro IP68 Rating Explained: 6 Meters for 30 Minutes, and What It Does Not Cover
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are rated IP68 under IEC standard 60529, which Apple’s tech specs define as a maximum depth of 6 meters for up to 30 minutes. That is the same rating and the same depth Apple lists for the iPhone Duo, and it covers dust as well as…
iPhone 18 Pro Buttons Explained: Action Button, Camera Control, Side Button and Volume
The iPhone 18 Pro has four physical controls: Camera Control, the Action button, the side button and the volume buttons. Apple’s pages describe Camera Control in the most detail, call the Action button customizable, and list no changes to the side button or the volume buttons, which keep their existing jobs. Camera Control opens Camera…
How to Use Workout Buddy on Apple Watch, Now Without Your iPhone Nearby
Workout Buddy is the Apple Intelligence voice that talks you through a run or a strength session on Apple Watch, and watchOS 27 changes its biggest limitation. Apple’s press release says it now works without a nearby iPhone, over Wi-Fi or cellular, and adds Spanish to the English-only launch. Ultra 4 adds a Max Extended…