The iPhone 18 Pro is the first iPhone with an aperture that moves, and the four stops Apple lists, f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0, are a genuine first. What they are not is a change to the whole camera system: the mechanism sits on one lens of four, and a good deal of the phone…
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AirPods 5 Battery Life Differs by Model on Apple's Own Pages: 4 Hours or 5
Apple lists two different listening figures for AirPods 5 depending on which box you pick: up to four hours with Active Noise Cancellation on the $129 AirPods 5, and up to five hours on the $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case. The total with the case splits the same way, 20 hours against 22.…
iPhone Duo Adaptive Layouts: What Apple Says Happens to an App When You Close the Phone
Apple describes what happens when you fold the iPhone Duo shut in a single phrase: layouts that adapt to open, closed and posed positions. That is the extent of the consumer-facing explanation, and it is the one piece of iOS behaviour that no other iPhone has ever needed. Split View on the inner display, which…
iPhone Duo's Fold-Only Software: Six Features Only It Gets, Two Rebuilt, and Two That Are Not Exclusive
Apple has named six software features for the iPhone Duo that it lists for no other iPhone, rebuilt two features that already existed elsewhere, and described two more that sound fold-only but are not. The fold also ships on iOS 27.1 rather than the iOS 27 that reaches every other supported iPhone on Monday, September…
iPhone Duo's 5.4-Inch Cover Display: 460 ppi, 90 Percent of an iPhone 18 Pro and 44 Hours of Video
The iPhone Duo’s outer display is a 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR OLED at 1398 by 2034 pixels and 460 ppi, and Apple says it carries more than 90 percent of the screen area of the 6.3-inch iPhone 18 Pro. It runs ProMotion up to 120Hz and Always-On, sits under Ceramic Shield 2, and is attached…
iPhone 18 Pro 4K120: The Four Video Settings Apple's Spec Sheet Will Not Let You Combine
The headline video number on iPhone 18 Pro is 4K Dolby Vision at 120 frames per second, and it is real, but it does not combine with everything else Apple lists. Cinematic mode stops at 4K Dolby Vision 60 fps, spatial video stops at 1080p at 30 fps, and ProRes reaches 4K120 only with external…
iPhone Duo's Folding Display Is Not Under Ceramic Shield: Apple's Polymer Cover and the 40 Percent Stiffness Claim
The iPhone Duo’s 7.6-inch folding display is the one screen on the phone that Apple does not put under Ceramic Shield. Apple’s press release describes a custom polymer with 40 percent higher stiffness than the industry standard, laid over high-strength glass layers and finished with a scratch-resistant coating, while the 5.4-inch outer display gets Ceramic…
iPhone 18 Pro Shoots 4K at 25 and 100 fps: The Two Frame Rates for 50 Hz Countries
The iPhone 18 Pro records 4K Dolby Vision video at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120 frames per second, and two of those six numbers exist for one region rather than one purpose. Broadcast and streaming delivery across most of the world outside North America runs at 25 frames per second, so Apple’s list…
iPhone 18 Pro Picks Its Own Aperture: The Three Scenes Apple Says Move the Blades
Most iPhone 18 Pro owners will never open the manual aperture control, and Apple has designed for that. Its announcement says the camera can adjust the aperture on its own, and it names three situations: f/1.48 for low light, f/1.8 for portraits, and f/4 for group photos with greater depth of field. The wide end…
iPhone 18 Pro's Six Laser-Cut Blades: How Apple Fits a Moving Aperture Inside a Phone
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro main camera has a physical aperture that moves. Six laser-cut blades open and close behind the 48MP Fusion main lens, and Apple’s tech specs list four marked positions for them: f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. The 48MP Fusion main camera is the only lens on iPhone 18 Pro with a moving…
iPhone Duo Open Is Wider Than an iPhone 18 Pro Max Is Tall: Every Dimension Compared
Opened out, the iPhone Duo measures 164.6 mm across, which is 1.2 mm more than the 163.4 mm height of an iPhone 18 Pro Max. Closed, it covers less desk than an iPhone 18 Pro does, at 84.1 mm by 117.8 mm against 71.9 mm by 150.0 mm. iPhone Duo open, 164.6 mm wide and…
iPhone Duo's Outer Display Faces Your Subject: The Three Features Apple Built for the Person in Front of the Lens
Three of the features Apple named for the iPhone Duo exist to put something on a screen the person holding the phone cannot see. Duo Preview, Kid Cue and Duo FaceTime all run on the 5.4-inch outer display, facing whoever is in front of the camera. The 48MP Fusion Main camera the outer display previews…
iPhone Duo Displays: Eight Numbers Apple Has Still Not Published
Apple publishes a long specification list for the iPhone Duo’s two displays, and eight figures are missing from it. They start with any measurement of the crease and any durability rating for the folding panel, and they end with the absolute size of the screens Apple describes only as percentages. Apple publishes diagonals and percentages…
iPhone Duo Brightness: 1000 Nits Typical, 1600 HDR, 3000 Outdoor, and Which One You Actually See
Apple publishes three brightness figures for the iPhone Duo: 1000 nits typical, 1600 nits peak for HDR content and 3000 nits peak outdoor. Only the first describes what you see in ordinary indoor use, and the 3000 nits headline number applies to peak outdoor conditions rather than to the whole screen all the time. Both…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro for Video: Apple Lists the Same Four Capabilities on Both
Read Apple’s comparison page one row at a time and the video line for iPhone 18 Pro says 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps, ProRes RAW, Genlock and Apple Log 2. The video line for iPhone 17 Pro says the same four things. On the formats a phone can record, Apple is claiming no…
Report Reveals Apple Will Pay Samsung $250 For Each iPhone Duo Screen
Apple signed a three year exclusive deal with Samsung for iPhone Duo screens. The premium M16 OLED foldable panels will cost the company around $250 each.
Apple Watch Series 12 And Ultra 4 Launch With Double The Memory
The new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 feature 4GB of RAM to power new artificial intelligence tools without increasing the retail price.
New iOS 27 Code Hints At Sponsored Ads In Visual Intelligence
Code found in the iOS 27 developer beta suggests Apple might allow third-party platforms to show sponsored search results inside Visual Intelligence.
Two Hidden Apple TV Remote Features Spotted in iOS 27 Update
The Apple TV Remote app is getting a hidden app launcher and content carousel in the iOS 27 update. Here is a look at the features coming to your phone.
DOJ Secures Temporary Pause On Document Order In Apple Antitrust Case
The DOJ secured a temporary pause on an order requiring 14 federal agencies to hand over internal documents in the ongoing Apple antitrust lawsuit.
TSMC Accelerates 1.4nm Chip Production to Arrive in April 2027
TSMC moved its 1.4-nanometer chip production forward to April 2027. This earlier schedule gives Apple plenty of time to prepare the A22 Pro chips for 2028.
New Mexico Lawmakers Ask Apple To Stop State Name Change To New America
New Mexico representatives wrote to Apple asking the company to ignore potential federal map changes that would rename the state to New America.
T-Mobile’s $5 iPhone Handoff Fee: What iOS 27 Users Need to Know
T-Mobile is putting a price on iOS 27 iPhone Handoff, giving compatible customers a way to use one number across two iPhones.
Why Apple's New iPhone Duo Costs More Than A Base MacBook Air
Apple priced the new iPhone Duo at $1,999, which is much higher than a MacBook Air. Here is why the titanium hinge and folding glass make it so expensive.