The camera on the iPhone 18 will see an upgrade that will one-up the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Next year, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is supposedly getting a camera upgrade, which is apparently the reason that the phone will be reintroducing a rear camera island. A new report has surfaced that has confirmed previous leaks about a camera upgrade for the iPhone 18 as well, an upgrade that one-ups the S26 Ultra.
The iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera will feature (translated source) a variable aperture. Naturally, the iPhone 18 Pro Max will also come with this feature.
There are very few smartphones on the market today that come with variable apertures. Samsung once introduced this feature for the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S10 phones, but removed it with the Galaxy S20, most likely due to increased production costs.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has a variable aperture camera.
