Apple's planned debut of its iPhone 18 Pro lineup is fast approaching, with mere weeks left until the high-profile launch spectacle kicks off in early September. Naturally, as the proximity to the launch event increases, so does the supply chain's confidence in what the next-gen iPhone Pro duo would look like, and a consensus now appears to be forming around a thicker camera plateau to cater to the lineup's advanced camera sensors. Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro duo will likely sport a heftier camera plateau to house a 48MP ultra-large camera sensor that reportedly comes with a variable aperture optionality […]

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The disparate parts of Apple's sprawling supply chain are gradually coalescing around the final form and specs for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max and its Pro counterpart, with the emerging consensus serving to dampen the prospects of a dramatic overhaul. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max is now tipped to match the thickness of its predecessor, lending credence to the speculation that not much will change with the upcoming Pro duo To wit, the tipster Ice Universe has now penned a post on Weibo, disclosing that the iPhone 18 Pro Max will sport a thickness of 8.75mm, which matches that […]

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The era of thinner iPhones was finally put to rest when Apple introduced the iPhone 17 Pro Max, its thickest flagship to date. While some might conclude that the Cupertino firm has lost its design ‘mojo’ with this release, the flagship also sports the largest battery for any of the company’s releases, with the iPhone 18 Pro Max said to take it up a notch in both dimensions and internal specifications. A comparison between Apple’s latest and upcoming flagships shows that thicker devices are in fashion thanks to the advantages that they bring. New dimensions comparison shows Apple is focused […]

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Apple has had to perform a fine-tuned balancing act to optimize the number of features it can offer within its first foldable, tentatively dubbed the iPhone Ultra, against the physical constraints emanating from its desire to retain an overall slim profile. And now, as per the latest metal dummy units, those compromises apparently extend to the iPhone Ultra's lack of MagSafe charging support and a dedicated LED flash. Despite costing around $2,000, Apple's iPhone Ultra is likely to come without MagSafe charging support and an LED flash The tipster Vadim Yuryev has now leaked the metal dummy units for the […]

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The fate of the Dynamic Island and its corresponding pill-shaped, in-display cutout on the upcoming Apple iPhone 18 lineup has been the subject of a lot of consternation in the tech-savvy circles over the past few months, with tipsters often contradicting each other in a relatively haphazard manner. Now, however, there appears to be a growing consensus that the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 series will indeed sport reduced dimensions, constituting a significant cosmetic change for a series that had been largely written off as fairly iterative. Apple iPhone 18 lineup to sport a smaller Dynamic Island Ice Universe, […]

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Apple's iPhone 20, which is expected to debut in 2027 and commemorate 20 years since the first iPhone launched all the way back in 2007. It might not be able to sport the look and feel of a seamless slab of glass if the latest tidbits from a well-known Weibo-based tipster end up as prescient and the Cupertino giant fails to make a last-minute breakthrough. Apple is reportedly facing difficulties related to the under-display Face ID module and selfie camera sensors According to a veritable onslaught of previous leaks, Apple was apparently gunning for an all-screen design for the iPhone […]

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Apple has a new secret sauce to give its sales cadence for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max a little extra 'oomph factor,' especially in critical markets such as China. And that secret sauce relates to leveraging color options that are generally considered auspicious in several Asian markets. Mark Gurman: Apple eyeing the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in a "deep red" color option We recently noted that a quirky reason why Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Max was doing so well in China lately had a lot to do with its 'Cosmic […]

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