Apple rumored to equip iPhone 18 models with variable aperture lenses

Apple will equip the 2026 iPhone 18 models with variable aperture lenses, according to the Weibo account Digital Chat Station.

This would be a first for Apple’s smartphones. Digital Chat Station also claims that also claims next year’s iPhones’ main and telephoto lenses will feature a larger aperture. Here are some of the other rumors about the iPhone 18:

° The base model may pack 50% more memory than the base model of the iPhone 17.

° There will be two versions of the A20 chip for the iPhone 18 series.

° Apple is working to simplify the Camera Control button component to reduce costs.

° Apple will stick with 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays (rounded up) for 2027’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, respectively.

° The iPhone 18 models will have displays that use less battery power than current models. 

° The iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and so-called iPhone 18 Fold will be equipped with Apple’s A20 chip.

° They’ll have under-screen Face ID.

° They will have a major leap in memory performance.

° They will have A20 chips manufactured with TSMC’s 2nm process.

° They will sport the C2 modem, a follow-up to Apple’s C1 modem. 

° They will pack a 3nm A20 processor updated for Apple Intelligence.

° Apple’s A20 chip in iPhone 18 models will switch from the previous InFo (Integrated Fan-Out) packaging to WMCM (Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module) packaging.