Inside the iPhone 18 Pro: iFixit examines its new camera mechanism
iFixit's teardown highlights the magnetically operated aperture blades in Apple's newest flagship phones, according to The Verge.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max feature a new mechanical camera aperture, according to a teardown by iFixit cited by The Verge.
Six overlapping blades open and close magnetically to regulate light reaching the camera sensor, the report said.
The Verge noted that the teardown also raised some repair-related concerns about the mechanism.
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