While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are still nearly two years away from launching, a new feature has already been rumored for the

Apple's rumored iPhone 18 Pro camera update has surfaced again, with the use of a variable aperture wide-angle lens expected to offer improved depth of field effects in photography.

Current iPhone Pro models have a fixed aperture of ƒ/1.78. The lens is always open with these phones, forcing you to capture photos with this widest aperture. The iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture would allow more customization for each shot, creating more attractive images with realistic depth of field.

While Android phones have had a version of the feature for a while, it's predicted that the 2026 iPhone will have a truly variable aperture.

There have been consistent reports that we can expect a future iPhone to offer a variable aperture lens within

According to the latest rumour, the iPhone 18 Pro models are expected to get a large sensor with great control over the depth of the field.