TechRadar Says iPhone 18 Pro's Variable Aperture Is Its Biggest Camera Upgrade, as Reports List Price Rises Across Apple's Lineup
TechRadar calls the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture its biggest camera upgrade, as Apple raises prices on several new models, one iPhone Air variant up 21%.
In an article headlined "I'm a pro photographer — here's why the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture is its biggest camera upgrade," TechRadar Cameras Editor Tim makes the case that the feature is the most important change to the phone's camera. TechRadar describes Tim as holding a first-class Bachelor of Arts in Photography and as having worked for Amateur Photographer, Digital Camera World and Pocket-Lint before joining TechRadar in 2023; before that he worked in video production with Studio 44 for clients including Canon. The article's detailed technical reasoning was not included in the material available.
A separate TechRadar report by Senior News Editor Mark, published the same day, is headlined as "the full list of every price increase from the iPhone 18 Pro to a 21% rise for one iPhone Air model." According to that headline, the increases run across the range and include a 21% rise for one iPhone Air variant. The itemized list itself was not included in the material available. Mark has been a technology journalist since 2004 and moved from TechRadar's Cameras Editor role to news in early 2023.
The third piece, by Managing Editor Matt Bolton, states that Apple almost totally dodged inflation on the new iPhones, AirPods and Watches, but that the price of all other iPhones was raised. Bolton has edited Apple-focused publications and oversees entertainment, television, audio and reviews coverage at TechRadar.
The two pricing articles differ in emphasis. Mark's report lists price increases attributed to new models including the iPhone 18 Pro, while Bolton's report says Apple almost entirely avoided passing inflation on to buyers of the new iPhones, AirPods and Watches and instead raised prices on its other iPhones. The material available does not reconcile whether the two accounts describe the same set of changes, or whether the increases cited for the new models are measured against inflation rather than in absolute terms. Apple itself is not quoted in any of the three reports, and none of them gives company comment on the pricing or on the camera hardware.