A series of upgrades to the iPhone 18 Pro have been revealed by a reliable leak source Digital Chat Station. According to this source, the iPhone 18 Pro screen will have a hooded design, a camera with a changed aperture, a transparent back, and the Pro Max version will have a steel case battery.
Digital Chat Station said that Apple will use HIAA technology to create a small hole in the front camera. The main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro will not have a fixed aperture, unlike most smartphones with front cameras.
The Polar Hospital camera body will remain the same, but the rear side will now also have a transparent component. The iPhone 18 Pro Max could be the first iPhone equipped with a steel case battery.
Many reliable sources, including Ross Young, an analyst at The Information and the screen industry, have previously confirmed that the iPhone 18 Pro will not have the drug-eluting features of current models.
Instead, the front camera will be placed in a needle hole, located in the upper left corner of the screen. The Face ID system, including the player and the signal collector, will be moved to the bottom of the screen. It is unclear whether Dynamic Island will be removed or the interface will be displayed when needed.
According to previous rumors, the screen size of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will not change at 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches respectively.
Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was the first to confirm that the iPhone 18 Pro will have a change in appetite by 2026. The focal point of the camera lens determines the amount of light entering the sensor. Professional DSLR cameras have wide and narrow aperture leaves of different sizes to adjust the size of the opening hole in which the light enters.
Smartphones have a fixed aperture, meaning their lenses are always fully opened, but the 48MP main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro can let users change their aperture manually. It is clear that Dutch company BE Semiconductor will provide Apple with the khaufication leaf system.
According to international media, the rear of the iPhone 18 Pro has a transparent rear, which can provide a look at the internal parts, including the MagSafe charging coil... All of these changes promise to turn the iPhone 18 Pro into an attractive smartphone in 2026.
