Well-known Apple whistleblower Mark Gurman said,The upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro MaxThere will be no major updates, which may disappoint you. In his view,A more appropriate name for the iPhone 18 Pro series might be iPhone 17S Pro.Although this upgrade is slightly dull, the iPhone 18 Pro series will still have several important changes, such as smaller smart island openings, variable aperture cameras, A20 Pro chips, customized C2 basebands, etc.
For most users, the biggest change visible to the naked eye is Smart Island. Thanks to the iteration of Face ID technology, Apple has successfully hidden the floodlight sensor under the OLED panel. This move directly reduces the area of Smart Island by about 35%, which also means that iPhone 18 Pro will become the candy bar phone with the highest screen-to-body ratio in Apple’s history, and the front view will be more immersive.
Mark Gurman made it clear that the iPhone 18 Pro series will not be the protagonist of this fall’s launch. Apple is obviously more willing to focus its promotional resources on the truly epoch-making product, which is the first large folding screen iPhone Fold.
For fruit fans who pursue novelty, the foldable iPhone may be the real surprise this year, while the iPhone 18 Pro series is more like a standard answer for professional users who pursue ultimate stability.
