Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at £1,199 With Variable-Aperture Camera and Bigger Battery
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Updated · GSMArena.com · Sep 25
Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at £1,199 With Variable-Aperture Camera and Bigger Battery
3 articles · Updated · GSMArena.com · Sep 25
Summary
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro arrives first in the staggered iPhone 18 rollout, starting at £1,199 for 256GB, rising to £1,799 for the 1TB model.
A 48MP triple-camera system returns with the main sensor now using a variable aperture from f/1.5 to f/4.0, adding more control over depth of field and low-light shooting.
Battery capacity edges up to 4,288 mAh on the eSIM-only version and 4,056 mAh on the physical-SIM model, with battery life gains expected to depend more on the A20 Pro chip and software.
Apple also promises faster charging, though the phone keeps last year’s 6.3-inch OLED display and ships without a charger—only a USB-C cable is included.
The update reflects Apple’s incremental approach this cycle: modest hardware changes, higher prices tied partly to rising RAM costs, and new AI features still short of fully agent-like phone assistance.