iPhone 18 Pro Review: All About that Chip
Marques Brownlee reviews the iPhone 18 Pro, calling it an underrated incremental update with real gains in chip performance, camera flexibility, and battery life.
The gist
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The A20 Pro chip uses 2-nanometer architecture to deliver better performance and efficiency at the same time, giving the phone 1.5 to 2 days of heavy use.
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A new variable aperture lens ranging from f/1.48 to f/4 has limited impact now but will matter more as phones move to larger 1-inch sensors.
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The redesigned Pro camera app adds manual shutter speed, white balance, and focus controls, making it competitive with third-party camera apps for the first time.
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45-watt wired charging gives 7 hours of video playback from just 5 minutes plugged in, which Brownlee says makes quick top-ups genuinely useful.
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