iFixit tears down iPhone 18 Pro, explores variable aperture, finds concerning repair issue
Watch it below. iFixit worries about possible display frame issue iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro is now live, exploring not just the variable aperture, this year’s biggest camera upgrade, but also the device’s larger vapor chamber, the new under-display Face ID camera, and more. When it comes to the variable aperture mechanism, iFixit notes that its six tiny blades are controlled by electromagnets, much like the optical image stabilization system, though the two mechanisms operate independently. During the teardown, one of the tiny aperture blades flew out as iFixit dismantled the lens stack, underscoring how impractical a component-level repair would be.
- ▪Watch it below. iFixit worries about possible display frame issue iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro is now live, exploring not just the variable aperture, this year’s biggest camera upgrade, but also the device’s larger vapor chamber,
- ▪When it comes to the variable aperture mechanism, iFixit notes that its six tiny blades are controlled by electromagnets, much like the optical image stabilization system, though the two mechanisms operate independently.
- ▪During the teardown, one of the tiny aperture blades flew out as iFixit dismantled the lens stack, underscoring how impractical a component-level repair would be.
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