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Story summary
- iFixit’s teardown found the plastic frame behind the display cracked on three of four iPhone 18 Pro units examined.
- The new variable aperture lens uses six thin mechanical blades that open magnetically.
- iFixit says the aperture mechanism cannot be repaired and requires replacing the entire camera assembly.
- iFixit gave the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max a provisional repairability score of 7 out of 10.