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Apple Unveils iPhone 18 Pro With A20 Pro Chip

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Apple Unveils iPhone18

Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro in the United States with the A20 Pro chip.
The phone adds a variable-aperture main camera with four manual settings.
Pricing starts at £1,199, a £100 increase over the iPhone 17 Pro.
A 32-core Neural Engine and larger vapor-chamber claim up to 40% better sustained performance.
Critics say Apple Intelligence’s fragmented launch left older iPhones without full AI, trailing Android.

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Apple Patches iOS27

Apple released iOS 27.0.1, fixing the Face ID-triggered restart bug on iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
The update also corrects a color-artifact in 2× photos taken at f/1.48 on 18 Pro models.
iOS 27.0.1 stops screen freezing when Notification Center and Control Center are opened simultaneously.
Some owners exchanged iPhone 18 units before the fix, assuming hardware defects.
Apple has not commented on reports of green or pink vertical lines on iPhone 18 displays.

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Apple Unveils iPhone18

Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro in the United States with the A20 Pro chip.
The phone adds a variable-aperture main camera with four manual settings.
Pricing starts at £1,199, a £100 increase over the iPhone 17 Pro.
A 32-core Neural Engine and larger vapor-chamber claim up to 40% better sustained performance.
Critics say Apple Intelligence’s fragmented launch left older iPhones without full AI, trailing Android.

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