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iPhone 18 Pro teardown reveals six-blade mechanical aperture

An iFixit teardown shows that the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max use six magnetically actuated blades for their variable-aperture main cameras. The phones also combine a screwed-in battery tray and larger vapor chamber with a screen-first repair path that damaged three of four display frames opened by iFixit.

2026-09-21T23:00:01+05:30
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iFixit teardown finds iPhone 18 Pro camera hard to repair

iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max finds a highly compact six-blade variable-aperture camera, a screw-held battery tray and a larger cooling system. The phones receive a provisional 7/10 repairability score, with screen removal creating the main repair concern.

2026-09-21T04:56:14+05:30