On paper the iPhone 18 Pro and 17 Pro are nearly identical, but for filmmakers and photographers the new sensor, F1.48 variable aperture and bigger vapor chamber make the 18 Pro a massive upgrade. Here’s who should buy it and who should keep their phone.
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I recorded 4K 60 on the iPhone 18 Pro and 17 Pro side by side in the Texas sun. Both stopped at exactly eight minutes, but only one kept a usable screen.
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Apple got about two thirds of the way to fixing the iPhone’s ND filter problem. The variable aperture is a real jump for filmmakers, but the sun stars are baked in.
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4K at 120fps, a sharper ultrawide, Camera Control, and four studio quality microphones. Here is my review of the iPhone 16 Pro from a filmmaker’s perspective, including the one 4K120 caveat nobody is talking about.
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4K at 120fps, a dedicated camera button, a 48 megapixel ultrawide, four studio quality mics, and a heat structure nobody is talking about. Here are the eight iPhone 16 Pro upgrades that matter to filmmakers.
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I filmed a full wedding day on an iPhone 15 Pro. Four things that genuinely impressed me, two that didn’t, and the Blackmagic Camera app feature that had my footage backed up before I got home.
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