Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test

This is a camera test and score summary of the Apple iPhone 18 Pro, which earns a 172 overall and sits at number two in the ranking. Hardware highlights include three 48 MP sensors (primary with variable f/1.48-f/4.0 and sensor-shift OIS, 13 mm ultrawide, and a 100 mm telephoto with an 8x optical tetraprism and OIS). Measured strengths are a wide dynamic range, natural contrast and pleasing skin tones, effective stabilization (including smooth 60 fps capture), and a well-balanced texture-noise trade-off. The variable aperture extends depth of field on group portraits and helps retain sharpness in complex scenes; autofocus is reliable and flare control is improved versus the prior generation, though some diffuse flare and green spots can still appear.

Key weaknesses are long-range telephoto performance - telephoto photo score 143 and tele video 127 - where fine details soften compared with top flagships, and portrait bokeh can fail in very low light. White-balance instabilities and occasional color casts remain visible, along with aliasing and flare artifacts and a distracting brightness mismatch between photo and video previews. Subscores show strong photo (171) and video (176) results, solid ultrawide (152), excellent close- and medium-range zoom with very smooth video zoom transitions, and robust low-light imaging that preserves texture with only moderate noise.