Subj : 5 things we want from the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18 Pro To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Sat Nov 15 2025 09:45:07 5 things we want from the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18 Pro Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000 Description: There's a lot Apple could do to make the iPhone 18 series better than the iPhone 17 line, including battery, camera, and AI improvements. FULL STORY ====================================================================== With the iPhone 17 series Apple made some major upgrades, including whole new designs, new cameras, and more. But theres still room for improvement. Thats why below, weve listed five of the things that wed really like to see the iPhone 18 series offer. Some of these wishes are for specific models, and others for the whole line. Its early days for iPhone 18 rumors so we cant say with too much confidence whether well get most of these or not. But we can take some educated guesses, and theyre all things that could massively improve Apples iPhone offering. 1. A telephoto camera for the iPhone 18 The iPhone 17 (Image credit: Jacob Krol/Future) Even the base model iPhones are expensive phones, with the iPhone 17 for example starting at $799 / 799 / AU$1,399, yet for all that money youre still not getting a telephoto camera. Thats all the worse considering the similarly priced Samsung Galaxy S25 does have a telephoto camera, and thats probably the iPhone 17s main rival. The Google Pixel 10 also has a telephoto camera, so it really seems stingy for Apple not to include one. So thats one thing wed like to see with the iPhone 18 a telephoto camera to go along with its wide and ultra-wide lenses. Were not optimistic that this will happen though. After all, Apple only just upped the base models refresh rate to 120Hz, and that seems an even more basic feature for a highish end phone to have. 2. Improved AI The iPhone 17 (Image credit: Jacob Krol/Future) Apple is known for delivering great hardware and software on its phones, but one area where its notably lacking is AI. Compared to Googles Gemini and other AI offerings like ChatGPT , Apples attempts just cant compete, so this area is in major need of some upgrades. Of course, since AI is largely software, any improvements could potentially come to existing iPhones anyway, but the iPhone 18s superior specs could allow an AI overhaul to really shine. Thankfully, it looks like we might get some big improvements before too long, though they might not be down to Apple itself. Rather, Apple will reportedly use a custom version of Googles Gemini to power Siris long-awaited AI upgrade. This upgrade might land in March or April according to reports so before the September-bound iPhone 18 series. But again, this is likely to be faster, smoother, and generally at its best on the iPhone 18 series, and we may well see some iPhone 18-specific AI features that require next-generation hardware to work at all. 3. Longer distance zoom on the Pro and Pro Max The iPhone 17 Pro Max (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have reasonable telephoto cameras, with 48MP sensors that offer 4x optical zoom. Thats not far off the competition, although the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 10 Pro zoom to a slightly further 5x, but wed like to see the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max jump ahead. Specifically, wed love to see a zoom in the region of 10x though ideally it would be capable of shorter range zoom too, perhaps by adding an extra lens like Samsung does with its Ultra phones, or by equipping these phones with a variable zoom lens, that can shift between different optical distances. Doing this would also allow Apple to equip the base iPhone 18 with a zoom camera (like we wished for above) while still being able to point to how the iPhone 18 Pros is better, if the base model has say just a 5x or 3x zoom. 4. Better battery tech The iPhone 17 Pro (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) When it comes to the batteries and charging specs on Apples phones, theres a lot of room for improvement. The main thing wed like to see is higher capacity batteries, especially now that Chinese phones like the 7,300mAh OnePlus 15 are racing way ahead. Right now, the biggest iPhone battery is only just over 5,000mAh, so wed like to see a significant boost in capacity for the iPhone 18 series, and ideally that would be achieved by using silicon-carbon batteries. This technology is what OnePlus and some others have used to achieve such high-capacity batteries, as it allows for a higher capacity in the same space, so phones dont have to get thicker. Wed also like to see charging speeds increased, as while Apple is a bit vague about charging specs, it claims that the iPhone 17 Pro Max can reach up to a 50% charge in 20 minutes with a 40W adapter or higher, or that it can reach the same charge level in around 30 minutes with a 30W or higher MagSafe charger. For comparison, the OnePlus 15 supports 120W wired charging and 50W wireless charging, which in both cases is dramatically more charging power than any iPhone supports. If Apple increases the battery capacities then more charging power would be especially useful, but either way its something wed like to see. 5. More RAM The iPhone 17 Pro Max (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) Finally, wed like for the iPhone 18 series to include more RAM than the iPhone 17 line. With the current models, you get 8GB in the iPhone 17 and 12GB in the Pro handsets, which isnt bad, but is less than many Android flagships offer. Now, in the past this hasnt mattered all that much, but RAM is becoming increasingly important in the age of AI, and particularly if Apple is set to improve its AI features it would be good if that was paired with an increase in RAM. Ideally, wed like there to be at least 12GB in the base iPhone 18 and 16GB in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, and we wouldnt say no to even more than that. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button! And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp too. ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/5-things-we-want-from-the-iphone-18-an d-iphone-18-pro --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .