iPhone 18 Pro Leaked: New Corner Camera Design Revealed!

Sunday, 18 January 2026 at 00:33

The latest leak from Jon Prosser (Front Page Tech) reveals a dramatic design shift for the iPhone 18 Pro, potentially moving away from the symmetry Apple has maintained for years. With renders surfacing today, the 2026 flagship is shaping up to be a transitional device toward Apple’s "all-screen" dream.

Key points

Selfie camera moves to the top-left with under-display Face ID sensors.
Dynamic Island shrinks and shifts to accommodate the new corner cutout.
Features a variable aperture main camera for better low-light and depth.
Powered by the 2nm A20 Pro chip and Apple’s in-house C2 modem.
Camera Control button simplified to a cost-effective pressure-based mechanism.

The New Front Design: Goodbye Pill Cutout

The most jarring change is the relocation of the front-facing camera. According to the renders, Apple will move the selfie lens to the top-left corner of the display.

Under-Display Face ID: The move is reportedly possible because Face ID sensors are now hidden beneath the screen.
Shrunken Dynamic Island: While the hardware cutout is now just a single punch-hole, the Dynamic Island software interface remains. It will simply "anchor" to the new corner position, occupying significantly less screen real estate than the current centered pill.

Variable Aperture and Internal Power

On the back, the iPhone 18 Pro aims for DSLR-like control with a variable aperture main camera. This allows the lens to physically open or close, adjusting light intake and creating natural background bokeh without relying on software "Portrait Mode" algorithms. Prosser suggests this might be exclusive to the iPhone 18 Pro Max to further differentiate the premium tiers.

Internally, the device will jump to the A20 Pro chip (built on TSMC's 2nm process). Crucially, this model marks the debut of the Apple C2 modem, the second generation of Apple’s in-house connectivity hardware, aimed at finally cutting ties with Qualcomm.