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  "id": 6452323,
  "title": "Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro series arrives with updated photography features and Apple’s first folding phone, the Duo!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apples-iphone-18-pro-series-arrives-with-updated-photography-features",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:06:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Amateur Photographer",
    "slug": "amateur-photographer",
    "url": "https://amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo-news/apples-iphone-18-pro-series-arrives-with-updated-photography-features-and-apples-first-folding-phone-the-duo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has unveiled its highly anticipated iPhone 18 series, featuring enhanced camera capabilities and an innovative folding phone, the Duo. The flagship devices, iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, boast a versatile aperture range for the main camera, ranging from f/1.48 to f/4, with additional intermediate settings. The new phones also offer advanced manual controls for professional photography and video, along with a new \"Apple Reference Image\" feature that verifies a photo's origin from an iPhone 18 Pro device. The iPhone 18 Pro Max comes equipped with a larger 48MP ultrawide camera and a 100mm telephoto lens with 4x optical zoom. The selfie camera remains at 18MP. Additionally, the iPhone Duo, Apple's first folding phone, introduces a 7.6-inch screen and a dual camera system, making it the largest screen among iPhones. Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 series commence on September 12, with shipments expected to begin on September 19.",
  "summary": "Apple has introduced the new iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max series - with updated camera system and additional camera controls. The post Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro series arrives with updated photography features and Apple’s first folding phone, the Duo! appeared first on Amateur Photographer .",
  "key_points": [
    "iPhone 18 Pro series launched with advanced camera features",
    "iPhone Duo introduced as Apple's first folding smartphone",
    "Pre-orders start September 12, shipments begin September 19"
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-reportedly-offering-trade-in-incentive-to-encourage-iphone",
        "published": "2026-09-09T13:09:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A live blog of Apple's \"Surprise and Shine\" event, where new iPhone 18 Pro, Apple's first foldable phone, new Apple Watches, and AirPods are expected (The Verge)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/a-live-blog-of-apples-surprise-and-shine-event-where-new-iphone-18",
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      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "iPhone 18 Pro series is here with a feature Android flagships abandoned years ago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iphone-18-pro-series-is-here-with-a-feature-android-flagships",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:33:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Reference Image is a new way to authenticate iPhone photography",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-reference-image-is-a-new-way-to-authenticate-iphone-photography",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:44:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Apple iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched: Price in India and all details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-iphone-18-pro-and-iphone-18-pro-max-launched-price-in-india-and",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:54:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-announces-iphone-duo-its-first-foldable-iphone",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:13:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Raises Prices of iPhone 16, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17e",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-raises-prices-of-iphone-16-iphone-17-iphone-air-and-iphone-17e",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:39:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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