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  "id": 8889082,
  "title": "iPhone 18 Pro teardown: its SoC now sits outside the logic board for better cooling, the variable aperture is thoughtfully designed but hard to repair, and more (Elizabeth Chamberlain/iFixit News)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iphone-18-pro-teardown-its-soc-now-sits-outside-the-logic-board-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:05:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.ifixit.com/News/119329/inside-the-tiny-unfixable-eye-iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max-teardown"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The iPhone 18 Pro's little mechanical pupil is irresistible. A bunch of moving parts make for a good excuse to put our brand new camera under the microscope.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "It took exactly one photo for me to realize the awesome power of the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/it-took-exactly-one-photo-for-me-to-realize-the-awesome-power-of-the",
        "published": "2026-09-19T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "iFixit tears down iPhone 18 Pro, explores variable aperture, finds concerning repair issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ifixit-tears-down-iphone-18-pro-explores-variable-aperture-finds",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:02:17.000Z"
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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."
}