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Film director Rian Johnson released Chromagraph Camera, a new iPhone photography app aimed at producing more natural, film-like photos without heavy manual editing. The app costs $12.99 and has been praised by at least one reviewer as a point-and-shoot alternative to Apple's default camera processing and Adobe's Project Indigo.
CNET photographed scenes at a Bay Area garden using Apple's iPhone Duo and Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, two book-style foldables that start around $1,900-$1,999 for 256GB. Neither phone includes a telephoto lens; the Duo has dual 48MP wide and ultrawide cameras while the Z Fold 8 has dual 50MP wide and ultrawide cameras, alongside differing selfie camera setups on their cover and inner screens.
On his first earnings call as Apple CEO, John Ternus reported $418 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue, up 12% year over year, calling it the company's best fiscal year. He said chip and memory shortages have constrained supply of iPhone, iPad and Mac devices and warned the constraints, along with possible further price increases, could extend into 2027. iPhone revenue hit a record $57.6 billion for the quarter, driven by the iPhone 18 Pro line and early sales of the new foldable iPhone Duo.
Leaker Digital Chat Station says the standard iPhone 18, expected in early 2027, will adopt a larger battery capacity and a 2-nanometer A20 chip, mirroring upgrades already seen in the iPhone 18 Pro line. The leaker says the base model won't get the Pro's smaller Dynamic Island, and suggests pricing may rise again from the current iPhone 17 starting point.
Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station, cited by 9to5Mac, says the standard iPhone 18 will ship with a larger battery and a new 2-nanometer A20 chip but will cost more than its predecessor, and won't get the smaller Dynamic Island seen on Pro models. The phone is expected to launch early next year alongside a second-generation iPhone Air and the iPhone 18e, skipping Apple's fall event lineup. No specific price figure was given.
CNET ran 120 hours of battery testing across 2026 smartphone models and found the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max led the pack, alongside foldables like the Motorola Razr (2026) and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, which use silicon-carbon batteries for added capacity without bulkier hardware. The newly released iPhone Duo tied for the top result in one test, while overall average battery life across 2026 phones matched results from 2024 and 2025.
Apple's fiscal Q4 results showed total revenue of $114.5 billion, up 12% year over year, with iPhone revenue hitting a quarterly record of $57.58 billion. This came despite launching only two new models, the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, compared with four models in the same quarter last year, since the base iPhone 18 and the iPhone Duo are not due until later.
RedMagic has released its 12 Pro flagship phone outside China, marking an earlier global rollout than the company's usual practice. A ZDNET reviewer ran Geekbench 7 benchmarks comparing it to a Pixel 9 Pro and found the RedMagic device nearly doubled multi-core scores and edged out single-core performance, falling only slightly behind Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max in single-core tests.
A physical dummy unit built from leaked CAD files gives an early look at Samsung's Galaxy S27 Ultra, comparing its size and design against the iPhone 18 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro, and current Galaxy S26 Ultra. The leak shows the camera bar moved higher on the back, while dimensions and the S Pen slot remain largely similar to the S26 Ultra.
Apple will release its fiscal Q4 2026 results after today's market close, followed by a conference call with new CEO John Ternus and CFO Kevan Parekh. Apple had previously guided for 9-11% year-over-year revenue growth despite supply constraints on iPhone, Mac and iPad, which would put quarterly revenue between $111.69 billion and $113.74 billion. The call is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. PT and will be streamed on Apple's Investor Relations website.
ESR has released its Xtend line of chargers featuring built-in retractable cables, including a 45W wall charger that supports up to 60W via AVS and a 100W car charger with two cables. The 45W model offers 3.1 feet of retractable cable, longer than typical competitors, plus a separate USB-C port for other cables, and comes in black, white, and burgundy finishes. It's priced at $49.99 normally, currently discounted to $35.99 for white and $41.99 for burgundy on Amazon.
A tech review piece examines Apple's newly launched iPhone 18 Pro Max, highlighting its 2nm chip, upgraded cameras, larger RAM and faster-charging battery. It then surveys the Android market to identify which single device best matches the iPhone on hardware, software polish and wide carrier availability, concluding one phone stands out as the nearest equivalent.