Apple plans to release at least one iPhone 17 model next year with a mechanical aperture, according to a report published today past The information.
The mechanical system would allow users to adjust the size of the iPhone 17’s aperture, which refers to the opening of the camera lens through which light enters. All existing iPhone camera lenses have fixed apertures, but some Android smartphones have offered variable apertures over the years, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S9 series.
With a mechanical system, users could manually set a smaller aperture. This would make it possible to capture images with a shallow depth of field effect, where the subject remains in focus while the background is blurred. Apple already offers this effect on iPhones with portrait mode, but it is artificially generated, whereas this change would make it natural.
Portrait mode can sometimes struggle to separate foreground subjects from the background, a problem that a mechanical aperture would solve.
Apple is expected to release the iPhone 17 series in September 2025, and it is possible that the mechanical aperture will be limited to rumored high-end “iPhone 17 Ultra” model (called “iPhone 17 Slim” for now). Since the devices are still over a year away, however, some of Apple’s alleged camera-related plans could change.
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