Apple has brought a number of significant upgrades to the iPhone 18\nPro compared with its predecessor, the iPhone 17 Pro. These include a\nnew main camera, the A20 Pro chip, a larger cooling system and support\nfor faster charging.<\/p>\n
The improvements, however, come with a higher price. In Indonesia,\nthe iPhone 18 Pro starts at Rp27,499,000 for the 256 GB model, while the\niPhone 17 Pro with the same storage capacity costs Rp23,749,000.<\/p>\n
Citing Gizmochina, the two phones look almost identical from the\noutside. The most noticeable differences are the new colour options and\na smaller Dynamic Island. Apple has nevertheless made numerous changes\nto the internal components, affecting the camera, performance and device\nendurance.<\/p>\n
So, are the upgrades worth the price increase? Here is a full\ncomparison of the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro.<\/p>\n
The biggest change to the iPhone 18 Pro is its main camera. From the\niPhone 14 Pro through to the iPhone 17 Pro, Apple consistently used a\nfixed f\/1.78 lens aperture.<\/p>\n
With the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple has introduced a 48 MP Fusion main\ncamera with a mechanical aperture for the first time. It can adjust from\nf\/1.48 to f\/4 using six laser-cut blades.<\/p>\n
Users can let the Camera app select the aperture automatically or\nchoose from four available manual settings. Apple has also added manual\ncontrols for aperture, shutter speed, white balance and the\nhistogram.<\/p>\n
The f\/1.48 aperture can capture around 45% more light than the\nprevious generation\u2019s f\/1.78 lens. This is useful for shooting in\nlow-light conditions and also produces a more blurred background in\nportrait photos.<\/p>\n
Conversely, the f\/4 aperture keeps more of the image in focus. This\nsetting is particularly useful for landscapes, group photos and subjects\nin bright sunlight. On the iPhone 17 Pro, some similar effects still\nrely on software processing.<\/p>\n
Apple has also added Smart Focus to track subjects while shooting, a\nfaster Night Mode, cinematic effects at up to 60 frames per second\n(fps), and the ability to record 4K Dolby Vision HDR time-lapse video.\nApple Reference Image is another new feature: it stores the original\nphoto along with verification data to help establish that the image has\nnot been manipulated by AI.<\/p>\n
There are, however, no major changes to the ultra-wide or front\ncameras. The telephoto camera also retains the 4x and 8x optical zoom\noptions found on the iPhone 17 Pro.<\/p>\n
The iPhone 18 Pro is powered by the A20 Pro chip, built on a\n2-nanometre (nm) manufacturing process, while the iPhone 17 Pro uses the\n3 nm A19 Pro.<\/p>\n
Both have 12 GB of RAM, but the A20 Pro combines a six-core CPU with\na seven-core GPU. Apple says the latest-generation GPU offers up to 40%\nfaster performance than its predecessor, while memory bandwidth has\nincreased by up to 50%.<\/p>\n
The A20 Pro also has two 16-core Neural Engines, doubling its\ncapacity for on-device AI processing, including support for the latest\ngeneration of Siri AI.<\/p>\n
Apple has updated the cooling system to manage heat. The iPhone 17\nPro uses a conventional vapour chamber, while the iPhone 18 Pro has a\nnew design connected directly to the chip, with three times the surface\narea. Apple says this can improve sustained performance by up to\n40%.<\/p>\n
The improvements are particularly useful for demanding, extended\ntasks such as intensive gaming, exporting 4K video and processing AI\nworkloads, without the phone slowing down quickly due to thermal\nthrottling. For light everyday use, however, the difference may not be\nvery noticeable, as the iPhone 17 Pro\u2019s A19 Pro is already highly\ncapable.<\/p>\n
Apple says the iPhone 17 Pro can play video for up to 33 hours. That\nfigure rises to a claimed 36 hours on the eSIM-only version of the\niPhone 18 Pro.<\/p>\n
The new phone also supports faster charging. With a 40-watt adapter,\nthe iPhone 18 Pro\u2019s battery can reach 50% in around 15 minutes, compared\nwith about 20 minutes for the iPhone 17 Pro.<\/p>\n
The 36-hour battery claim applies to the eSIM-only version sold in\nthe United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico and several other countries.\nThe phone also features a C2 modem that uses 15% less power, and an N1\nwireless chip supporting Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread.<\/p>\n
There are few physical differences between the two phones. Both use a\n6.3-inch OLED display with 120 Hz ProMotion technology, peak brightness\nof up to 3,000 nits and a unibody aluminium body.<\/p>\n
The iPhone 18 Pro weighs 211 grams, slightly more than the 206-gram\niPhone 17 Pro. Their overall dimensions are almost identical, so an\niPhone 17 Pro case can still be used with the new model.<\/p>\n
The most noticeable visual changes include:<\/p>\n
A smaller Dynamic Island, now able to display up to three Live\nActivities at once.<\/p><\/li>\n
The Face ID camera has moved beneath the display in the top-left\ncorner.<\/p><\/li>\n
The rear glass panel now has a uniform colour matching the camera\nmodule.<\/p><\/li>\n
New colour options: Black, Silver, Glacier and Burgundy. The\nprevious year\u2019s Cosmic Orange has been discontinued.<\/p><\/li>\n
A new, very large 2 TB storage option.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The iPhone 18 Pro runs iOS 27 and the latest generation of Apple\nIntelligence out of the box. However, the operating system is not in\nitself a major reason to upgrade in a hurry, since iOS 27 is also\navailable as a free update for iPhone 17 Pro users.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the A20 Pro\u2019s more powerful Neural Engines and higher\nmemory bandwidth make the iPhone 18 Pro better equipped to handle\ncomplex future AI features directly on the device.<\/p>\n
Conclusion: Is it worth upgrading?<\/p>\n
With a price difference of several million rupiah, the iPhone 18 Pro\noffers a range of notable improvements, including a variable-aperture\ncamera, a powerful A20 Pro chip, a substantially improved cooling system\nand faster charging.<\/p>\n
But if your iPhone 17 Pro is working smoothly and these features are\nnot essential to your everyday needs, keeping your current phone or\nwaiting for a special offer or price drop on the iPhone 17 Pro may be\nthe wiser choice.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iphone-17-pro-vs-iphone-18-pro-whats-different-and-is-it-worth-upgrading-1791798678", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }