See for yourself the difference the wider aperture of the iPhone 18 Pro makes

Apple’s wider-aperture iPhone 18 Pro camera delivers a real but modest optical improvement in background blur, especially for close portraits and subject separation, rather than a dramatic leap over the prior model. For CIOs and technology leaders, the takeaway is that incremental hardware gains can still create meaningful user value when paired with software controls, reinforcing the importance of evaluating device refreshes based on tangible workflow and experience benefits—not just headline specs.