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The iPhone is Apple's smartphone and has been the defining product of the company ever since its unveiling on January 9, 2007. What began as an uncompromising revolution with a multi-touch display and no physical keyboard is today a broad model family: from the standard iPhone to the slim iPhone Air and the Pro lineup with triple camera and ProMotion display, an entry-level e model and additional form factors in Apple's pipeline. The lineup is powered by Apple's own A chips, the iOS operating system, a tightly integrated ecosystem with AirPods, Apple Watch, Mac, iPad and Vision Pro – plus a dense network of iCloud, Apple Account, Apple Pay, Find My and Apple Intelligence.

What comes together under this tag on apfelpatient.de covers the entire iPhone universe: reviews and hands-on reports, tips and tricks for iOS and hardware, repair and battery topics, comparisons between generations, all rumors and overviews around the next iPhone generation, quarterly results and supply chain background, regulatory topics such as the DMA in Europe, the annual fall keynote, and strategic perspectives on pricing, market share and Apple's long-term iPhone strategy.

Anyone wanting to understand the iPhone in its full breadth, pick the right model or stay up to date on every new generation will find the right topic hub here.

iPhone showing the Set Up eSIM screen with the option to use the number on two iPhones selected, the first step to set up iPhone Handoff

Setting up iPhone Handoff: Here's how it works in iOS 27

by Milan Jovicic

September 24, 2026 - 5:50 p.m. CEST

Setting up iPhone Handoff under iOS 27: Requirements, costs at Telekom and why logging out only works via the provider.

iPhone showing the General settings with Software Update, where the fix for the Face ID reboots on iPhone 18 Pro will arrive

iPhone 18 Pro: Update to prevent Face ID restarts is coming

by Milan Jovicic

September 24, 2026 - 1:13 p.m. CEST

Apple has confirmed an update to fix the restarts after failed Face ID recognition on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. An exchange is not worthwhile.

iPhone 20 display comparison: current black iPhone Pro with a flat display, shown at an angle from above on a grey stone surface

iPhone 20: Apple postpones two new display technologies

by Milan Jovicic

September 23, 2026 - 5:22 p.m. CEST

The iPhone 20 is expected to retain its fully curved display, but without COE and LTPO+. A report cites two reasons for this...

Symbolic image for iPhone Pro display without polarizer: black iPhone Pro model seen from the back on a grey stone surface

iPhone Pro from 2029: Display without polarizer expected

by Milan Jovicic

September 22, 2026 - 4:07 p.m. CEST

A market researcher expects the 2029 iPhone Pro models to feature OLED displays without a polarizer: brighter or more energy-efficient and also thinner.