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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.

Symbolic image for Apple China memory: test setup with circuit board and analyzer at Apple's Silicon Design Center in Munich

Apple is testing Chinese memory in iPhones and MacBooks

by Milan Jovicic

August 10, 2026 - 2:46 PM CEST

Apple is testing CXMT memory in iPhones and MacBooks. The US Senate has set a deadline of August 21 – the prices...

Symbolic image of the iPhone Ultra 3: drawn device outline half open at a book angle with a continuous display area

iPhone Ultra 3: Larger displays for the third generation

by Milan Jovicic

August 9, 2026 - 7:25 PM CEST

Apple's roadmap for its foldable iPhone extends to 2028. The third generation is expected to grow in both displays – no specific numbers have been given.

Overhead arrangement of a MacBook, iPad, several iPhones and an Apple Watch as offered through the Apple Upgrade leasing program

Apple Upgrade: iPhone should arrive fully set up

by Milan Jovicic

August 9, 2026 - 19:12 CEST

Apple considered offering iPhones that arrive fully set up for its leasing program. Why this didn't come to fruition and what the technology would have allowed.

Apfelpatient Weekly #18

by Milan Jovicic

August 9, 2026 - 3:41 PM CEST

Apfelpatient Weekly #18: Memory prices determine Apple's fall, iPhone prices could rise on Monday, private relay reveals the IP.

Symbolic image of the iPhone Ultra colors: drawn device outline in its unfolded state with a continuous display area and a central hinge line

iPhone Ultra: Accessory leak reveals silver and dark blue

by Milan Jovicic

August 9, 2026 - 06:37 CEST

Two camera protection rings suggest silver and dark blue as colors for the iPhone Ultra. What a comparison with last year reveals about such leaks.

Two iPhone 17 Pro models in cosmic orange and deep blue held in hands, an iPhone 17 price increase could arrive at short notice

iPhone 17: Price increase could come as early as Monday

by Milan Jovicic

August 7, 2026 - 23:58 CEST

iPhone 17: A price increase could come as early as Monday. What the hint indicates and what the current prices are in Germany.

iPhone screenshot of the Software Update screen in Settings and General, the device runs iOS 26.6 while iOS 26.6.1 is being tested internally

iOS 26.6.1: Apple is apparently testing an interim update

by Milan Jovicic

August 7, 2026 - 18:01 CEST

iOS 26.6.1: Apple is apparently testing an interim update for the iPhone. What's behind it and why it still makes sense shortly before iOS 27...

iPhone 17 in sage seen from the back and side, the base model driving Apple's share of the premium smartphone market

Apple holds 65 percent of the premium smartphone market

by Milan Jovicic

August 7, 2026 - 00:34 CEST

Apple holds a 65 percent share of the premium smartphone market. The segment has reached a record high of 29 percent – here's what that means for prices in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.