Samsung will reportedly produce advanced digital image sensors and chips at a facility in Texas that Apple will use in next year’s iPhone 18 lineup.
Apple is teaming up with old frenemy Samsung to build iPhone 18 image sensors

Samsung will reportedly produce advanced digital image sensors and chips at a facility in Texas that Apple will use in next year’s iPhone 18 lineup.
Just yesterday, following Apple’s WWDC 2025 Keynote address, we shared a post outlining which devices would support Apple’s upcoming software updates later this Fall, which included a rundown of what Macs would be able to run macOS Tahoe 26.
Not only did Apple update its MacBook Air lineup this week with enhanced hardware, but so too did the company stuff its Mac Studio with new chips and tech that will make these compact $1999+ machines even more performant than they already were.
Apple on Wednesday refreshed its MacBook Air lineup to include the more powerful M4 chip, along with other substantial hardware upgrades that will benefit end users who demand more power at their fingertips.
Apple on Wednesday refreshed the entire MacBook Air lineup with enhanced specs inside. While the computer itself looks and feels just like the previous model, this version is marginally more performant and capable thanks to the M4 chip, while starting at a new low price of just $999 for the 13-inch model on Apple’s website.
Along an updated 11-inch iPad on Tuesday, Apple also went ahead and announced it had bumped up the hardware of its higher-end iPad Air, which is available in both 11-inch and 13-inch models starting at $549.
Apple on Tuesday refreshed its 11-inch iPad, giving it a modest boost in specs while maintaining an affordable price tag of only $349 (or $329 through Apple’s Education storefront). But is it work that cost?
Apple has shot down speculation that its latest iPhone 16e smartphone doesn’t support MagSafe charging because of its new modem chip, the C1.
Apple on Wednesday announced the all-new iPhone 16e, a budget-friendly iPhone that cuts away some of the extraneous frills found on the company’s higher-end handsets while still punching in some serious hardware specs that blow a lot of the budget competition out of the water.
The upcoming Apple M5 chips for iPads and Mac laptops, desktops and workstations should enhance the artificial intelligence (AI) performance.
Starting with the iPhone 15 lineup, Apple moved from its proprietary Lightning iPhone connector to the more universally accepted USB-C connector for charging and data transfer. In doing so, Apple also incorporated an all-new USB-C controller chip that had never existed in any other Apple device before it.
In addition to a refreshed backpack-friendly 14-inch MacBook Pro, Apple on Wednesday revitalized the larger 16-inch MacBook Pro, making this powerful behemoth of a laptop into an even bigger powerhouse without actually increasing the physical dimensions of the machine from last year.