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- Sep 18, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Apple announced iPhone 18 Pro Max on 9 September 2026 with a 6.9-inch display; pre-orders began 12 September and it launched 18 September[4]
- US price starts at $1,299 for 256 GB, $100 above the previous Pro Max, with a 2TB option for the first time[1][4][5]
- iOS 27 releases Monday 14 September; Apple Upgrade starts at $34.99 a month[5]
Notable features
- The larger of the two iPhone 18 Pro models: a 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display at 2868-by-1320 pixels and 460 ppi, with ProMotion up to 120Hz and 3000 nits peak outdoor brightness, in an aluminum unibody 163.4 mm tall, 78.0 mm wide and 8.75 mm deep that weighs 249 grams; rated IP68 to 6 meters for up to 30 minutes[2]
- A20 Pro on TSMC's 2-nanometer process, a vapor chamber three times as large as in iPhone 17 Pro, and 48MP variable-aperture Fusion camera[4]
- The A20 Pro has a 6-core CPU (2 super cores and 4 efficiency cores), a 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators and a dual 16-core Neural Engine; the 48MP Fusion Main camera's variable aperture runs from ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4.0, the 48MP Fusion Telephoto is 100 mm (4x) with 8x optical-quality zoom, and the front camera is an 18MP Center Stage camera; wireless runs through Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6[2]
- MacRumors says battery is up to 30 hours typical usage, described as the biggest generational leap in battery life ever[4]
- Colors: Black, Silver, Glacier and Burgundy; eSIM only in the U.S.[1][3][4]
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- [1]90%apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-18-pro/6.9-inch-display-256gb-silver-unlockedapple.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026 ✓· 20% of score
Same launch as iPhone 18 Pro. Apple's[2][3] newsroom announcement (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-debuts-iphone-18-pro-and-iphone-18-pro-max/) states pre-orders from Saturday, September 12, 2026 'with availability beginning Friday, September 18'. September 18, 2026 is the on-sale day.
- [2]93%iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max - Technical Specifications - Appleapple.com· Added Sep 22, 2026· 21% of score
Apple's[1][3] iPhone 18 Pro tech-specs page gives the Pro Max's 6.9-inch 2868-by-1320 460 ppi display, 163.4 mm x 78.0 mm x 8.75 mm and 249 g body, the A20 Pro's "6-core CPU with 2 super cores and 4 efficiency cores", the camera system and the N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7.
- [3]85%Shop iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Maxapple.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 20% of score
Apple's[1][2] own store page ("Shop iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max") lists both models for sale, so the phone is available; it does not give a release date.
- [4]83%Apple Announces iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Maxmacrumors.com· Published Sep 9, 2026· 20% of score
MacRumors[5] reports Apple[1][2][3] unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max "on Wednesday, September 9, 2026", one day after the pin's stored 8 September 2026 date, with pre-orders beginning September 12 and launch September 18.
- [5]76%iPhone 18 Pro Starts at $1,199, Pro Max at $1,299macrumors.com· Published Sep 9, 2026· 20% of score
MacRumors[4]' companion pricing article, also dated 9 September 2026, confirms the same announcement date and states the iPhone 18 Pro "starts at $1,199, Pro Max at $1,299" - again one day after the pin's stored date.
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