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- Sep 18, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max Release
- Apple debuted the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, announced at its 9 September 2026 "Surprise and shine" event; pre-orders began Saturday 12 September 2026 with availability on Friday 18 September[1][3][4]
- Pricing: iPhone 18 Pro from $1,199 (256GB) and Pro Max from $1,299, with storage up to 2TB; colours are silver, black, glacier and a new burgundy[1][3]
- There is no lower-cost iPhone 18 now, and MacRumors notes the foldable "iPhone Duo" will not launch until 23 October[1]
Notable features
- iPhone 18 Pro has a 6.3-inch and iPhone 18 Pro Max a 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with ProMotion up to 120Hz, Always-On and up to 3000 nits outdoor peak brightness, in an aluminum unibody with a Ceramic Shield 2 front; they weigh 211 g and 249 g and are rated IP68[2]
- Highlights: a 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture (f/1.48 to f/4), the A20 Pro chip on a 2-nanometer process, a vapor chamber with three times the surface area of iPhone 17 Pro and up to 40% more sustained performance, a smaller Dynamic Island, the C2 modem and N1 wireless chip[1][3]
- The rear system adds a 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide (13 mm) and a 48MP Fusion Telephoto (100 mm, 4x) with a tetraprism design and 8x optical-quality zoom, with an 18MP Center Stage front camera; Apple Reference Image lets the Main camera's sensor sign photos so edits can be checked[2][3]
- A20 Pro has a 6-core CPU with integrated Neural Accelerators, a 7-core GPU up to 40% faster than A19 Pro, a Dual 16-core Neural Engine and 50% more memory bandwidth; the C2 modem adds mmWave in the U.S. and the N1 chip brings Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6[2][3]
- Battery life (eSIM-only models) is up to 36 hours of video on iPhone 18 Pro and up to 45 hours on Pro Max; the phones run iOS 27[3]
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- [1]90%macrumors.com/2026/09/12/iphone-18-pro-available-to-pre-ordermacrumors.com· Posted Sep 13, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
Stated as firm, per macrumors.com: pre-orders opened Saturday, September 12, with the phones "launching Friday, September 18."
- [2]92%iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max - Technical Specifications - Appleapple.com· Added Sep 22, 2026· 26% of score
Apple's[3] tech-specs page gives the "6.3-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED display" and 6.9-inch Pro Max, ProMotion up to 120Hz, 3000 nits outdoor peak, 211 g and 249 g weights, IP68, the 48MP Ultra Wide and 100 mm Telephoto, and the 18MP Center Stage front camera.
- [3]95%Apple debuts iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Maxapple.com· Published Sep 9, 2026· 25% of score
Apple's[2] own newsroom release confirms the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max become available Friday, 18 September 2026, after pre-orders opened 12 September - an exact match for the pin's stored release date.
- [4]78%Apple officially announces iPhone 18 Pro, foldable event9to5mac.com· Published Aug 26, 2026· 24% of score
9to5Mac's own preview, published 26 August 2026, anticipated Apple's[2][3] 9 September event unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro, predating the pin's stored 18 September 2026 release date by about three weeks as advance speculation.
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