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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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