Apple iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max are finally here. New prices and details
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are official, and this year’s upgrade is about more than a faster processor or a new color. Apple has pushed its flagship phones even further into professional photography, packing in a new 2nm chip, promising huge leaps in battery life and introducing features that make the iPhone feel like a serious camera in your pocket.
And then came the real surprise. The tech giant also unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone and one of the company’s biggest hardware moves in years.
iPhone Pro models
Apple’s 2026 event was different even before the first phone was announced. Instead of unveiling the entire iPhone 18 family at once, the company focused its attention on the premium Pro models and the new foldable duo.
The event also marked an important moment of leadership. John Terence took the stage for his first major keynote as Apple CEO, after Tim Cook became executive chairman after leading the company for 15 years. Wer
iPhone 18 Pro Price
The iPhone 18 Pro comes with a starting price of $1,199, while the larger iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299. These prices apply to 256GB models.
The company will start accepting pre-orders on September 12, with the phones reaching customers from September 18. There’s also a new color to speak of. The Pro lineup comes in black, silver, glacier and burgundy, with burgundy replacing last year’s much-discussed Cosmic Orange finish.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max retains Apple’s familiar premium design but brings a 6.9-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED display on the front. The 120Hz panel supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision and can reach a peak brightness of 3,000 nits. The resolution is 1320 x 2868 pixels, while the Ceramic Shield 2 and an anti-reflective coating are designed to protect the display and make it easier to see outdoors.
The phone measures 163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm and weighs 249 grams. It also comes with an IP68 rating, which provides protection against submersion in dust and water up to six meters for 30 minutes under certain conditions.
A20 Pro chip
Inside the new iPhone is Apple’s latest A20 Pro chip, built using a 2nm process. It has six core CPU, seven core GPU and 16 core neural engine.
Apple says the new Neural Engine delivers twice the AI processing power of the previous A19 Pro. The phones also get 12GB of RAM, with storage options ranging from 256GB to 2TB. As expected, there is no memory card slot. The entire experience runs on iOS 27, with Apple embedding artificial intelligence deeper into the way its devices work.
Powerhouse Camera
If there’s one part of the iPhone 18 Pro that might make owners of older iPhones seriously consider upgrading, it’s the camera. Apple introduces a 48MP Fusion main camera with variable aperture, a first for an iPhone.
Instead of locking in one aperture, the camera uses six laser-cut blades that adjust to four aperture settings. This means the phone can adapt more intelligently to lighting conditions, giving photographers more control over depth of field.
The rear camera system includes three 48MP cameras:
- 48MP main camera with f/1.5-f/4.0 variable aperture
- 48MP periscope telephoto camera with 4x optical zoom
- 48MP ultra-wide camera with 120-degree field of view
Apple isn’t stopping at better hardware. The new Pro Control system gives users manual control over aperture, shutter speed and white balance. An on-screen histogram also helps photographers assess exposure before pressing the shutter. For developers, Apple is opening up access to the camera’s aperture range through an API.
Then there’s Apple Reference Image, a feature designed to preserve information about the original image. The system records the signature sensor information, creating a reference to the original capture and helping to distinguish an untouched image from something that has been modified later.
iPhone 18 Pro can record 4K video at up to 120fps with support for Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2 and native video and audio. The front camera has also gone to 18MP with ultra-wide field of view and 4K recording.
The phones also introduce Apple’s next-generation C2 modem. Apple says it delivers faster uploads while using 15% less power than the previous generation. The connectivity package includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC and USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort. The phones support satellite-based emergency SOS, messages and Find My, as well as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZSS and NavIC.
Even Dynamic Island gets a small but useful change, with Apple saying it can now show up to three live activities simultaneously.
iPhone Pairing
Just when the iPhone 18 Pro story seemed big enough, Apple changed the mood of the room. The company introduced the iPhone Duo. Apple’s first foldable iPhone. Open it up and there’s a 7.6-inch internal display. Turn it off and the device turns into a phone with a 5.4-inch external screen.
Apple says the external display offers about 90 percent of the screen area found on the iPhone 18 Pro. Both displays share the same aspect ratio, meaning apps and content can move between the two screens without feeling completely different. The nano-textured finish is designed to reduce glare and make fold creases less noticeable. When folded, Apple says the phone is about the size of a passport.
The Duo runs on the same A20 Pro chip as the new Pro models and uses a dual battery setup. Apple says it can provide up to 44 hours of video playback when using an external display. But what’s interesting is what Apple has done with the software.
A feature called SmartTech uses on-device AI to recognize when people are posing and automatically capture the moment. Then there’s Duo FaceTime, which lets another person join a video call using an external display and camera. Apple has also redesigned iOS 27 for the foldable screen.
Controls can move to the side to conserve vertical space, while a new Split View feature allows two apps to run simultaneously on iPhone for the first time. The pair comes in Star White and Night Sky. It starts at $1,999, with pre-orders opening on October 16 and shipping starting on October 23.
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