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Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, both powered by the new A20 Pro chip and featuring a 48-MP Fusion main camera with variable aperture that lets in roughly 50% more light in low-light scenes. The devices offer 36 hours of video playback on the Pro and 45 hours on the Max, a reduced Dynamic Island, and are priced at $1,199 and $1,299, respectively, in deep-black, silver, glacier, and burgundy finishes.

Written from all 7 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. The Verge·
    Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max

    Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, offering deep black, silver, “glacier,” and burgundy finishes with color-matched back glass. Both models run the new A20 Pro processor and feature the longest battery life ever in an iPhone, while integrating Apple Intelligence and Siri AI’s more expressive voices. The devices retain the aluminum chassis and vapor-chamber cooling introduced with the 2025 iPhone 17 Pro series.

  2. Engadget·
    Apple's iPhone 18 Pro has an A20 Pro chip and smaller Dynamic Island

    The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max use the A20 Pro chip, delivering up to 40% higher sustained performance than the iPhone 17 Pro and twice the speed of the iPhone 16 Pro. Battery life reaches 36 hours (Pro) and 45 hours (Max). New features include a variable-aperture 48 MP camera with manual f/1.8, Reference Image digital signing, a slightly smaller Dynamic Island, and a burgundy finish. Prices start at $1,199 for the Pro and $1,299 for the Max.

  3. TechMeme·
    Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, with a similar design to 17 Pro and a new A20 Pro chip, in deep black, silver, glacier, and burgundy (Jay Peters/The Verge)

    Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable device, featuring a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display powered by the new A20 Pro chip with an upgraded display engine and Touch ID. The phone is offered in deep black, silver, glacier, and burgundy, and launches alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series.

  4. TechCrunch·
    Apple launches iPhone 18 Pro with upgraded camera

    Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, keeping the prior chassis while adding a 48-megapixel camera with variable aperture, six-blade optics, manual controls, photographic styles, and 4K Dolby HDR Vision video featuring post-shoot cinematic effects. Both models run A20 Pro silicon with vapor-chamber cooling and larger batteries, delivering 36 hours of video playback on the Pro and 45 hours on the Max; they start at $1,199 and $1,299, respectively, with pre-orders beginning Saturday and shipments slated for September 18.

  5. Hacker News·
    Apple debuts iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

    Apple launched the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with a 48 MP Fusion Main camera that offers variable aperture for manual and automatic depth-of-field control and new Photographic Styles. The phones run A20 Pro silicon and a vapor-chamber cooling system, delivering record sustained performance and the largest battery-life increase. iOS 27 introduces Siri AI and Apple Intelligence. Models come in black, silver, glacier, and burgundy. Pre-orders begin September 12; retail launch follows on September 18.

  6. TechMeme·
    iPhone 18 Pro comes with a smaller Dynamic Island; 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299, both costing $100 more than the 17 Pro lineup (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)

    Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, priced at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, each $100 higher than the previous generation, and featuring a reduced Dynamic Island. Both models run the new 2 nm A20 Pro SoC with a 6-core CPU, 7-core GPU and 32-core Neural Engine, and sport a 48 MP Fusion main camera with variable aperture that captures roughly 50% more light in low-light conditions.

  7. The Next Web·
    Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro has variable aperture, and no Siri AI in Europe

    Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max launch with a 48-MP camera that can automatically or manually adjust its aperture from ƒ/1.48 to higher values, supported by a new rotor mechanism and API for third-party apps. The phones cost $1,199 and $1,299, but EU buyers miss Siri AI and Apple Reference Image features at launch, while the A20 Pro chip delivers 40% faster GPU and doubled AI core count.

  8. TechMeme·
    iPhone 18 Pro has a faster 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture that lets in ~50% more light in low-light, along with enhanced camera app controls (Jeremy Gray/PetaPixel)

    The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max retain the 17 Pro’s design but introduce a 48 MP Fusion main camera with a variable aperture that admits roughly 50% more light in low-light scenes and adds upgraded camera-app controls. They are powered by the new 2 nm A20 Pro chip, featuring a six-core CPU with two “desktop-class” cores, a seven-core GPU claimed up to 40% faster, and a 32-core Neural Engine.

  9. The Verge·
    Here’s how the new iPhone 18 Pro stacks up to the last-gen models

    Apple launches the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max on September 18, with preorders beginning September 12. The 6.3-inch Pro starts at $1,199, $100 higher than the previous year’s model, while the 6.9-inch Pro Max is priced at $1,299, also $100 above last year. The 18 Pro is the 2026 flagship, released before the foldable iPhone Duo.

  10. Engadget·
    Apple's iPhone 18 Pro camera innovations went well beyond megapixels and AI

    Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max feature a variable-aperture system with laser-cut blades shifting among f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0, allowing finer exposure, lower ISO in dim light, and adjustable depth of field. They add persistent subject tracking, expanded Pro controls (white-balance, histogram), new Photographic Styles with texture and grain, post-capture Cinematic effects up to 60 fps, and a signed “Reference” mode that creates an immutable digital negative for authenticity verification. All three rear cameras retain 48 MP sensors (Main, Ultra-Wide f/2.2, Telephoto f/2.8).

  11. The Verge·
    iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: our first hands-on impressions

    Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max retain the iPhone 17 Pro’s aluminum chassis and screen dimensions but add color-matched back glass and four finishes—black, silver, “glacier” (blue) and burgundy. The lineup introduces a variable-aperture main camera and new “Pro” controls that expand photographic options. The devices were examined at Apple Park after the “Surprise and Shine” event.

  12. Engadget·
    Engadget Podcast: Diving into the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Apple's new hardware

    Apple’s iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable, launches with a 6.7-inch flexible display and a dual-camera system that mirrors Samsung’s earlier designs, while the iPhone 18 Pro introduces a variable-aperture sensor for improved low-light performance. Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 receive minor tweaks, and AirPods 5 add enhanced active noise cancellation at a lower price.

  13. Wired·
    Which iPhone 18 Model Should You Buy?

    The iPhone 18 lineup includes the foldable iPhone Duo with a passport-sized dual-screen and the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, all using the A20 Pro chip that is about 20% faster and 30% more efficient. Each device has 12 GB RAM, a Super Retina XDR OLED display with 120 Hz ProMotion, up to 3,000 nits brightness, IP68 rating, and storage ranging from 256 GB to 2 TB; the Duo adds a nano-texture interior screen for glare reduction. Pre-orders begin September 12 for the Pro models (shipping September 18) and October 16 for the Duo (release October 23).

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