Apple has launched the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max alongside the new iPhone Duo, introducing a 2nm A20 Pro chip, a variable camera aperture, and a $100 or £100 price increase across the lineup.
iPhone 18 Pro Prices Rise by $100
The base iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 for the 256GB model, while the larger iPhone 18 Pro Max begins at $1,299 for the same entry-level storage capacity. Pricing for Apple’s latest flagship smartphones has increased by $100 across the board compared to the previous generation, thanks to component issues across the global supply chain. In the UK, the iPhone 18 Pro is priced from £1,199 (€1,449/$1,199/A$2,099), reflecting a cost change that The Guardian attributes to component supply chain pressures.
Apple is offering a 2TB storage tier on the smaller iPhone 18 Pro model for the first time.
- iPhone 18 Pro: 256GB ($1,199), 512GB ($1,399), 1TB ($1,599), and 2TB ($1,999)
- iPhone 18 Pro Max: 256GB ($1,299), 512GB ($1,499), 1TB ($1,899), and 2TB ($2,499)
A20 Pro Processor Improves Benchmark Scores
In benchmark tests conducted by reviewers, the iPhone 18 Pro scored 4,787 in single-core evaluations and 12,166 in multi-core tasks, outpacing the iPhone 17 Pro’s scores of 3,820 and 9,820, respectively, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max achieved 4,719 single-core and 12,804 multi-core figures compared to the 3,784 single-core and 9,734 multi-core results posted by the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Beneath the glass, the iPhone 18 Pro series features Apple’s new A20 Pro processor, built on a 2nm architecture.
Apple integrated a larger vapor chamber making direct contact with the A20 Pro, alongside a new thermal-pad material and a repositioned SoC to manage heat during demanding tasks like gaming. Users can switch between four presets—ƒ/1.48, ƒ/1.8, ƒ/2.8, and ƒ/4.0—to control light exposure at the hardware level via a variable aperture system on the main camera, though reviewers note that the physical constraints of a smartphone sensor keep the resulting depth-of-field variations relatively subtle.
iPhone 18 Pro Max Faces AT&T Network Bug
Testing indicates the Pro Max can reach 50% charge in 15 minutes and 81% in 30 minutes when paired with a recommended 40W or higher power adapter.
Macworld reported that Apple and AT&T identified an issue preventing some iPhone 18 Pro Max units from accessing AT&T’s network for calls and texts, though the device launch has encountered this specific network hurdle. Units already experiencing the network block require a physical device replacement, while software updates like iOS 27.0.1 prevent the glitch from occurring on unaffected devices.
This hardware replacement effort follows earlier historical precedent programs from the manufacturer, mirroring free repair rollouts such as the 2021 initiative addressing sound emission faults in iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro receivers, as well as the 2024 service campaign for iPhone 14 Plus units lacking rear camera preview displays.