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iPhone 18 Pro Starts at $1,199, Pro Max at $1,299

Apple today announced the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max, with pricing starting at $1,199 for the Pro model and $1,299 for the Pro Max, both with 256GB of storage as the base configuration.

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The increase amounts to $100 over the equivalent iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max pricing, matching what Bloomberg's Mark Gurman had predicted ahead of today's event. That is a smaller jump than many analysts had floated over the summer.

Both models now offer a 2TB storage option for the first time, sitting above the previous 1TB ceiling for an added cost.

Apple is also offering the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max through its Apple Upgrade program, which starts at $34.99 a month over 24 months and can come in lower for customers who trade-in an eligible device. Separately, customers trading in an iPhone 14 or newer toward a new purchase can get up to $1,200 off.

The pricing arrives after months of speculation that Apple would raise iPhone prices more steeply this year, following a broader run of cost increases across its Mac, iPad, and home product lines earlier in 2026 tied to the global memory shortage.

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Top Rated Comments

adomadosado Avatar
16 hours ago at 10:36 am
Phew, nowhere near as bad as the fearmongering!
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
16 hours ago at 10:41 am

Feels like a S year, Fold is the one to get if you’re upgrading.
Umm, what? The S year models are the ones to get.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
fathergll Avatar
15 hours ago at 11:46 am

This is almost identical to 17 Pro max minus the 2 nm chip and more expensive. Why would anyone buy this over 17 pro max?
Because spending an extra $100 for better battery for a device I use everyday isn't a world ending decision if you only need 512 or 256 gb.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
15 hours ago at 11:38 am

Yep, the only thing coming close to $1200 is the $1350 offered for trading in a MBP.

This will be "free" or near free on a 3 year contract with most major US carriers shortly if people are OK with that of course.
I know this works for many, but every time I look into switching to a carrier for one of these deals...where we need 2 new phones and are paying $30 unlimited flat per line, it still works out better or almost the same to buy the phones outright.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
menist Avatar
16 hours ago at 10:38 am
Feels like a S year, Fold is the one to get if you’re upgrading.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
rhaezorblue Avatar
15 hours ago at 11:52 am
Has the "$1500 trade in value" not gone live yet? Just checked Apple's preorder page for the 18 PM and even the newest 17 PM is not giving that much trade in value.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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