iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders off to a surprisingly slow start
News iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders off to a surprisingly slow start William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat Sep 12 2026, 09:04 AM EDT · 2 minute read Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro Max (left) and iPhone 18 Pro. Whether it's because of the economy, better supply than normal, the looming iPhone Duo, or Apple's unusual opening of pre-orders on a Saturday, very few iPhone 18 Pro models are showing any shipping delays as of an hour after preorder start. Following their launch on September 9, 2026, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models are now available for pre-order.
- ▪News iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders off to a surprisingly slow start William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat Sep 12 2026, 09:04 AM EDT · 2 minute read Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro Max (left) and iPhone 18 Pro.
- ▪Whether it's because of the economy, better supply than normal, the looming iPhone Duo, or Apple's unusual opening of pre-orders on a Saturday, very few iPhone 18 Pro models are showing any shipping delays as of an hour after preorder start
- ▪Following their launch on September 9, 2026, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models are now available for pre-order.
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News iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders off to a surprisingly slow start William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat Sep 12 2026, 09:04 AM EDT · 2 minute read Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro Max (left) and iPhone 18 Pro. Whether it's because of the economy, better supply than normal, the looming iPhone Duo, or Apple's unusual opening of pre-orders on a Saturday, very few iPhone 18 Pro models are showing any shipping delays as of an hour after preorder start. Following their launch on September 9, 2026, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models are now available for pre-order. But they did not sell out immediately, as is more normally the case.
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