iPhone 18 Pro review roundup: great cameras, no surprises, isn't iPhone Duo
News iPhone 18 Pro review roundup: great cameras, no surprises, isn't iPhone Duo William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Wed Sep 16 2026, 08:59 AM EDT · 2 minute read The new iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Pro. The first reviews of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are out and without exception, they say it's unfairly overshadowed by the iPhone Duo. Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro models appeared to get off to a slow start, at least compared to how shipping was rapidly delayed for the iPhone 17 Pro.
- ▪News iPhone 18 Pro review roundup: great cameras, no surprises, isn't iPhone Duo William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Wed Sep 16 2026, 08:59 AM EDT · 2 minute read The new iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Pro.
- ▪The first reviews of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are out and without exception, they say it's unfairly overshadowed by the iPhone Duo.
- ▪Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro models appeared to get off to a slow start, at least compared to how shipping was rapidly delayed for the iPhone 17 Pro.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 31 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ iPhone 18 Pro review: The standard setter — Engadget
- ▪ iPhone 18 Pro review: More of a great thing — 9to5Mac
- ▪ 50 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 27 - Out Now! — MacRumors
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News iPhone 18 Pro review roundup: great cameras, no surprises, isn't iPhone Duo William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Wed Sep 16 2026, 08:59 AM EDT · 2 minute read The new iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Pro. The first reviews of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are out and without exception, they say it's unfairly overshadowed by the iPhone Duo. Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro models appeared to get off to a slow start, at least compared to how shipping was rapidly delayed for the iPhone 17 Pro. But now that reviewers are getting to test it in the real world, there is only one criticism. "Is it expensive?" asks Marques Brownlee in his YouTube review.
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