iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Max Buyer's Guide
iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Max Buyer's GuideMonday September 14, 2026 4:25 AM PDT by Hartley CharltonApple recently unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, featuring a new Main camera with a variable aperture, new Pro camera controls, the A20 Pro chip, and more. With the foldable iPhone Duo now sitting above them in the lineup, the two Pro models are no longer the most expensive iPhones Apple sells, but they remain the most fully-featured traditional iPhones available. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299.
- ▪iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Max Buyer's GuideMonday September 14, 2026 4:25 AM PDT by Hartley CharltonApple recently unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, featuring a new Main camera with a variable aperture, new Pro camer
- ▪With the foldable iPhone Duo now sitting above them in the lineup, the two Pro models are no longer the most expensive iPhones Apple sells, but they remain the most fully-featured traditional iPhones available.
- ▪The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299.
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iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Max Buyer's GuideMonday September 14, 2026 4:25 AM PDT by Hartley CharltonApple recently unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, featuring a new Main camera with a variable aperture, new Pro camera controls, the A20 Pro chip, and more. With the foldable iPhone Duo now sitting above them in the lineup, the two Pro models are no longer the most expensive iPhones Apple sells, but they remain the most fully-featured traditional iPhones available. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299. Both see a $100 increase over the equivalent iPhone 17 Pro models, and the increases grow steeper further up the storage ladder, with a 1TB iPhone 18 Pro now costing $300 more than a 1TB iPhone 17 Pro did last year.
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