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The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max came out Sep 18, 2026, and its best price today is $1,299 at Apple. For a model this new, iDevice's advice is to buy it if you want it, not to wait for a drop.
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From $1,299.00
What it costs to buy. None of these need a subscription.
Weight
249g
Grams in your hand. Lower is lighter.
Battery life
~45 hrs
How long it lasts on its own, away from a charger.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro$1,099
Apple iPhone 18 Pro$1,199
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL$1,299
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra$1,399.99
Current list prices.
The handset as sold, without a case.
Hours of video playback, as each maker states it. A phone whose maker gives only a typical-use figure or a battery capacity is not on this chart: those are different measures.
If not this one
Stronger on big-screen multitasking, in iDevice's view.
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Frequently asked questions
If you're in Japan or South Korea and didn't pre-order, book a pickup slot online before you head to an Apple Store on October 23. The rule covers the iPhone 18 Pro Max too.
If you're comfortable opening up a phone or a Mac, genuine parts for the newest Pro iPhones and desktops are on sale now. Most owners will still spend less, in money and risk, at an Apple Store or an authorized shop.
Leaked images show the base iPhone 18 with a raised, Pro-style camera plateau and three colors: White, Pink and Dark Blue. It's still tipped for March 2027, so the iPhone 17 stays the standard iPhone to buy until spring.
The limit holds in the US, UK, Japan and Spain whatever configuration you pick, after shipping estimates slid into January within minutes of pre-orders opening.
Apple's figure matches the two-cell leak from July exactly. It sits between the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, and within 2% of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Staff are telling shoppers without a pre-order not to come in, and Apple's own deliveries now run to late January.
Launch-day stock went within minutes of pre-orders opening, so a store visit on October 23 is now the quicker way to get one.
On the iPhone Duo, AppleCare+ is the difference between a $99 bill and a $999 one for a damaged folding screen, so settle it before you pre-order.
Apple's foldable scores level with the iPhone 18 Pro on Geekbench and carries the same 12GB of memory, two days before pre-orders open.
A big first run, months before the spring 2027 launch, while Apple reportedly ordered fewer parts for the iPhone 18 Pro.
Apple expects more iPhone Duo buyers than it first planned for, and pre-orders haven't started. Pro Max orders went up as Pro orders went down, which leaves the Pro line flat.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is preparing an unusually large retail demo rollout for the iPhone Duo's October 23 launch: more than 150 units at the Fifth Avenue flagship, nearly 100 at Apple Park, 30 to 40 at other flagship stores, and about 20 at smaller ones. Some units sit untethered so shoppers can fold them by hand. Supply is still expected to stay tight at launch.
Even small Apple Stores get about 20 demo units and a new MagSafe stand, but launch stock still looks thin, so order early if you've already decided.
Apple Stores will be able to personalize the Duo's first startup screen with some buyers' names, in English or Spanish, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. The phone goes on sale October 23.
Delivery waits for the $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro are getting shorter, which points to softer demand, but AppleInsider's sources say Apple hasn't cut how many phones it assembles.
A Korean leaker says the iPhone Air 2 drops to 5.2mm from 5.6mm while gaining denser battery cells and a 48-megapixel ultrawide camera.
Reddit owners say burgundy and some black iPhone 18 Pro phones show discoloration by the camera that wiping won't clear. Apple hasn't commented.
The iPhone 18 Pro has 12GB, confirmed in Xcode 27, and the Duo is expected to match. A memory shortage is the likely reason for the cut.
The feature comes from a code find rather than an Apple demo, and pre-orders for the phone open October 16.
Apple says buyers can start configuring an iPhone Duo order on October 12, four days before pre-orders open on October 16 at 8:00 a.m. ET.
