China carried iPhone 18 Pro sales while the US and Japan slipped
The $100 price rise is costing Apple buyers in the US and Japan, and the Duo's effect on Pro Max sales won't show until the next count.

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The $100 price rise is costing Apple buyers in the US and Japan, and the Duo's effect on Pro Max sales won't show until the next count.
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.
The 18 Pro runs cooler and lasts longer, without asking you to change how you use your phone. From an older iPhone it's an easy upgrade, but from a 17 Pro the gains are real and small.
Release dates
Shows the latest 4 of 8 models. The first one shipped in 2019.
| Generation | On sale | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 16 Pro | Sep 20, 2024 | 364 days since iPhone 15 Pro |
| iPhone 17 Pro | Sep 19, 2025 | 364 days |
| iPhone 18 Pro | Sep 18, 2026 | 364 days |
Shows the latest 3 of 8 models. The first one shipped in 2019.
| Generation | On sale | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 18 Pro | Sep 18, 2026 | 364 days |
| iPhone 17 Pro | Sep 19, 2025 | 364 days |
| iPhone 16 Pro | Sep 20, 2024 | 364 days |
| iPhone 15 Pro | Sep 22, 2023 | 371 days |
| iPhone 14 Pro | Sep 16, 2022 | 357 days |
| iPhone 13 Pro | Sep 24, 2021 | 336 days |
| iPhone 12 Pro | Oct 23, 2020 | 399 days |
| iPhone 11 Pro | Sep 20, 2019 | first |
Comparison
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The handset as sold, without a case.
Hours of video playback, as each phone's own company reports it. A phone whose company gives only a typical-use figure or a battery capacity is not on this chart: those are different measures.
If not this one
A 5,200mAh battery keeps you going for hours of video, games and streaming.
Fairphone tuned it for multitasking and a fluid, responsive experience.
Quick answers
All questionsReveal to on sale
Every generation went on sale 9 to 11 days after being revealed.
CURRENT MODELApple iPhone 18 Pro
PREVIOUS MODELApple iPhone 17 Pro
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Good to know
Here is what you get when you open it. No power adapter. No earPods.
iPhone 18 Pro
USB-C Charge Cable
Power adapterNot in the box
EarPodsNot in the boxFrom Apple. Checked Sep 22, 2026.
The $100 price rise is costing Apple buyers in the US and Japan, and the Duo's effect on Pro Max sales won't show until the next count.
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.
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.
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 12 GB, confirmed in Xcode 27, and the Duo is expected to match. A memory shortage is the likely reason for the cut.
Apple's updates are meant to stop the outage spreading, but a phone that has already lost service has to be replaced, and Apple hasn't said why it happens.
Apple’s Camera app gives the iPhone 18 Pro four set apertures, and Halide fills in everything between them. The aperture mode needs the new Pro, while the two new looks work on any iPhone.
Apple is likely testing it as iOS 27.0.1. If your phone froze after a missed Face ID scan, you don't need to swap it.
Wi-Fi calling still works, and a fix may arrive with iOS 27.0.1 next week. Launch buyers are still inside the return window if it doesn't.
A stress test hit 1.1 MB/s once the fast cache ran out, which matters for long ProRes recordings. Apple doesn't say which storage chip a phone ships with, and supply looks mixed.
Almost every major repair on this phone goes in through the screen. iFixit's provisional score is 7 out of 10, and it leaves the frame problem out until it knows more.
It happens when Face ID guards a locked app, not at the lock screen. Apple support told one owner to swap the phone, but the reporter who reproduced it expects a software fix.
The Pro Max battery clears 20 watt-hours, so Apple added a Prepare to Ship step that discharges it before repair or trade-in, with an undo that can wait 14 days.
Every other repair fee on the iPhone 18 Pro held at last year's price, so the battery is the single line Apple moved. AppleCare+ owners still pay nothing once health drops under 80 percent.
A TechInsights teardown puts Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 in the American iPhone 18 Pro Max. Every other iPhone 18 this year runs Apple's C2.
iFixit's teardown puts the North American iPhone 18 Pro at 4,288 mAh, about 232 mAh above the European model that still carries a SIM tray.
The battery figure going around depends on which phone got opened. A SIM-tray model reads 4,056 mAh, and the eSIM-only version sold in the US reads 4,288.
Tom's Guide benchmarked both A20 Pro phones. Peak speed is nearly identical, but under a long stress test the Pro Max kept 79.4% of its performance and the Pro kept 62.8%.
If you want an iPhone 18 Pro, most models aren't hard to get. The real waits are on the Pro Max, and one analyst now expects Apple to build fewer Pro phones and fewer iPhone Duos.
An hour after ordering opened, a September 18 delivery was still available on nearly every configuration. Burgundy is the exception, and it slipped by nearly three weeks.