Apr 13, 2026BF3-0366Wrong

The iPhone 18 Pro models will not be offered in black.

Did it turn out to be true?

Wrong. It did not turn out this way. Instant Digital reported it on Apr 13, 2026 in MacRumors. That was 149 days before Apple iPhone 18 Pro was announced on Sep 9, 2026. Black is one of the four launch finishes Apple announced — Black, light blue, glacier and burgundy — so the claim that the Pro models would not be offered in black did not hold.

Reported by: Instant Digital
We read it in: MacRumors
Product: Apple iPhone 18 Pro · reported as “iPhone 18 Pro”
Ahead of the announcement: 149 days · announced Sep 9, 2026

Read it at MacRumors →

The story of this report

Apr 13, 2026Instant Digital reported it · MacRumors
Sep 9, 2026Apple iPhone 18 Pro was announced · official source
OutcomeWrongBlack is one of the four launch finishes Apple announced — Black, light blue, glacier and burgundy — so the claim that the Pro models would not be offered in black did not hold. What the company published

Who reported it

Instant Digital · Leaker

19 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 6 we have checked, 3 held up.

Every report from Instant Digital →

What we know now

The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Guide · specs, prices and every tracked report

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Other reports about Apple iPhone 18 Pro

60 reports about Apple iPhone 18 Pro from 18 sources. Of the 25 we have checked, 19 held up.

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Aug 12, 2026DealSite: Apple cut iPhone 18 Pro OLED display costDealSite · MacRumorsNever settled
Aug 12, 2026Economic Daily News: iPhone 18 Pro trio due September 2026Economic Daily News · MacRumorsPartly right

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone 18 Pro report turn out to be true?: Wrong. It did not turn out this way. Black is one of the four launch finishes Apple announced — Black, light blue, glacier and burgundy — so the claim that the Pro models would not be offered in black did not hold.
Who reported it first?: Instant Digital reported it on Apr 13, 2026 in MacRumors.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?: That was 149 days before Apple iPhone 18 Pro was announced on Sep 9, 2026.