Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 With Variable-Aperture Camera and Smaller Dynamic Island
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Updated · The Verge · Sep 9
Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 With Variable-Aperture Camera and Smaller Dynamic Island
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Sep 9
Summary
$1,199 iPhone 18 Pro and $1,299 Pro Max open for preorder on Sept. 12, with retail availability starting Sept. 18.
Four aperture stops — f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0 — headline the main camera upgrade, alongside new manual controls for shutter speed, white balance and focus.
A smaller Dynamic Island now shows up to three Live Activities at once, while the phones otherwise stay close to the iPhone 17 Pro design with the same screen sizes and aluminum body.
Four colors — black, silver, glacier blue and burgundy — round out the refresh, with new color-matched rear glass giving the Pro models a more seamless finish.