Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 With A20 Pro and 36-Hour Battery Life
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Updated · MacRumors · Sep 15
Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 With A20 Pro and 36-Hour Battery Life
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Sep 15
Summary
$1,199 iPhone 18 Pro preorders opened Sept. 12 ahead of Sept. 18 availability, with Apple pitching a two-generation leap over the iPhone 16 Pro after skipping iPhone 17 branding.
A20 Pro is Apple’s first 2nm smartphone chip, paired with 12GB RAM, a 32-core Neural Engine and second-generation vapor-chamber cooling to curb throttling and boost on-device AI performance.
Battery life jumps to 36 hours on the Pro and 45 hours on the Pro Max, while wired charging reaches 50% in about 15 minutes with a 60W-capable adapter.
Camera upgrades include a variable-aperture 48MP main lens, a 48MP telephoto with 4x and 8x optical options, an 18MP front camera, and new pro features such as ProRes RAW and Genlock.
The upgrade comes with trade-offs: the base Pro costs $200 more than the iPhone 16 Pro, starts at 256GB instead of 128GB, and the Pro Max is 22 grams heavier.