Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 as Base iPhone 18 Slips to 2027
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Updated · WIRED · Sep 16
Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 as Base iPhone 18 Slips to 2027
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Sep 16
Summary
Apple’s 2026 iPhone lineup starts with only the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, priced at $1,199 and $1,299, leaving buyers without a new base model this year.
The gap reflects a delayed standard iPhone 18, which the report says is expected in spring 2027 alongside a mid-tier iPhone 18e.
That makes the new Pro phones a $100 step-up from last year’s Pro models, even as the upgrade is described as solid rather than transformative.
A foldable iPhone is also due next month, broadening Apple’s premium push while making the absence of a lower-priced flagship more conspicuous.