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Apple adds folding iPhone Duo alongside higher-priced iPhone 18 Pro models

The Pro and Pro Max start at $1,199 and $1,299 and ship September 18. The folding Duo follows October 23.

Updated Sep 16, 2026 · 12:00 UTC39 reports

The short version

  • The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max start at $1,199 and $1,299, each $100 above its predecessor, and ship September 18.[Wired · Slashdot]
  • The folding iPhone Duo has a 5.4-inch outer display and 7.6-inch unfolded inner display. Preorders begin October 16 before an October 23 release.[Wired · Engadget]
  • Both Pro models add a mechanically adjustable aperture to their main cameras, with four aperture settings.[The Verge]
  • The provided reports disagree on some camera and GPU specifications, while differently described battery figures prevent a like-for-like endurance comparison.[Ars Technica · CNET · Wired · Engadget · Slashdot]

Key facts

  • The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the Pro Max at $1,299.[Slashdot]
  • Both Pro models cost $100 more than their iPhone 17 Pro-series counterparts.[Wired]
  • Pro preorders begin September 12, with shipping September 18; Duo preorders begin October 16, with release October 23.[Wired]
  • The Duo has 5.4-inch outer and 7.6-inch unfolded inner displays, compared with 6.3 inches for the Pro and 6.9 inches for the Pro Max.[Wired]
  • Both Pro main cameras offer mechanical aperture settings of f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.[The Verge]

What remains uncertain

  • Wired lists a 48-megapixel Pro front camera, while CNET reports 18 megapixels. Wired describes 8x telephoto zoom; Engadget specifies a 4x telephoto producing 8x optical-quality shots.[CNET · Wired · Engadget]
  • Wired lists six GPU cores for the A20 Pro across the lineup, while Ars Technica reports seven.[Ars Technica · Wired]
  • Slashdot attributes video-playback ratings of 36 hours for the Pro and 45 hours for the Pro Max to Apple. CNET lists up to 24 hours for the Pro without specifying the activity, so the figures are not directly comparable.[CNET · Slashdot]

Sources

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