We are getting close to iPhone 18 Pro launch debut, which is likely on September 9 2026. September has long been the iPhone series launch month, and 2026 should stick to that script, except this time, only the iPhone 18 Pro, Max and the iPhone Fold models are tipped to show up. One of the most important aspects, tech upgrades apart, is the pricing of the next generation iPhones. Now, according to the latest iPhone 18 Pro price leaks, it has been suggested the smartphone will not just bring new specs, it will come with a bigger bill too. Suggestions by reliable analysts are that the iPhone 18 Pro price will be higher by up to Rs 20000.
Here is where the numbers get messy. One leak puts the iPhone 18 Pro price in India at Rs 139900 - roughly Rs 5000 above the iPhone 17 Pro price at launch of Rs 134900. Other rumours are far less kind, suggesting a jump of up to Rs 20000 depending on the variant and the market you are buying in.
A step up in storage does not help matters either. The 256GB iPhone 18 Pro price is reportedly headed toward Rs 144900 mark.
Blame the likely iPhone 18 Pro price hike on memory. The AI appetite for computing power has companies scrambling for RAM, and that scramble is squeezing supply and driving prices up for Apple and it is unlikely to absorb that cost.
This is already visible as it has already nudged up prices on the iPad Air and MacBook Air in India. Will the iPhone 18 line-up follow the same script is still anyone's guess.
There is a silver lining though. iPhone 18 Pro will undergo huge changes when compared to the iPhone 17 pro. The upcming changes include the A20 Pro chip on TSMC's 2nm process, 12GB of RAM, a shrunken Dynamic Island, brighter LTPO+ displays, and a variable-aperture 48MP main camera are all said to be in the mix.
Whether that is enough to justify Apple implementing this huge iPhone 18 Pro price hike is a different conversation entirely. However, none of this is actually official and experts are analysing them from industry chatter and reports. Until Apple actually puts a number on the screen at launch, treat every figure here as an educated guess, not the receipt for an actual iPhone 18 Pro purchase.