Apple loves to make a big impact, and this time it has delivered a really big splash. John Ternus, taking over the keynote reins from former CEO Tim Cook, pulled back the curtain on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at the 'Surprise and Shine' event held September 9. Apple's Senior VP Greg Joswiak quipped: "We didn't just make incremental improvements in these areas, we took huge leaps forward to create the best Pro iPhone we've ever made." Here is eeverything you need to know about the iPhone 18 Pro price, battery, camera, chip, display, colours, pre-orders and more.
iPhone 18 Pro price in India starts at Rs 164900, going all the way up to Rs 314900 depending on the variant you pick: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB. Pre-orders begin September 12, with the phones landing in hands from September 18.
iPhone 18 Pro Prices
256 GB: Rs 1,64,900
512 GB: Rs 1,89,900
1 TB: Rs 2,39,900
2 TB: Rs 3,14,900
iPhone 18 Pro colours include burgundy, glacier, silver and black.
The 48MP Fusion Main camera finally gets variable aperture, a first for an iPhone, letting six laser-cut blades adjust automatically for lighting and depth. Translation: better low-light shots, sharper group photos, and manual aperture control for those who like to fiddle. Pro Controls also joins the Camera app, giving users command over shutter speed, white balance, and a histogram, because guessing your exposure is so last year.
Enter A20 Pro, built on a 2-nanometer process and clearly not here to play nice. It packs 50 percent more memory bandwidth than A19 Pro, a 7-core GPU up to 40 percent faster, and a Dual 16-core Neural Engine doubling the AI processing power. A redesigned vapor chamber, with three times the surface area, keeps things from overheating even under pressure, delivering up to 40 percent better sustained performance.
iPhone 18 Pro battery, eSIM-only model, delivers up to 36 hours of video playback, a jump that should make your charger feel a little neglected. Fast charging gets a boost too, hitting 50 percent in around 15 minutes wired, or 30 minutes wirelessly. Basically, less time tethered to an outlet, more time actually using the thing.
The Dynamic Island gets smarter, not just smaller. It now juggles three Live Activities at once while still handling Face ID duties for unlocking, payments, and app sign-ins, proof that Apple can shrink something and still make it do more.