Apple · Iphone Pro
iPhone 18 Pro
Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.
We will keep this on your list as the date moves.
The day it is shown to the world
9 September 2026
in about 3 weeks
Almost certainly between 28 August and 22 September 2026 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.
What changed our mind
- Fixed Focus Digital · picked up by GSMArenaCalled a rumour Heard it from someone else
Says revealed sometime in September 2026
“The iPhone 18 Pro series is expected to launch next month” Read it ↗
Decent track record +1 site repeated it Did not move our date - 9to5MacCalled a rumour Heard it from someone else
Says revealed 17 September 2026
“Next month’s new iPhone lineup will bring a brand new ‘iPhone Ultra’ foldable, but the most popular models will no doubt be the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.” Read it ↗
Decent track record +1 site repeated it Did not move our date - 9to5MacReported
Says revealed 1 September 2026
“iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be unveiled next month with a new A20 Pro chip” Read it ↗
Decent track record +4 sites repeated it Moved our date 1 day earlier
Numbers, for the curious
The 80% range runs 28 Aug 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 (25 days wide), with a standard deviation of 10 days. Starting model: series_cadence+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).
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The day you can actually buy one
19 September 2026
in about 4 weeks
Almost certainly between 7 September and 2 October 2026 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.
What changed our mind
- 9to5MacCalled a rumour Heard it from someone else
Says on sale 17 September 2026
“Next month’s new iPhone lineup will bring a brand new ‘iPhone Ultra’ foldable, but the most popular models will no doubt be the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.” Read it ↗
Decent track record +1 site repeated it Did not move our date - Fixed Focus Digital · picked up by GSMArenaCalled a rumour Heard it from someone else
Says on sale sometime in September 2026
“The iPhone 18 Pro series is expected to launch next month” Read it ↗
Decent track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 1 day earlier - 9to5MacReported
Says on sale 1 September 2026
“iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be unveiled next month with a new A20 Pro chip” Read it ↗
Decent track record +4 sites repeated it Moved our date 1 day earlier
Numbers, for the curious
The 80% range runs 7 Sept 2026 to 2 Oct 2026 (25 days wide), with a standard deviation of 10 days. Starting model: series_cadence+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).
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Prices reported elsewhere
Currencies we have a price for but no matching launch market. As reported, in the currency they were quoted in — we never convert between currencies, because a converted figure is a number nobody actually printed.
from ¥1,399
Stated as fact, but by only one or two sources.
1 source, 1 report
from $1,099
Reports range from $1,099 to $1,399.
Stated as fact, but by only one or two sources.
The article wrote a bare currency symbol, so we have assumed USD.
2 sources, 2 reports
What the hardware is
1 of 20 headline specs known so far. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.
performance
- Chipset
- A20 Pro ✓
Still unknown: screen size, panel type, refresh rate, resolution, ram, storage, main camera, front camera, rear cameras, battery, wired charging, height, width, thickness, weight, ingress protection, operating system, 5g, nfc.
Where you will be able to buy it
Going on what this line normally does, not on anything said about this phone yet.
iPhone normally launches worldwide.
No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.
How this date has moved
Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.
- 19 September 2026 On sale First guess
Worked out on 19 Aug 2026 · range 7 Sept 2026 to 2 Oct 2026 · d8b52aa370…
- 9 September 2026 Reveal First guess
Worked out on 19 Aug 2026 · range 28 Aug 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · b627f17f63…
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