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iPhone 18 Pro
Apple's smaller 2026 flagship pairs the 2nm A20 Pro chip and a redesigned vapor chamber with a variable-aperture 48MP main camera and a shrunken Dynamic Island, but battery gains are modest and the starting price rises to $1,199.
Pros
- 2nm A20 Pro chip with a larger vapor chamber delivers markedly better sustained performance than the A19 Pro
- Variable-aperture (f/1.5-4.0) 48MP main camera adds real photographic control alongside the 48MP ultra-wide and 4x telephoto
- 6.3-inch display now hits 3,000 nits outdoors and fits three Live Activities in a smaller Dynamic Island
- Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Apple's new N1/C2 chips modernize connectivity
- eSIM-only configuration frees up room for a larger 4,288mAh battery
Cons
- Starting price rises to $1,199, $100 more than the outgoing iPhone 17 Pro
- No physical SIM slot in eSIM-only markets, and mixed nano-SIM/eSIM configurations elsewhere
- Apple still doesn't publish official wired-charging wattage, and no charger ships in the box
- Battery capacity gain over the 17 Pro is modest for the nano-SIM model (4,056mAh vs 3,998mAh)
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone 18 Pro
Display
- Screen size
- 6.3 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
- Resolution
- 1206x2622
- Pixel density
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 3,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 89.4 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A20 Pro
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 4,735Top 1%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,800Top 1%
- Wild Life Extreme stability
- 63 %Bottom 44%
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 256/512GB/1TB/2TB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.5-4.0
- Ultra-wide
- 48 MP
- Telephoto
- 48 MP
- Optical zoom
- 4 x
- Max video
- 4K@120fps
- Front camera
- 18 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,056 mAh
- Wireless charging
- 25 W
Design
- Weight
- 211 g
- Thickness
- 8.8 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum unibody
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 27
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone 18 Pro good in 2026?
The iPhone 18 Pro earns an Inno Score of 70.8/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's smaller 2026 flagship pairs the 2nm A20 Pro chip and a redesigned vapor chamber with a variable-aperture 48MP main camera and a shrunken Dynamic Island, but battery gains are modest and the starting price rises to $1,199.
What are the key specs of the iPhone 18 Pro?
Chipset: Apple A20 Pro · Screen size: 6.3 ″ · Capacity: 4,056 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone 18 Pro?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Mate 80 Pro, Huawei nova 16 Pro, Google Pixel 11 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
