Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

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iPhone 18 Pro Max was announced on Wednesday 9 September 2026 and is available to pre-order on Saturday 12 September 2026. It’s available to buy from Friday 18 September 2026.

iPhone 18 Pro Max features a large 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR display, with a Dynamic Island and Always-On functionality, so you can check your notifications and time with a glance. Its ProMotion technology has adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz giving you a smooth and responsive experience, and Haptic Touch makes your interactions with the screen feel real and responsive.

iPhone 18 Pro Max has the best-ever camera system for pros and creators, with an 18MP front-facing Centre Stage camera, and three 48MP rear lenses. The variable aperture on its 48MP Fusion Main camera delivers better low‑light photos and video and sharper detail throughout the scene. Plus, with new Pro controls and Photo­graphic Styles 3 to adjust texture and grain, you’ll have even more creative range. Enjoy video features like Audio Mix – to separate music and voices from unwanted background noise in your videos – and Pro video features like ProRes RAW and Apple Log 2 for colour grading, genlock for multi-camera sync, and 4K 120 fps Dolby Vision for cinema-quality HDR footage. 

In terms of processing power, the iPhone 18 Pro Max contains the A20 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU, with 2 new super cores and 4 efficiency cores. It has a significantly faster 7-core GPU, delivering exceptional performance, speed and efficiency, and 2 Neural Engines.  

iPhone 18 Pro Max delivers a massive leap in battery life with up to 43 hours of video playback – 6 more hours than iPhone 17 Pro Max. And with more battery capacity and greater efficiency, you’ll have up to 29 hours of use per charge for more streaming, gaming and browsing, day or night. 

Since iPhone 15, all iPhone models have a USB-C port – this means you can plug in USB-C headphones and use a USB-C charging cable. Explore USB-C accessories 

You can charge iPhone 18 Pro Max using wireless MagSafe charging too.  

Yes, iPhone 18 Pro Max has dual SIM capability. This means it can take a physical nano SIM card at the same time as an eSIM – digital, built-in SIM card. iPhone 18 Pro Max can also support dual eSIMs, so you can have two eSIMs set up on your device.   Find out more about eSIM

iPhone 18 Pro Max has a physical SIM card slot for nano-SIM, as well as the ability to carry a virtual eSIM. This is useful if you have different mobile numbers or if you want to buy a specific SIM for traveling abroad. Find out more about roaming with Vodafone

iPhone 18 Pro Max is splash, dust and water resistant, but not regarded as fully waterproof. Under laboratory conditions, it was able to safely withstand being under water at a maximum depth of six metres, for up to 30 minutes. This gives it an IP68 rating under the IEC standard 60529.  

iPhone 18 Pro Max comes with the next generation of Apple Intelligence. Centred around you, it’s integrated into your apps and built with privacy in mind. iPhone 18 Pro Max also comes with Siri AI – a new version of Siri that acts as an AI assistant that you can have natural conversations with. Just by asking, Siri AI can brainstorm ideas for work, search for a photo from years ago or pull up details from an email burier in your inbox. Plus, with integration into the Camera app, Siri AI’s Visual Intelligence can answer questions about the world around you.  

The iPhone 18 Pro Max is available in four gorgeous colours: Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy 

iPhone 18 Pro Max has four storage options: 265GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB.  

Yes, iPhone 18 Pro Max includes the Action button and Camera Control buttons, which were launched respectively in 2023 and 2024.