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iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 17 Pro: What's new?
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The iPhone 18 Pro isn't a world-changing upgrade, but it has a few cool improvements to offer.
Key facts
- The iPhone 18 Pro Max's increase is more dramatic: it's about 6.9 percent heavier than its predecessor (8.78 vs. 8.22 ounces)
- But the new main camera in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max can switch between f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0
- Aside from the main camera, they include a 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera and a 48-megapixel 4x Telephoto camera
- The iPhone 18 Pro Max has a more dramatic improvement: up to 45 hours of video playback vs. 39 hours on the iPhone 17 Pro Max
Summary
Despite their higher prices, the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max aren't revolutionary upgrades. Fortunately, most of the changes in this year's Pro-series phones are identical on the standard and Max models. For the 2026 models, Apple stuck with the aluminum unibody design it introduced (or rather, reintroduced) with the iPhone 17 Pro series. But weight is another story. The iPhone 18 Pro Max's increase is more dramatic: it's about 6.9 percent heavier than its predecessor (8.78 vs. 8.22 ounces).