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iPhone 18 Pro Launching Later This Year With These 12 New Features

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While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are not expected to launch for another eight months, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.

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Below, we have recapped 12 features rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro models, as of January 2026:

  1. The same overall design is expected, with 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch display sizes, and a "plateau" housing three rear cameras
  2. Under-screen Face ID (rumored by multiple sources)
  3. Front camera in top-left corner of the screen
  4. Variable aperture for at least one rear camera
  5. A20 Pro chip manufactured with TSMC's 2nm process and new packaging technology
  6. A simplified Camera Control button with no swipe gestures
  7. Design changes to the rear Ceramic Shield for MagSafe charging, potentially including a more frosted glass appearance
  8. Apple-designed C1X or C2 modem for 5G/LTE cellular connectivity
  9. Apple-designed N1 chip or newer for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread
  10. Web browsing via satellite
  11. New color options under consideration: burgundy, brown, or purple
  12. iPhone 18 Pro Max may be slightly thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro Max, perhaps to accommodate a larger battery

Apple will likely release the iPhone 18 Pro models in September. Bookmark our iPhone 18 roundup to stay on top of future rumors.

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963852741
11 weeks ago

for me personally biggest thing is ProMotios in 13 pro max just mandatory, and second I like this little sprinkle of magic in 14 pro max with notch, aka Dynamic Island , but , now what? what a next big leap? I think is iphone 20th with edge to edge screen, for me , as person who use camera just for food in fatsecret and documents, 15-17 not a big deal
At this point you buy a phone and use it till it dies. No poit in wasting money for nothing. I'm Still on 14 pro Max and see no reason to upgrade.
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macjaffa
11 weeks ago

Moving the camera to the side seems like a giant step down from a central camera, particularly for FaceTime sessions. Why?
Same reason they have decreased functional usability of everything else: see tahoe, ios26 liquid glass etc. Apple are lost just now and they dont know what they are doing
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e1me5
11 weeks ago
So nothing really.
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Deacon-Blues
11 weeks ago
Moving the camera to the side seems like a giant step down from a central camera, particularly for FaceTime sessions. Why?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
devinher Avatar
devinher
11 weeks ago
The current design is ugly as hell compared to my 15 Pro. Hope there's a change.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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840quadra
11 weeks ago
Some of these items are really "Meh" overall to me. I would also be impressed to see all of these within a single release, as opposed to relying some to later phones as a lure to purchase them.

I guess time will tell!
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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