iPhone 18 Pro Max, 256GB, Black

Most wanted.

iPhone 18 Pro is purpose-built for unprecedented performance. Get up to 6 more hours of video playback on iPhone 18 Pro Max⁴ compared with iPhone 17 Pro Max. Faster wired charging.⁵ Vapor-cooled A20 Pro chip to handle even the most intensive AI workloads. New 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture for better-quality low-light photos and video and greater depth of field. All in a durable unibody with Ceramic Shield front and back — everything a pro wants.

Our finest unibody of work

Durability. Built to last with a strong aluminum unibody, Ceramic Shield back, and Ceramic Shield 2 front with 3x better scratch resistance than iPhone 16 Pro.⁵

Welcome to the mother chip.

A20 Pro is our most powerful and efficient iPhone chip design ever, with packaging inspired by our M-series chips. Working with the next‑generation vapor chamber, it gives you the best possible graphics performance — up to 40 percent faster than iPhone 17 Pro. And introduces a new Dual 16‑core Neural Engine with two times the compute for on‑device intelligence.

Eye-opening control.

Meet our best-ever camera system for pros and creators. iPhone 18 Pro breaks new ground with a variable aperture on the 48MP Fusion Main camera, delivering better low-light photos and video and sharper detail throughout the scene. And with new Pro controls and Photographic Styles 3 to adjust texture and grain, you’ll have even more creative range.

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI

The next generation of Apple Intelligence is centered around you, integrated into your apps, and built with privacy. Apple Intelligence powers Siri AI — an entirely new version of Siri that’s more personal, conversational, and powerful, along with helpful features across apps

Best iPhone battery life.Greatest of hour time.

iPhone 18 Pro Max delivers a massive leap in battery life with up to 45 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 30 hours of use per charge for more streaming, gaming, and browsing, day or night.

Tech Specs.

Display

• Super Retina XDR display
• 6.9‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
• 2868‑by‑1320-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
• Dynamic Island
• Always-On display
• ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
• HDR display
• True Tone
• Wide color (P3)
• Haptic Touch
• 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
• 1000 nits max brightness (typical); 1600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 3000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Anti-reflective coating
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Chip

• A20 Pro chip
• 6‑core CPU with 2 super cores and 4 efficiency cores
• 7‑core GPU with Neural Accelerators
• Dual 16‑core Neural Engine
• Hardware‑accelerated ray tracing

Camera

• 48MP Fusion Main with variable aperture (ƒ/1.48, ƒ/1.8, ƒ/2.8, ƒ/4.0): 24 mm, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels, super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
• Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 mm, second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels
• 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture and 120° field of view, Hybrid Focus Pixels, super‑high‑resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
• 48MP Fusion Telephoto: 100 mm (4x), ƒ/2.8 aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D sensor‑shift optical image stabilization and autofocus, tetraprism design, super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
• Also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 mm, ƒ/2.8 aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D sensor‑shift optical image stabilization and autofocus, tetraprism design
• 8x optical‑quality zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 16x optical‑quality zoom range
• Digital zoom up to 40x
• Customizable default lens (Fusion Main)
• Pro controls for lens aperture, shutter speed, white balance, and viewing histogram
• Apple Reference Image (Fusion Main)
• Sapphire crystal lens cover
• Adaptive True Tone flash
• Photonic Engine
• Deep Fusion
• Smart HDR 5
• Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
• Portrait Lighting with six effects
• Night mode
• Panorama (up to 63MP)
• Photographic Styles 3
• Smart focus tracking
• Spatial photos
• 48MP macro photography
• ProRAW
• Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
• Lens correction (Fusion Ultra Wide)
• Advanced red-eye correction
• Auto image stabilization
• Burst mode
• Photo geotagging
• Image formats captured: HEIF, JPEG, and DNG

Front Camera

• 18MP Center Stage camera
• ƒ/1.9 aperture
• Autofocus with Focus Pixels
• Retina Flash
• Tap to zoom and rotate
• Center Stage for photos
• Ultra-stabilized video
• Dual Capture
• Center Stage for video calls
• Pro controls for shutter speed, white balance, and viewing histogram
• Photonic Engine
• Deep Fusion
• Smart HDR 5
• Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
• Portrait Lighting with six effects
• Animoji and Memoji
• Night mode
• Photographic Styles 3
• Smart focus tracking
• Improved low‑light video at 1080p
• ProRAW
• Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
• Lens correction
• Auto image stabilization
• Burst mode
• 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
• 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
• Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps
• Cinematic mode effects from video
• ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording
• ProRes RAW⁵
• Academy Color Encoding System
• Apple Log 2
• Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
• Time‑lapse video with stabilization up to 4K Dolby Vision
• Night mode Time-lapse
• QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
• Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
• Spatial Audio and stereo recording
• Wind noise reduction
• Audio Mix

Power and Battery⁷

Typical use
Up to 24 hours

Video playback
Up to 36 hours⁸

Video playback (streamed)
Up to 33 hours⁸

Charging and Expansion

• USB-C connector with support for:
• Charging
• DisplayPort
• USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)¹⁶

Size and Weight

Height:

6.43 inches (163.4 mm)

Width:

3.07 inches (78.0 mm)

Depth:

0.34 inch (8.75 mm)

Weight:

8.78 ounces (249 grams)