iPhone 18 Pro Unboxing: New Colors, Better Photos, and Smaller Dynamic Island

The useful part

The iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max are launching tomorrow, but we were able to get one early to share some initial impressions. Both the 18 Pro and Pro Max are heavier than the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models they replace, and it's most noticeable when you pick up the Pro Max. It was a heavy phone to begin with, and now there's more weight (249 grams vs.

How it works

• If you hated last year's two-tone design with the contrast between the aluminum frame and the glass back, there's good news.
• Unlike some of those blues, the glacier color actually looks blue and not silver.
• Apple is also offering the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ models in burgundy, silver, and black.
• iPhones have used wildly fast chips for the last several years, and you're not stressing the processor when browsing the web and scrolling social media sites.
• It takes up three times more surface area, so the iPhone stays cooler when you are doing something that takes a little more processing power like playing a game.

What to take from it

Battery life has improved, but that's not something we've had time to test yet.

Details worth keeping

Apple is now matching the glass to the frame for a more uniform look. We have a burgundy model on the way and will share that in the future. What you might notice is the new vapor chamber cooling system.