Summary
Apple’s UK store has opened pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro, with availability listed from 18.09 and prices starting at £1,199. The phone features an A20 Pro chip, a variable-aperture 48MP Pro Fusion camera system and up to 43 hours of video playback.
Apple has opened pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro through its UK online store. The company lists availability from 18.09, with the iPhone 18 Pro starting at £1,199. The page also presents the iPhone 18 Pro Max range, although the supplied product comparison does not provide a separate Pro Max specification table.
The iPhone 18 Pro is offered with a 6.3-inch or 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR display. Apple lists ProMotion, an always-on display and Dynamic Island among the display features. The phone uses an aluminium unibody and includes both an Action button and Camera Control for accessing photo and video tools.
The main hardware changes
Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro uses its A20 Pro chip. The processor has a six-core CPU, a seven-core GPU with Neural Accelerators and a dual 16-core Neural Engine. It also supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a technique that allows compatible software to calculate lighting and reflections more efficiently on the device’s graphics hardware.
Battery performance is listed at up to 43 hours of video playback. That is a manufacturer specification based on Apple’s stated testing conditions, rather than an independent battery test.
The phone’s rear camera system is called a 48MP Pro Fusion camera system. It combines a 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture, a 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide camera and a 48MP Fusion Telephoto camera. Apple lists optical zoom options of 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x, along with Pro controls.
The main camera’s variable aperture can be set to ƒ/1.48, ƒ/1.8, ƒ/2.8 or ƒ/4.0. In photography, aperture controls the opening through which light reaches the image sensor. A wider aperture can admit more light and produce a shallower depth of field, while a narrower aperture can provide greater depth of field. The practical result depends on the camera hardware, software processing and shooting conditions.
Camera and front-facing features
Apple lists support for 24MP and 48MP high-resolution photos, Photographic Styles 3, Dolby Vision video recording up to 4K at 120 frames per second, smart focus tracking, cinematic mode effects from video, improved low-light video, an Apple Reference Image feature for the Fusion Main camera, next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control, and macro photography.
The front camera is an 18MP Center Stage camera. It supports tap-to-zoom and rotation, Center Stage for photos, ultra-stabilised video, Dual Capture and Center Stage for video calls. The comparison page specifically lists no under-display FaceTime camera for the iPhone 18 Pro.
Apple also includes Apple Intelligence and Siri AI in the feature comparison. The supplied store text does not describe the individual AI functions or specify which software versions are required for them.
UK prices and purchase terms
The listed starting price is for the iPhone 18 Pro, with storage and colour combinations affecting the final price. The page shows configurations up to 2TB. Some displayed configurations are priced at £1,199 for 256GB, while higher-capacity versions reach £2,499 in the listed options.
Apple also displays monthly payment examples, including 30-month plans at 0% APR for selected configurations. Separate finance examples on the page show that other Flexible Finance Account terms can carry variable interest rates, including examples at 14.9%, 6.9% and 0% over 36 months. Credit approval and minimum purchase requirements apply.
The store describes the listed phones as SIM-free and unlocked, allowing buyers to use them with a compatible network provider. Apple says 5G access requires a provider offering 5G service, and some providers may require a suitable plan or new SIM.