Apple iPhone 18 Pro review: big changes for small differences

We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Longer battery life, better screen, upgraded Siri and new variable aperture camera in refreshed design from last year's model Apple's smaller Pro iPhone gets the best kind of spec bump for 2026: longer battery life, faster chips and a fancy new variable aperture for the main camera. The iPhone 18 Pro is one of a pair of slab phones launched alongside Apple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, and is the cheapest of the new phones, with a regular iPhone 18 yet to be announced. It isn't exactly low cost, priced from £1,199 (€1,449/$1,199/A$2,099), with a £100 or equivalent rise over previous models courtesy of RAMageddon . Having fully revamped the design of the body for the iPhone 17 Pro, the new model is a modest refinement.