Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro models and its first foldable handset, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday in what was John Ternus’ first product launch event since becoming CEO. The new iPhones will soon be available for pre-order, so interested buyers will have to decide which model to purchase. iPhone prices will be particularly important this year given general market conditions. Most smartphones are more expensive because the cost of memory chips has increased significantly. Apple was no exception, raising the entry-level prices of the new iPhone 18 Pro models by $100.
Separately, the company has made some significant changes to its fall iPhone lineup. The iPhone 18 series doesn’t include a base model (yet), meaning the $899 iPhone 17 will continue to be the cheapest standard iPhone after its own $100 price increase. In previous years, Apple would discontinue the previous year’s iPhone Pro and Pro Max models and mark down the previous base iPhone by $100. In September 2025, this meant that the iPhone 16 Pro was removed from inventory. Apple continued to sell the iPhone 16, starting at $699 (or $729 without the carrier discount available on Apple.com). Apple also continued to sell the iPhone 16 Plus for $799 (or $829 without a carrier discount).
This long-standing company policy has just changed. Apple discontinued the iPhone 17 Pro models but did not discount the base iPhone 17 or iPhone Air. Both phones are now more expensive than last year. Separately, Apple removed the iPhone 16 Plus from its lineup, while the iPhone 16 got a $100 price increase to $799 ($829). Finally, Apple introduced its most expensive iPhone yet, the foldable iPhone Duo model which starts at $1,999 for the 256GB variant.
Apple’s new iPhone range: from the iPhone 16 to the iPhone Duo
Apple’s Fall 2026 lineup includes the standard iPhone 16, three iPhone 17 versions (iPhone 17e, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air), and three iPhone 18 models (iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Duo). Here’s what Apple’s iPhone lineup for fall 2026 looks like as of September 9:
iPhone16
- iPhone 16 128GB: $799 ($829)
iPhone 17e
- 256GB iPhone 17e: $699
- iPhone 17e 512 GB: $899
iPhone17
- 256GB iPhone 17: $899 ($929)
- iPhone 17 512GB: $1,099 ($1,129)
iPhoneAir
- 256GB iPhone Air: $1,099
- 512GB iPhone Air: $1,299
- iPhone Air 1TB: $1,699
iPhone 18 Pro
- iPhone 18 Pro 256GB: $1,199
- iPhone 18 Pro 512GB: $1,399
- iPhone 18 Pro 1TB: $1,799
- iPhone 18 Pro 2TB: $2,399
iPhone 18 Pro Max
- iPhone 18 Pro Max 256GB: $1,299
- iPhone 18 Pro Max 512GB: $1,499
- 1TB iPhone 18 Pro Max: $1,899
- 2TB iPhone 18 Pro Max: $2,499
iPhone Duo
- 256GB iPhone Duo: $1,999
- 512GB iPhone Duo: $2,199
- iPhone Duo 1TB: $2,599
- iPhone Duo 2TB: $3,199
Almost all available iPhone models start with at least 256GB of storage and feature A19 or A20 chips, although the iPhone 16 has an A18 chip and 128GB of storage. Most handsets come with 12GB of RAM, except for the iPhone 16, iPhone 17e, and iPhone 17, which have 8GB of memory. All models support Apple Intelligence and the new Siri assistant. The handsets can either be upgraded to iOS 27 or run Apple’s latest mobile operating system out of the box.
Quick price comparison
Apple’s price increases for all iPhone models might surprise some buyers. The cheapest iPhone 18 Pro model costs $300 more than the base iPhone 17 model, which could make the latter particularly attractive. As for buyers waiting for an iPhone 17 replacement, they may have to wait a long time.
For ease of comparison, we’ve listed below all the iPhone models that will be available in stores after Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event on Wednesday, from the cheapest iPhone 16 model to the most expensive iPhone Duo variant:
- $699: 256GB iPhone 17e
- $799: 128GB iPhone 16 ($829)
- $899: iPhone 17e 512GB, iPhone 17 256GB ($929)
- $1,099: 256GB iPhone Air, 512GB iPhone 17 ($1,129)
- $1,199: 256GB iPhone 18 Pro
- $1,299: 512GB iPhone Air
- $1,299: 256GB iPhone 18 Pro Max
- $1,399: 512GB iPhone 18 Pro
- $1,699: 1TB iPhone Air
- $1,499: 512GB iPhone 18 Pro Max
- $1,799: 1TB iPhone 18 Pro
- $1,899: 1TB iPhone 18 Pro Max
- $1,999: 256GB iPhone Duo
- $2,199: 512GB iPhone Duo
- $2,399: 2TB iPhone 18 Pro
- $2,499: 2TB iPhone 18 Pro Max
- $2,599: 1TB iPhone Duo
- $3,199: 2TB iPhone Duo
Apple would present the iPhone 18e, iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2 in March 2027. In addition, there are rumors that the iPhone Air 2 could replace the iPhone 18. We will have to wait until next year to know the full range of this generation of iPhone.
