Apple Event 2026: Just 2 days left for the launch of iPhone 18 Pro Max! Variable aperture camera, 2nm A20 Pro chip and new price; Know all the leaked features

Now only 2 days are left for the ‘Surprise and Shine’ event, the biggest annual event of the tech world. The giant tech company Apple is going to unveil its much-awaited iPhone 18 series on September 9, 2026 from the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, California. This mega launch event will be live streamed at 10:30 pm Indian time. The main attraction of this event is Apple’s most powerful and premium flagship model—iPhone 18 Pro Max It is going to happen.

According to tech experts and supply-chain analysts, this September event will focus entirely on the Pro series and a possible new foldable iPhone, amid talks of shifting the base models this year to spring 2027. Retail and component leaks that have emerged over the past few weeks have made public almost every major information about the iPhone 18 Pro Max’s design, camera system, battery and new performance chip.

On the design front, the iPhone 18 Pro Max will see many subtle but premium changes. The device will retain a large 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display, which will support 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate and high peak brightness.

The biggest visual change is at the top of the screen. ‘Dynamic Island’ is likely to occur. According to reports, Apple has succeeded in shifting some of the hardware sensors of Face ID below the display, due to which the size of the dynamic island will appear much smaller than before. Along with this, ultra-thin uniform bezels and grade-5 titanium frame will provide a more sleek and lightweight look to the phone.

Talking about colors, this time there is a new one with Black Titanium, Natural Silver and Sky Blue. ‘Dark Cherry/Burgundy’ There is a strong possibility of shed being introduced.

The Pro Max series of iPhones has always been the benchmark for mobile photography, and Apple is preparing to deliver its biggest camera upgrade yet in the iPhone 18 Pro Max.

• Variable Aperture Main Camera: The biggest highlight will be its primary camera, in which a mechanical variable aperture lens can be provided. This lens will be able to adjust itself according to the light, providing unprecedented clarity in low-light photography and natural depth-of-field (bokeh effect) without any software blur.

• Triple 48MP Sensor: All three cameras in the rear camera module will be 48 megapixels—which will include a 48MP primary wide, 48MP ultra-wide, and a 48MP periscope telephoto lens. The optical zoom can be increased to 6x in the Pro Max model.

• Upgrade of camera control buttons: More gesture and haptic responses are being added to the capacitive camera control buttons on the side frame, allowing professional photographers to easily control exposure, zoom and focus with one hand.

Apple’s next flagship processor under the hood of iPhone 18 Pro Max A20 Pro chip Will be present. This chipset is built on TSMC’s next generation 2-nanometer (2nm) process node. Due to 2nm architecture, this chip will not only increase the processing speed and graphics rendering by 15 to 20 percent, but will also reduce power consumption to a great extent.

The device is expected to have up to 12GB of RAM, which will make the on-device ‘Apple Intelligence’ (Apple Intelligence AI) features, generative tasks and triple-A gaming extremely smooth.

To maintain thermal management, a new graphene-based vapor chamber cooling system has been used in the phone. By increasing the battery capacity to about 5,391mAh to 5,500mAh which will be the largest battery ever in any iPhone.

Due to 2nm chipsets, expensive camera components and increased memory costs, Pro series prices may see an increase of $100 to $150 globally this year.

• Global Pricing: The starting price of iPhone 18 Pro Max in the US is estimated to be around $1,299 (256GB base variant).

• Expected price in India: Its starting price in India after adding import duty, GST and local tax ₹1,54,900 to ₹1,64,900 Is likely to remain within the range of.

• Pre-order and sale: Online pre-orders may begin on September 11 or 12 following the September 9 launch, while official retail sales are expected to begin on September 18, 2026.