What will the iPhone 18 Pro/Max look like and what are the color choices?
The design of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max is said to resemble the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, but some changes are predicted.
One possible change, shared by a Weibo leaker in September 2025, is a “slightly transparent” ceramic shield section on the back of Pro models. This glass/Ceramic Shield area around MagSafe is now rumored to become more frosted and visually seamless.
Macworld contributor Filipe Esposito reported that a trusted source had revealed one of the new colorways for the iPhone 18 Pro to be Dark Cherry, replacing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Cosmic Orange option.
Recent rumors claimed that the new phones will be significantly thicker than previous models, but all the evidence we have seen says that’s not the case, including case maker Otter Box confidently listing their iPhone 17 Pro cases as fitting the iPhone 18 Pro. Instead, we expect the body to have about the same thickness as the iPhone 17 Pro/Max but with a thicker camera bump area.
Another report suggests that the Camera Control on the side of the iPhone will be pressure sensing instead of a touch-sensing layer. This redesign is said to be aimed at reducing the cost and complexity.
A recent ransomware attack against an Apple parts supplier included images from an iPhone 18 Pro “drop test” and other parts, and they corroborate prior rumors about the overall shape and design of the phone, which is broadly the same as the iPhone 17 Pro.
Other shades are said to include: Light Blue, Dark Gray, and Silver. There was also a coffee shade rumored (via Digital Chat Station).
As with the iPhone 17 Pro, there will be no black option, according to Instant Digital.
Screen sizes are expected to remain at 6.3 and 6.9 inches. The Pro models will also retain the wider three-camera raised plateau.
If you are hoping for a more dramatic redesign, the iPhone Ultra may have more appeal. Alternatively, you could wait for the 20th anniversary iPhone which is rumored to have a “radically different design“. Reports point to a curved, near-bezel-free display, possible solid-state haptic buttons, a thinner and brighter OLED panel, and potentially under-display Face ID and camera hardware coming in fall 2027.
Most likely: Design changes will be minimal, with the biggest visible differences limited to colors and subtle refinements.
