iPhone Duo Storage Costs the Same as iPhone 18 Pro Storage: One $200, $400 and $600 Ladder

Apple iPhone Duo colors
Image: Apple

Apple’s four iPhone Duo prices are $1,999, $2,199, $2,599 and $3,199 for 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB. Each step up the range costs $200, then $400, then $600, which is exactly what the same three steps cost on an iPhone 18 Pro and an iPhone 18 Pro Max.

Apple iPhone Duo display sizes
iPhone Duo's 7.6-inch inner and 5.4-inch cover displays, the reason for the flat premium. Image: Apple

Because all three phones climb the same ladder, the gap between them never moves. The Duo is $700 more than an iPhone 18 Pro Max at every tier and $800 more than the 6.3-inch iPhone 18 Pro at every tier. All of these figures come from Apple’s Store pages.

The three price lists, side by side

Nothing in the iPhone Duo storage pricing is a foldable surcharge. The surcharge sits entirely in the base price.

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TieriPhone 18 ProiPhone 18 Pro MaxiPhone DuoDuo over Pro Max
256GB$1,199$1,299$1,999$700
512GB$1,399$1,499$2,199$700
1TB$1,799$1,899$2,599$700
2TB$2,399$2,499$3,199$700
Apple iPhone 18 Pro color lineup
iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max climb the same storage ladder as the foldable. Image: Apple

One storage ladder, three phones

StepExtra storagePrice on all three phonesPer extra gigabyte
256GB to 512GB256GB$200about 78 cents
512GB to 1TBabout 512GB$400about 78 cents
1TB to 2TBabout 1TB$600about 60 cents

The three steps sit in a one, two, three ratio. Treating 1TB as 1,000GB, the last step is the cheapest per gigabyte and also the largest single sum anyone spends on this range.

A 2TB iPhone Duo at $3,199 is the highest figure on Apple’s current iPhone price list. The next highest is the 2TB iPhone 18 Pro Max at $2,499.

That matters for the way most buyers shop, because the tier is usually chosen after the phone. On this lineup the order does not change the bill, since the second decision costs the same either way.

Apple iPhone Duo multitasking Safari and Siri app
Split View on the inner display, one of the reasons buyers consider the larger tiers. Image: Apple

The gap holds in every currency Apple has published

MarketDuo 256GBPro Max 256GBGap at all four tiers
US$1,999$1,299$700
UK£1,999£1,299£700
CanadaC$2,999C$1,899C$1,100
AustraliaA$3,499A$2,299A$1,200
Germany€2,299€1,599€700
France€2,339€1,629€710
Japan¥364,800¥239,800¥125,000
SingaporeS$3,099S$2,099S$1,000
UAEAED 8,499AED 5,499AED 3,000
India₹2,99,900₹1,79,900₹1,20,000

A constant gap and an identical storage ladder are the same fact stated two ways, and Apple has held to it in all ten storefronts that list both phones.

The ladder itself is local. Germany’s three steps are €250, €500 and €750 against $200, $400 and $600 in the US, and every market keeps the same one, two, three shape. US list prices exclude sales tax while several other storefronts quote tax-inclusive figures, so the columns are not a like-for-like conversion.

What it changes when you pick a tier

The fold and the storage are two separate decisions with two separate prices. If you want 1TB, the step costs $400 whichever of the three phones you choose.

Stepping down from a 2TB Duo to a 2TB iPhone 18 Pro Max saves $700, the same amount it saves at 256GB. Deciding between the two iPhone 18 Pro sizes works the same way, at $100 a tier.

It also means the cheapest way into a big storage tier is still the smaller phone. A 1TB iPhone 18 Pro is $1,799, which is $200 less than a 256GB Duo, and a 2TB iPhone 18 Pro at $2,399 costs less than a 1TB Duo at $2,599.

What has not been confirmed

Apple’s iPhone Duo release publishes a monthly figure for the 256GB model only, $83.29 over 24 months. There is no published US monthly figure for the other three tiers.

Apple has not published an AppleCare+ price for iPhone Duo, and it has not published repair pricing for it. Its own trade-in wording in the US is a range, $175 to $885 for an iPhone 13 or later, with no per-model table.

No carrier has published an iPhone Duo offer, and Apple’s Duo release does not extend to the foldable the up to $1,200 carrier trade-in credit it cites for iPhone 18 Pro.

Pre-orders open Friday, October 16 at 5 a.m. PT, and iPhone Duo goes on sale Friday, October 23 in more than 70 countries and regions, with 28 more on Friday, October 30.