For the first time, an iPhone is available with 2TB of storage. The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max come in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB, and Apple has published a price only for the 256GB models: $1,199 and $1,299.
The new tier arrives alongside camera features that produce larger files than before. The 48MP Fusion camera with variable aperture, 4K Dolby Vision HDR time-lapse, Cinematic effects at up to 60 fps and Apple Reference Image, which stores an untouched original alongside your edits, all add up on the storage meter.
The people who will fill 2TB
Two terabytes is more than most laptops ship with, so the audience is narrow. These are the users for whom the top tier makes sense.
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- Video shooters who record 4K Dolby Vision HDR and Cinematic footage and keep it on the phone until a project is finished
- Photographers who use Apple Reference Image, since the original is kept alongside every edited version
- People who keep their entire photo library on the device rather than relying on cloud storage
- Frequent travelers who download films, music and maps for long stretches offline
- Anyone planning to keep the phone for four or five years and who never deletes anything
Who should stay at 256GB or 512GB
Most buyers. If your photos already sync to iCloud, your music streams and your videos are short clips for social apps, the base 256GB model leaves plenty of room, and 512GB covers almost everyone else.
The other reason for caution is price. Apple has not published the cost of the 2TB tier, and every step up in storage has historically added to the bill, so the 2TB model will be the most expensive iPhone 18 Pro by some margin. Our pre-event pricing coverage tracked what buyers expected before Apple confirmed the base price.
| Storage | iPhone 18 Pro | iPhone 18 Pro Max |
|---|---|---|
| 256GB | $1,199 | $1,299 |
| 512GB | Not published | Not published |
| 1TB | Not published | Not published |
| 2TB (new) | Not published | Not published |
What Apple has not said about the 2TB model
Beyond the price, Apple has not said whether the 2TB tier ships on the same day as the others or whether any color is limited to certain capacities. The release lists the four tiers for the iPhone 18 Pro line without further detail.
Those answers should come when pre-orders open on Saturday, September 12, at 5 a.m. PT, ahead of the September 18 release. Our iPhone 18 Pro announcement coverage has the rest of the specs, and the live blog will carry the storage prices as soon as Apple lists them.
