{
  "id": 6136965,
  "title": "iPhone 18 Pro: Nine Reasons Not to Upgrade This Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/iphone-18-pro-nine-reasons-not-to-upgrade-this-year",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-07T12:01:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/07/iphone-18-pro-reasons-not-to-upgrade-this-year/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple is set to announce the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on September 9, with largely similar designs to the iPhone 17 Pro models, featuring a few enhancements. Major changes are expected next year for the 20th-anniversary iPhone. The rumored iPhone 20 models may offer several reasons not to upgrade this year. These include a quad-curved, all-glass design, advanced OLED technology, under-display Face ID and camera, custom Apple image sensor with LOFIC technology, solid-state buttons integrated into the frame, a 2-nanometer A21 chip, a silicon anode battery, and vertically stacked DRAM for mobile high bandwidth memory. With a larger display size for the anniversary models compared to the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, the iPhone 20 could offer a dramatic rethink since the 10th-anniversary iPhone X. However, with Apple's plans constantly shifting, there is uncertainty about the features' readiness for a fall 2027 launch.",
  "summary": "Apple is set to unveil new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models on Wednesday, September 9 , and the devices are expected to feature a design that's largely similar to the iPhone 17 Pro models, with a peppering of enhancements inside. Major changes are not expected until next year, when Apple is expected to introduce a radically redesigned 20th-anniversary iPhone. If you're thinking of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}