A Korean carrier has published details of the forthcoming iPhone 18 Pro range and the expected iPhone Ultra. They're from the rumor mill.
They don't tend to, but carriers could get early information about Apple launches, and it's not unknown for details to be published early. Typically such leaks are rapidly taken down, presumably after angry phone calls from Apple, but this latest one on LGT Shop continues to be live.
That might be though, because the details on the site are not correct. For instance, the site says, in translation, that its images are AI-generated, so they are not Apple's images, although they are very well done.
Then this may be because of machine translation, but at different points the site appears to say that the new iPhones will be available on either September 18, 2026, or September 26. That September 18 date could be when pre-orders open, which would be later than usual after Apple's event.
But Apple typically opens pre-orders the Friday after the announcement and in this case, that would be September 11. Apple does always avoid September 11 for any actual events, so it's possible that it is doing the same with its pre-orders.
Recent reports have said that Apple will avoid Friday, September 11, but they say it will do so by opening pre-orders on the Saturday instead. This carrier's listing of September 18 would be the following Friday, so it's at least possible, if not especially plausible.
Colors and configurations
Again this is surely a machine translation issue, but the site says "New iPhone Pro" and "New iPhone Pro Max" rather than iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max. For both, it shows four colors which appear to be silver/grey, wine red, white, and black.
The argument about colors and even the number of colors will continue until the iPhone launch - image credit: LGT Shop.
That disagrees with recent leaks that have claimed there will be only three colors. The leakers behind those reports have argued over whether it's the silver or black model that will be omitted.
However, all leakers claim that there will be a sky blue model of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Similarly, other rumors have claimed that the foldable iPhone Ultra will come in two colors. This Korean carrier insists instead that there will be three, with white, black, and red.
For configurations, the reseller is quoting 256GB and 512GB versions of the iPhone Ultra. Adding to the doubt over its veracity, though, is that it is listing the same capacities for the Pro models, even though they usually go to 1TB or more.
One other point of difference between this listing and previous leaks concerns the price of the iPhone Ultra. The site shows it as 3.49 million won, or the equivalent of $2,595 for the 256GB version, or $2,900 for 512GB.
Recent rumors have claimed that the starting price will be around $2,099, and that ones with more storage will exceed $3,000.
Pricing and colors aside, the details appear to fit with most rumors, but then that is what most typically happens with carrier leaks. This site and its specifications will be updated to match reality later, after customers have registered their interest.
