Apple's iPhone 18 goes on sale as customers line up at stores worldwide

Apple fans eager to get their hands on the latest iPhone crowded stores worldwide on Friday.

The 18 Pro and Pro Max lineup, unveiled last week at Apple's annual event alongside its foldable phone Duo, features a reimagined camera with a DSLR-like aperture, improving performance in low-light environments and offering enhanced depth of field.

Apple also announced that the new line of iPhone 18s will be able to detect AI-generated photos by creating an unalterable Reference Image that lives alongside the edited one.

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Different color phones in Apple's iPhone 18 Pro lineup (Apple Inc.)

The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299 with lease options through Apple Upgrade.

Apple CEO John Ternus, who succeeded Tim Cook earlier this month, visited the company's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City Friday. He posed for pictures and signed autographs for customers inside and outside the location in Midtown Manhattan.

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Apple CEO John Ternus poses for a photo with people at the Apple Fifth Avenue flagship store during the launch of the Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in New York City Sept. 18, 2026. 

The new iPhone marks the launch of the new-and-improved Siri, powered by Apple Intelligence. The new Siri, called Siri AI, was announced in June but was delayed until now to make sure everything was right, according to Apple.

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Customers inside the Apple Inc. store on Regent Street during the sales launch of their latest products in London Sept. 18, 2026. 

Siri AI runs on Google Gemini models and is able to perform features such as pulling information from messages, photos, emails and more. Users will also be able to draft messages and emails, edit photos and access past conversations with Siri.

People line up outside the Apple Store at the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, N.J., Sept. 18, 2026. (Fox News Digital)

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