A new series of images claiming to be the iPhone 18 Pro chassis have been leaked, showing black, blue, and dark cherry red. We think they're genuine.
It's always suspicious when a leaker has just a single image of a purported device, but now a series of shots have shown off most of the colors expected for the iPhone 18 Pro.
On Yeux1122's blog, fellow leaker Lanzk claims to have samples of the aluminum frame for the iPhone 18 Pro. They comprise the back and sides of the phone, and appear to be stamped with "2026" plus some unclear Chinese-language markings.
Dark Cherry looks ever more certain to be one of the iPhone 18 Pro's colors - image credit: Lanzk
The leaker has shown off one Dark Cherry frame, two black ones, and three of the light blue version. There's no distinguishable difference between the units when two or three are displayed.
There's no indication of the source of the components. However, each of the black and light blue ones shown have a small plastic bag that appears to contain a SIM-card tray.
That would suggest that, however they got to the leaker, they may have come from manufacturers in China. There are other countries that still require a physical SIM card, however.
Even if the leak is as accurate as it appears, it may not be the complete set of colors due to be unveiled for the iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max. While the current iPhone 17 Pro ships in three colors, previous rumors have said that the iPhone 18 Pro will return to the norm of having four.
Those four are the ones shown in this leak plus a light silver. If reports correct and there will be a Dark Cherry option, it's predicted to become a hit just as the iPhone 17 Pro Max's Cosmic Orange has been.
Black version of the same frame part - image credit: Lanzk
However, some users will be more pleased at the return of a black option. That was last seen with 2024's iPhone 16 Pro.
In the course of this review, we examined the image in depth. While there was no EXIF data to speak of, there generally isn't and that's not a sign of a fake.
There are none of the hallmarks of a photo edit, or generative AI having fabricated the images. The chassis' internal protrusions are not identical to that of the iPhone 17 Pro, either. We think these are the real thing, unlike data gathered from case manufacturers.
That all said, leaker Lanzk has not previously reported on iPhone colors. However, they have leaked accurately about Apple's plans for what would ultimately become the MacBook Neo.
