Apple iPhone 18 Pro Black 1024GB

The A20 Pro chip is a standout, landing in the 86th percentile for performance. But the battery life is rough at 25.1 out of 100, and the camera sits at a disappointing 39th percentile. It's a fast phone with some serious endurance problems.

The A20 Pro chip is the star here. At the 86th percentile, it's a standout performer that handles gaming and heavy multitasking without breaking a sweat. The 4K@120fps video recording is a nice touch for anyone who shoots a lot of motion, and the 120Hz ProMotion display keeps everything feeling smooth. But the RAM situation is unclear, and that's frustrating. Apple doesn't publish it, and without that number, it's hard to say how well this thing will age.

The gaming score of 52 out of 100 tells a more complicated story. The chip is fast, but the 360g weight makes long gaming sessions feel like a forearm workout. And the battery score of 25.1 means you'll be hunting for a charger mid-session. The connectivity is strong at the 82nd percentile, with Wi-Fi 7 and 5G keeping latency low, but the overall experience is held back by the battery and the heft.

Against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, the iPhone 18 Pro wins on raw performance, with the A20 Pro outpacing the older Snapdragon in most benchmarks. But the S22 Ultra has a better camera system and a more established track record. The Google Pixel 9a is a mid-range phone, but its camera likely beats the iPhone 18 Pro's 39th percentile score, which is embarrassing for a flagship. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G offers better battery life and a lighter build at a fraction of the price. The Motorola Moto G Power 2025 is a budget phone, but its battery life absolutely destroys the iPhone 18 Pro's 25.1 score. If you care about endurance, the Moto G Power is the obvious choice.

There's only one listing in our database, priced at CAD 114, which is suspiciously low for a phone with these specs. That price is either a pricing error, a carrier-subsidized plan price, or something else entirely. At that number, the value would be absurd, but we can't treat it as a real market price. Without a reliable price point, it's impossible to judge the value properly. The specs suggest this should compete with other flagships, but the battery and camera scores don't back that up.

The iPhone 18 Pro's A20 Pro chip lands in the 86th percentile for performance, which puts it ahead of most phones in our database but not quite at the top of the charts. The 6.3-inch ProMotion OLED display with 120Hz refresh is solid, sitting at the 67th percentile, and the 48MP main camera with variable aperture sounds impressive on paper. But the camera's overall score lands at the 39th percentile, which is underwhelming for a flagship. And the battery life is rough, scoring just 25.1 out of 100, one of the weakest areas we've seen on a phone at this level.

There's a weird mix here. You get 1TB of storage, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and even a headphone jack, which is practically a collector's item in 2025. But the phone weighs 360g, which is heavy, and the build quality sits at the 48th percentile, right around average. The social proof is nearly nonexistent at the 9th percentile, so there's not much buyer feedback to lean on. This feels like a spec sheet with some bright spots and some real question marks.

If you're away from a charger for more than a few hours, skip this. The battery score of 25.1 out of 100 is one of the worst we've seen on a flagship, and the 360g weight makes it a pain to carry. Photographers should also look elsewhere, since the camera sits at the 39th percentile, well below what you'd expect from a phone with a 48MP main sensor. And if you care about build quality, the 48th percentile score means it's just average, nothing special.

The iPhone 18 Pro is a strange package. The A20 Pro chip is genuinely fast, and the 1TB storage plus Wi-Fi 7 make it future-proof on the connectivity front. But the battery life is a dealbreaker for a phone in 2025, and the camera performance doesn't match the flagship price tag. The 360g weight is also a lot to carry around. If you're a performance-first user who's always near a charger, this could work. For everyone else, there are better options.