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Third-party case makers leak iPhone 18 Pro colors ahead of Apple event

Case manufacturers ESR and Benks reveal potential colors for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra.

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Third-party case manufacturers ESR, Benks, and Torras have published product listings and renders for Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and foldable iPhone Ultra devices before the official September announcement. [1] ESR's listings for the 'iPhone 2026 Pro Max' show four potential case color options: deep burgundy, light gray, black, and misty blue. [2][3][4] Apple is scheduled to hold its official keynote event on September 9 to confirm the final iPhone 18 Pro lineup. [5] Experts caution that TORRAS may have based the listing on rumors or preliminary internal data rather than confirmed specifications. [6] The TORRAS listing was detected on the social media platform X and subsequently removed from Amazon after going viral. [7] The base iPhone 18 model is conspicuously missing from these early product listings, which supports reports that Apple is not planning to release the standard model alongside the Pro and Ultra lines next week. [8]
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  1. Third-party case manufacturers ESR, Benks, and Torras have published product listings and renders for Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and foldable iPhone Ultra devices before the official September announcement. · Mashable
  2. A listing for iPhone 18 Pro cases by the brand TORRAS on Amazon revealed four potential color variants: Dark Cherry, Blue, Silver, and Black. · Xataka México
  3. Benks listed color options for its iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max cases as black mist, blue mist, and purple mist, with a clear case appearing to show a silver iPhone. · Mashable
  4. ESR's listings for the 'iPhone 2026 Pro Max' show four potential case color options: deep burgundy, light gray, black, and misty blue. · Mashable
  5. Apple is scheduled to hold its official keynote event on September 9 to confirm the final iPhone 18 Pro lineup. · Xataka México
  6. Experts caution that TORRAS may have based the listing on rumors or preliminary internal data rather than confirmed specifications. · Xataka México
  7. The TORRAS listing was detected on the social media platform X and subsequently removed from Amazon after going viral. · Xataka México
  8. The base iPhone 18 model is conspicuously missing from these early product listings, which supports reports that Apple is not planning to release the standard model alongside the Pro and Ultra lines next week. · Mashable
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