Viral in-store iPhone 18 Pro Max video is fake
A leaker with a mixed but usually better than average track record, is now making the absurd claim of having already handled the iPhone 18 Pro Max in a store, and has made a video to back it up. The problem is, demo units aren't in stores yet, and won't be for some time. A mock-up of a Dark Cherry iPhone With such a short time to go before Apple unveils its new iPhones , there's already been a carrier posting optimistic details of the lineup. Now leaker yeux1122 has posted a video purporting to show them using the iPhone 18 Pro Max in a store. Specifically, they use the Dark Cherry version and a light blue one. They then compare their existing iPhone 17 Pro Max to the pair of them, all in 14 seconds. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A leaker with a mixed but usually better than average track record, is now making the absurd claim of having already handled the iPhone 18 Pro Max in a store, and has made a video to back it up. The problem is, demo units aren't in stores yet, and won't be for some time. A mock-up of a Dark Cherry iPhone With such a short time to go before Apple unveils its new iPhones , there's already been a carrier posting optimistic details of the lineup. Now leaker yeux1122 has posted a video purporting to show them using the iPhone 18 Pro Max in a store. Specifically, they use the Dark Cherry version and a light blue one. They then compare their existing iPhone 17 Pro Max to the pair of them, all in 14 seconds. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Story details
A leaker with a mixed but usually better than average track record, is now making the absurd claim of having already handled the iPhone 18 Pro Max in a store, and has made a video to back it up.
The problem is, demo units aren't in stores yet, and won't be for some time.
A mock-up of a Dark Cherry iPhone With such a short time to go before Apple unveils its new iPhones , there's already been a carrier posting optimistic details of the lineup.
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