This is our own unboxing video of the iPhone 18 Pro Max, and it plays with no narration, just the reveal set to music. So this is what it actually shows, not a script written to match it.
We had already covered the Malaysia pricing when the iPhone 18 Pro launched, RM5,499 for the 256GB model and RM5,999 for 512GB, and we had already tested the new variable aperture properly in our full camera review. This unboxing is the reveal we filmed before any of that testing, and the camera's new manual control is still the part the video lingers on longest.
What our video shows
That screen is the reason our own description for this video calls out "New Variable Aperture that you just know we're going to be putting to the test." A slider that changes how much light the lens lets in, from inside the stock Camera app rather than a third-party manual mode, is a genuinely new control for an iPhone, and it is what we go on to test properly in the camera review linked above.
Our unit's finish reads as a pale blue-green on camera, distinct from the black, silver and burgundy units we filmed buyers walking out with on launch day. The retail box itself, printed on the paper insert inside, lists this exact box as "iPhone 18 Pro Max, Black, 2TB, Model A3717", a mismatch between the label and the colour actually on camera that we are noting rather than resolving, since we are not going to claim a colour the box printout does not agree with.
The case cuts a clean window around the camera plate rather than boxing it in, and the card pocket sits low enough on the back that it should not interfere with a tripod mount or a gimbal clamp, which matters more to us than most reviewers given how much of our own filming happens handheld or rigged.
What we already know about this unit
None of the figures below come from a reseller summary; they are either our own confirmed reporting or read directly off the box in this video. The retail box prints Model A3717 and 2TB of storage for this specific unit. Malaysia's official launch pricing, which we reported separately, starts at RM5,499 for the 256GB model and RM5,999 for 512GB, so a 2TB unit like the one in this video sits above both of those.
A manual aperture control built into the stock Camera app is squarely the kind of thing our own Pocket Cinematic course exists to teach people to use, shooting with deliberate control over light and depth on the phone already in their pocket, rather than leaving everything on auto.
What our video does not settle is how the variable aperture actually performs in real shots, or how the case holds up over daily use. Forty-six seconds is a first look at what came out of the box, not a verdict, and the verdict is the camera review we have already published and linked above.
