iPhone 18 Pro series preorders opened across the web at 8 p.m. on September 12, and Taobao Flash Sale transaction data showed first-hour sales of the iPhone 18 Pro doubled from the same period for the iPhone 17 Pro last year, according to Jiemian News. The iPhone 18 Pro Max 256GB burgundy version was the most sought-after model on launch day, and Apple hardware sales on the Taobao Flash Sale platform rose more than 25 times from a normal day.
