Apple may shake up its iPhone release cycle by skipping the standard iPhone 18 launch in 2026. Instead, the model is expected to arrive in early 2027, likely alongside Apple's first foldable iPhone, marking a major shift from the company's traditional annual schedule.

Kuo predicted that instead of the base model, Apple will introduce the iPhone 18 Air, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max, alongside the long-rumored foldable iPhone. However, analyst Jeff Pu of GF Securities has indicated that the foldable device’s mass production may only begin in late 2026, making a September debut unlikely.

September is approaching and so is the big follow-up event to ‘dub-dub’ day – the launch of the Apple iPhone 17 series lineup. This is going to be the Cupertino-based tech giant’s biggest hardware event of the year,

Is Apple considering the unthinkable? A new report claims that the base model of iPhone 18 won't be released next fall.

The Galaxy S25 Edge showed us compromises to designing a thin phone, but Apple could dispel them with the iPhone 17 Air. Here's how.

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Air, along with new Apple Watches, just a few weeks from now.