The launch of the iPhone will change significantly in the coming months. So much so that even we won’t see an iPhone 18 in 2026. The company from Cupertino is going to follow a different strategy, and instead of releasing a phone that updates the current iPhone 17, they will bet on a completely new and much more impressive model. And yes, it has to do with the foldable iPhone.
This was stated by Mark Gurman from Bloombergin the latest weekly news release. This, first of all, the journalist assures The iPhone Air 2 will also not be released in 2026thus confirming rumors of a possible delay. He emphasizes that while Apple knows sales of this model aren’t going as well as expected, that’s a secondary issue and that it’s still a very important device for Apple. In addition, the fact that the company did not call the iPhone Air the iPhone 17 Air indicates the intention to release a successor with an update schedule that differs from the rest of the models.
Along with the information about the iPhone Air 2 delay, Gurman also highlighted this The iPhone 18 will not be released until 2027. Instead, in 2026 they will announce a iPhone 18 Foldhis first complex. Until then, it will have a completely different design, although the iPhone Air and its thickness laid the basis for the development of this model. It is expected to be an iPhone with a “book-type” screen, similar to the one on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, and will include a dual camera system.
The iPhone 18 Fold will not arrive alone
Or rather, this dual camera too It was supposed to be one of the main innovations of the iPhone Air. Gurman, however, points out that Apple’s upcoming slim cell phone includes it. On the other hand, as a novelty, the iPhone Air 2 will have a much more efficient processor with a 2-nanometer architecture, which would allow the device to have greater autonomy.
Folding iPhone or iPhone 18 Fold, by the way, will not go alone. In September 2026 Apple may also release the iPhone 18 and 18 Prowhich will include various new features such as a better processor or a more refined design. In the spring of 2027, in a few months, the iPhone 18, iPhone 18e and iPhone Air 2 will finally be released.
That won’t happen until late 2027, when Apple launches iPhone 20 yearswhich would have a much more innovative design thanks to an OLED screen curved on all 4 sides, without bezels and with Face ID under the screen.
