Amid tariff fears and a much expanded iPhone line-up, the standard iPhone and the updated iPhone 16e model may not land until spring 2027.
Apple is planning a shake-up of its usual iPhone release schedule, ahead of the release of the much-rumoured first foldable iPhone, The Information reports.
Apple now plans to push the release of the standard iPhone 18 and the updated iPhone 16e model to spring 2027, but keep the more expensive Pro, Pro Max, Air, and foldable models as traditional fall 2026 releases, according to multiple unnamed sources involved in Apple’s supply chain.
The Information says the release schedule reshuffle will make the larger six-iPhone lineup more manageable, reducing the number of manufacturing workers that Apple needs to employ at one time.
