Apple will not launch the iPhone 18 base in 2026: it will arrive in 2027

There are only a few days left for the launch of the new iPhone 17, but a new report points to an important change in the release strategy of Apple facing next year. As it has been known, the iPhone 18 in its base version It will not be available in 2026, as expected, but will debut at the beginning of 2027. This is a rupture of the cycle established by the company and that this has faithfully followed for years.

Pro, Pro Max and Air will arrive in 2026

The information indicates that the models iPhone 18 Air, Pro and Pro Max They will maintain the usual calendar and will be launched in September 2026. Next to them, Apple will also present their first folding iPhonewhich will be above the Pro Max as the most advanced option within the catalog.

In this way, users will have access to high -end versions before the base model reaches the market. If the plan to follow is the one that has leaked, it is evident that Apple seeks to place the base model as a Half -cycle launch to stimulate salesas happened with the 16E iPhone. The difference for 2027 is that the economic option would not be below the base model, but would be the base model itself. This would mean, incidentally, an increase in profit margins.

Similarly, the change would imply that the series iPhone 17which will arrive in a few weeks, will be the last to arrive with all its variants simultaneously. From then on, Apple will separate the releases and reserve the base model for a different calendar. In parallel, the most affordable line will follow its usual course, with the iPhone 17E appearing on dates similar to this year.