Apple Skipping iPhone 18 Launch This Year
Apple supplier Pegatron today indirectly confirmed that the standard iPhone 18 model will not be released until next year, according to a new report. Pegatron held an earnings call for the second quarter of 2026 today. On the call, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said Pegatron indicated that one of its customers will be changing its usual smartphone shipment schedule. As widely expected, the report…
Pegatron, an Apple supplier, has indirectly confirmed that the standard iPhone 18 model will not launch until 2027, according to a report by Taiwan's Economic Daily News. The earnings call for the second quarter of 2026 revealed that one of Apple's customers plans to alter its typical smartphone shipment schedule. Apple intends to release the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the foldable iPhone Ultra in September 2026, followed by the standard iPhone 18 model in the first quarter of 2027.
This decision marks a notable departure from the usual pattern of launching the base model iPhone alongside Pro and Pro Max models in September. The change has been widely speculated by sources like Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and former The Information reporter Wayne Ma. Other new models expected to launch around March 2027 include the Apple 18e and the iPhone Air 2.
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