Apple is planning to shuffle its iPhone launch schedule subsequent 12 months because it releases the primary foldable iPhone to make issues extra manageable, experiences The Information. The plan is for the foldable to return out with the iPhone 18 Pro and “Air” fashions, whereas the usual iPhone 18 will get shunted again to the spring of 2027, releasing alongside an iPhone 16E follow-up, based on the outlet.
With the slimmer mannequin within the lineup and a foldable anticipated in 2026, The Information says Apple must shuffle issues round to maintain a ballooning six-iPhone lineup manageable. As for what the foldable will appear like, the outlet writes that Apple goes with a book-style type issue, somewhat than clamshell, with a 5.7-inch display screen when closed and a just-under-8-inch show when open. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has beforehand prompt will probably be 4.5–4.8mm thick when unfolded and can use Face ID, somewhat than Touch ID.
The report consists of different tidbits, like that Apple will introduce a brand new battery case for the iPhone 17 Air, as its testing has apparently proven that, by itself, the cellphone’s battery life “will fall in need of that of earlier iPhones.” Also, The Information says the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max fashions will get long-rumored under-display Face ID sensors, leaving the units with solely a “small gap cutout within the top-left nook” for the cellphone’s front-facing digital camera.
