After over a decade of debuting its latest iPhones in the fall, Apple’s reportedly shaking things up starting with data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-18-release-schedule-could-be-changing-but-this-rumor-makes-no-sense” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-18-release-schedule-could-be-changing-but-this-rumor-makes-no-sense”> the iPhone 18 release schedule. According to Mark Gurman in data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-16/apple-s-iphone-road-map-iphone-air-2-iphone-18-mac-pro-future-tesla-carplay-mi1q4l2o” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-16/apple-s-iphone-road-map-iphone-air-2-iphone-18-mac-pro-future-tesla-carplay-mi1q4l2o” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Bloomberg’s “Power On” newsletter, Apple plans to switch to a twice-yearly release schedule, with three high-end models — the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and rumored data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-fold-heres-what-the-leaks-and-rumors-say-about-apples-alleged-upcoming-foldable-phone” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-fold-heres-what-the-leaks-and-rumors-say-about-apples-alleged-upcoming-foldable-phone”>iPhone Fold — data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-fold-heres-what-the-leaks-and-rumors-say-about-apples-alleged-upcoming-foldable-phone” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/iphone-fold-heres-what-the-leaks-and-rumors-say-about-apples-alleged-upcoming-foldable-phone”> set for the fall of 2026 while the iPhone 18 and cheaper iPhone 18e will launch in spring 2027.
I expect this pattern to continue for years to…
