Apple's next iPhone Air and iPhone 18 might launch in March 2027

Poor sales may be to blame.
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Stan Schroeder
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Apple iPhone Air
Apple's iPhone Air is reliant on an external battery pack. Perhaps the next one won't be. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Apple

Apple's next iPhone Air might launch in March 2027.

This is according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who claims the iPhone Air 2 (we're not sure about the name) will launch alongside the iPhone 18 and the iPhone 18e.

You read that right: The company's most mainstream device, the iPhone 18, will not launch in the fall either. But it could all be a part of Apple's plan.


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A week ago The Information revealed that the iPhone Air's successor might be delayed into 2027 due to poor sales (the report also said the new device will have two rear cameras instead of one, a very welcome upgrade).

But Gurman says it was Apple's plan all along to split its iPhone launch schedule into two major periods: Spring and fall. Gurman says he expects this pattern to continue "for years to come," and that Apple will launch five to six new models every year. It's unclear whether this means Apple will have two major iPhone launch events annually; so far, the company launched its minor iPhones (the SE and e models) early in the year, but without much fanfare.

Gurman also revealed a few details about the upcoming iPhone Air. He says the biggest change will be a move to a 2-nanometer chip, which should bring a much-needed battery life upgrade. Interestingly, he's unsure about the second camera on the iPhone Air 2, calling the idea "strange."

The report also revealed a few details about Apple's much-rumored "anniversary" iPhone, which should launch in the fall of 2027. Gurman says it will likely have a curved, uninterrupted glass screen, with the selfie camera hidden underneath the display.

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Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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