Overview
- Reports indicate iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, and Apple’s first foldable are targeted for the second half of 2026, with the standard iPhone 18 pushed to the first half of 2027.
- Nikkei Asia cites four people with knowledge, and the timing has been echoed by 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and analysts including Ming‑Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu.
- Sources attribute the shift to a global memory squeeze and constrained advanced‑node and packaging capacity for next‑gen chips, compounded by the added complexity of the foldable device.
- Apple is said to be broadening supplier meetings at Apple Park to include more component and materials partners to protect supply continuity through 2026.
- Apple has not confirmed the schedule, though Tim Cook recently acknowledged supply tightness and rising memory costs on the company’s earnings call; a refreshed iPhone Air is not expected this year.