Overview
- Bloomberg reported on June 17–18 that Apple has advanced prototypes of a second‑generation iPhone Air, codenamed V62, currently in internal testing and aimed for a spring 2027 launch.
- The prototypes are said to add a second rear lens, an ultrawide camera, to address widespread complaints that the original Air only shipped with a single rear sensor.
- Apple engineers are reportedly working to improve the Air's battery life, though it is unclear whether gains would come from a larger cell or from efficiency improvements in hardware and software.
- Sources say the refreshed Air would use a version of Apple’s A20/A20 Pro system on chip built on a 2nm process, and separate analyst claims suggest the upcoming iPhone 18 family may adopt 12GB of RAM to run the most demanding on‑device AI features.
- All of these details are reported by Bloomberg and corroborating outlets or analyst notes, the information remains unconfirmed by Apple, and specifications or timing could still change before any official announcement.