The yearly iPhone launch schedule is reportedly going to become very confusing — or exciting — depending on how you look at it.

The premium versions of the iPhone 18 series, but not the base model, will be released in September 2026, along with the first foldable iPhone, according to an ET News report . The base iPhone 18 will be launched in the first half of 2027, the report said.

This decision has bearing on the release of iPhone 17 , iPhone Pro , iPhone Pro Max and iPhone Air this September. There is no exact date for those releases yet. If the rumors and reports become reality, this would be the launch schedule over the next two years:

September 2025: iPhone 17, iPhone Pro, iPhone Pro Max, iPhone Air

First half of 2026: iPhone 17e (entry-level version, ala the iPhon

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