The earnings report from Pegatron, certainly one of Apple’s suppliers, confirms rumours that the corporate will launch solely the costlier iPhone 18 fashions this autumn, particularly the Professional model. That is reported by The Verge.
Apple, as anticipated, plans to unveil the iPhone 18 Professional, iPhone 18 Professional Max and the foldable ‘iPhone Ultra’ in September, and the usual iPhone 18 mannequin within the first quarter of 2027. The extra inexpensive iPhone 18e and the new iPhone Air are rumoured to be unveiled across the similar time.
Though Pegatron didn’t explicitly title Apple, as an alternative utilizing the phrase ‘certainly one of our shoppers’, these statements successfully verify the rumours that have been circulating for over a year. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and The Data reported again in 2025 that solely premium iPhones had been to be anticipated this autumn, and in early 2026 one other Apple provider additionally acknowledged that its key consumer was suspending the launch of a smartphone till early 2027.
Pegatron’s report famous that shortages of reminiscence and chips are forcing corporations to shift peak supply periods. Shoppers resembling Apple are trying to allocate obtainable parts and are more and more prioritising costlier fashions with larger revenue margins.
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