Apple has always been synonymous with novelty and high quality ever since its genesis, but over the years the Cupertino brand has been able to establish its worth and become a aspirational purchase for many. To report the evident facts, customers readily seek their products and their new launches. Being receptive of such a demand and planning to penetrate into the market further and provide different subsets a exposure to their products the brand recently launched a budget version of their flagship iPhone 16. The 16e. Although the launch has been able to add to the varied customer base that the brand has professed to.
While the brand has been able to replace the aging Se effectively with the 16e, its possible that no such rendition of the 17 series may ever be launched in the market. As per a report by information today, Apple might launch an iPhone 18 e in 2027 but it has no mention of any recent release of a 17e anytime soon. So the 16e would not be the last budget oriented iPhone Variant.
Beyond that in a newsletter last month Mark Gruman, had revealed that Apple has yet to reach a final decision regarding the release of an iPhone17e.
Apple’s New Strategy
As per a new leak, that has been reported by MacRumors Apple has been planning to change its release cycle. As per the latest press releases the more expensive iPhone 18 Pro models would be released in the Fall, while the standard variants of the iPhone 18 would be delayed till the spring.
As per supply chain predictions, such changes have been executed because, Apple has veritable plans to launch a foldable iPhone in 2026, which would join the existing iPhone lineup. Beyond that, the fall release would include the iPhone 18 Pro, the iPhone 18 pro mac and the iPhone 18 air. And it would be later in spring 2027 that Apple would be launching the standard iPhone 18 and possibly an updated version of the iPhone 16e.
Apple Foldable Launch
As per a report, by the Information a staggered launch would cut down on the number of manufacturing workforce that Apple has to employ at a single point of time. The 2026 pro model might have under the display face id for the first time and beyond that the hardware necessary for facial under the screen facial recognition . The foldable iPhone would have a Book style design with a 5.57 inch outer display and the inner display might be close to 8 inches when open. One of the main motive behind the shake up in the launch plans has been due to Apple’s plans to launch the new foldable in 2026.
Beyond these updates a recent update by Apple further revealed that Apple might also be planning to initiate work on an edge to edge display. A new leak that has been cited by the Information revealed that at least one iPhone model launching in 2027 would have a truly edge to edge display. The screen design would likely be reserved for higher end iPhones so its likely that it might be reserved for phones like the iPhone Pro models that would be launched somewhere around in September 2027.
