Apple’s plotting a massive iPhone expansion—up to seven models by fall 2027, per The Information. Think first-ever iPhone Fold, a radical iPhone 20 anniversary redesign, under-display Face ID, and India-made budget phones. iPhone still drives ~50% of Apple’s $209B revenue.
The Full 2026-2027 Lineup Breakdown
- iPhone 17e (Spring 2026): Budget king with glass back, MagSafe, and Apple’s C1X modem (V159).
- iPhone 18 Pro/Max (Fall 2026): Under-display Face ID (OTI Lumionics tech), mechanical aperture camera, low-light sensor, TSMC wafer packaging for AI speed (V63/V64).
- iPhone Fold (Fall 2026): Landscape foldable like big iPads—5.3″ outer, 7.7″ inner screens, top-left selfie cam. Foxconn China trials hit high defect rates (V68).
- iPhone 18 & 18e (Spring 2027): Base iPhone 18 ditches capture button haptics, starts production in Foxconn Bangalore. 18e adds MagSafe (V67/V69).
- iPhone Air 2 (2027): Paused trials restart with dual cameras and lower price after original’s weak sales (V62).
- iPhone 20 (Fall 2027): 20th anniversary stunner—curved glass all around, edge-to-edge no-cutout display, under-display selfie, slim metal band (V72).
India Angle & Big Shifts
Foxconn’s Bangalore plant leads iPhone 18 production—huge for Indian manufacturing push. Foldable defect woes and Air 2 tweaks show Apple’s iterating fast amid slowing upgrades.
This blitz counters AI/spatial computing hurdles, keeping iPhone as revenue beast.