Report: Apple to switch up its iPhone launch cycle with the 18 series

<p>&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;While we’re just weeks away from the launch of the iPhone 17 series, rumors about the next generation of iPhones are continuing to make their way in. The latest report from &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;ET News&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; suggests that Apple is looking to switch up its iPhone launch cycle, starting with the iPhone 18 series.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;img class="inline-image" width="1200" height="799" src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/25/08/report-apple-to-switch-up-iphone-release-schedule/-1200w5/gsmarena_002.jpg" alt="Report: Apple to switch up its iPhone launch cycle with the 18 series "&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Cupertino will reportedly have two separate iPhone launch events for the iPhone 18 series. The first keynote will be held in September 2026 and will see the debut of the iPhone 18 Air, 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max and the long-rumored &amp;lt;a href="https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_fold_5g-13804.php"&amp;gt;foldable iPhone&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The vanilla iPhone 18 will be relegated to a second event in early 2027 alongside the iPhone 18e. This release schedule is expected to carry on with the iPhone 19 Air, Pro and Fold models launching in September of 2027, while the vanilla iPhone 19 and affordable 19e would be introduced in H1 2028.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p class="article-source"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://www.etnews.com/20250813000323" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&amp;gt;Source&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;in Korean&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;</p>