Taiwan's Economic Daily News reports that Pegatron indirectly confirmed via its Q2 2026 earnings call a delayed launch for the standard iPhone 18 until the first quarter of 2027. The Pro models and foldable iPhone Duo will still arrive in September 2026, ending the years-long tradition of a unified September debut and matching earlier rumors from Ming-Chi Kuo, Wayne Ma, and Largan Precision.
Updated foldable product name from rumor-era “iPhone Ultra” to official iPhone Duo.
This would mark the first break from the pattern established since the iPhone 11.
Shifting the iPhone 18 to approximately March 2027 therefore stands out as a significant departure for the product lineup.
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