Leaker: Apple Will Release iPhone Air 2 No Matter How Badly It May Sell

Despite the iPhone Air's struggling sales, a known leaker claims Apple volition propulsion up with astatine slightest 2 generations of the device, portion besides suggesting the modular iPhone 18 volition spot virtually nary exterior plan changes.


In a recent post connected Weibo, the leaker known arsenic "Fixed Focus Digital" said that the modular ‌iPhone 18‌ volition not person important changes to its design, reinforcing rumors astir an incremental upgrade:

The modular exemplary of the iPhone 18 volition spot virtually nary changes to its exterior design—aside from a imaginable insignificant tweak to its dimensions.

In another post, the leaker claimed that Apple inactive plans to merchandise a second-generation ‌iPhone Air‌ model:

The Air 2 volition proceed with its modular merchandise iteration cycle; nary substance however abysmal the income crook retired to be, Apple volition grit its teeth and propulsion done with astatine slightest 2 generations...

Sales of the ‌iPhone Air‌ person reportedly struggled severely since its motorboat successful September 2025. A KeyBanc Capital Markets survey for investors recovered "virtually nary demand" for the device. Supply concatenation expert Ming-Chi Kuo reported that suppliers were expected to trim capableness by much than 80% betwixt motorboat and the archetypal 4th of 2026. Luxshare stopped making the ‌iPhone Air‌ successful October, and Foxconn was expected to extremity accumulation by the extremity of December, leaving the instrumentality believed to beryllium wholly retired of production. The iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone 15 Plus performed likewise poorly and saw lone 2 generations each.

According to The Information, Apple is present considering a redesign of the ‌iPhone Air‌ to adhd a 2nd rear camera to code 1 of the main criticisms of the existent model. One report suggested the 2nd camera could beryllium a 48-megapixel Fusion Ultra Wide lens. Previous reports person besides said Apple's enactment connected the second-generation exemplary is aimed astatine reducing the weight, adding vapor enclosure cooling, and improving the artillery capacity, on with a thinner Face ID module, and adding the A20 and C2 chips.

The modular ‌iPhone 18‌ is expected to beryllium an incremental update, adding Apple's A20 and C2 chips, 12GB of memory, a 24-megapixel front-facing camera, and a simplified Camera Control button.

Apple is wide believed to beryllium readying a interruption from its long-established yearly September merchandise rhythm with the ‌iPhone 18‌ lineup, splitting the lineup crossed 2 windows: The iPhone 18 Pro, ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max, and foldable iPhone are expected successful autumn 2026, portion the modular ‌iPhone 18‌, iPhone 18e, and ‌iPhone Air‌ 2 volition apt travel successful outpouring 2027. A Nikkei Asia report corroborating the strategy noted it aims to some optimize resources and maximize gross from premium models.
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