Apple Skipping iPhone 18 Launch This Year
Apple Skipping iPhone 18 Launch This YearWednesday August 12, 2026 6:59 am PDT by Joe RossignolApple supplier Pegatron today indirectly confirmed that the standard iPhone 18 model will not be released until next year, according to a new report. Pegatron held an earnings call for the second quarter of 2026 today. On the call, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said Pegatron indicated that one of its customers will be changing its usual smartphone shipment schedule.
- ▪Apple Skipping iPhone 18 Launch This YearWednesday August 12, 2026 6:59 am PDT by Joe RossignolApple supplier Pegatron today indirectly confirmed that the standard iPhone 18 model will not be released until next year, according to a new rep
- ▪Pegatron held an earnings call for the second quarter of 2026 today.
- ▪On the call, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said Pegatron indicated that one of its customers will be changing its usual smartphone shipment schedule.
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Apple Skipping iPhone 18 Launch This YearWednesday August 12, 2026 6:59 am PDT by Joe RossignolApple supplier Pegatron today indirectly confirmed that the standard iPhone 18 model will not be released until next year, according to a new report. Pegatron held an earnings call for the second quarter of 2026 today. On the call, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said Pegatron indicated that one of its customers will be changing its usual smartphone shipment schedule. As widely expected, the report said Apple plans to release the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and a foldable "iPhone Ultra" this September, followed by the standard iPhone 18 model in the first quarter of 2027.
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