The original iPhone Air did poorly in sales. So early rumors suggested that Apple had lost confidence in the series. There was a report saying that Air 2 might be pushed to the Spring of 2027. The company might be reconsidering, and we have a credible source today claiming iPhone Air 2 is back on track for 2026.
Fixed Focus Digital brought this news to our attention. He is a reliable leaker trusted by the news media. We can’t help but give his Weibo post the benefit of the doubt. It says the iPhone Air’s successor was discussed in a meeting. And the product was confirmed for an autumn launch.
A fall launch event seems to be a possibility. It usually happens in September of every year. The iPhone Air 2 debut may not be in early 2027, but rather in late 2026, which is a relief. Then the leak was short-stopped to bring more news about iPhone 17e.
The iPhone 17e is up for Spring launch in 2026. The leak said it has entered mass production stages. There’s only one variant missing from the 2025 lineup, and that’s the iPhone 17e. The reports are unanimous on two major upgrades for this latest Apple iPhone model.
There’s going to be an 18MP selfie on the iPhone 17e for the Center Stage feature. The original iPhone 16e had a C1 modem. But the 17e bumps this to C2. And the very obvious chipset upgrade that is coming to the 17e is a standard 3nm Apple A19 chip.
An iPhone Air 2 render went viral after Digital Chat Station posted it on his Weibo profile. The leaker addressed the phone as iPhone 18 Air, but that’s just a tentative name. Anyway, the most interesting part about this leak was that the phone was shown with two rear cameras.
The leaker has reported that both lenses are 48MP (Main, Ultrawide). That’s fair enough, and the pattern does fit the usual Apple design philosophy. But we remain skeptical of the image. This may not be an accurate depiction of what the phone looks like in reality.
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