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Apple’s iPhone 18 launch will drop a surprising model, per report

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The iPhone 17 unveiling is only weeks away, and iPhone 18 rumors are starting to pick up. A new report corroborates previous claims that the iPhone 18 launch lineup will drop a surprisingly important model.

Base iPhone 18 will reportedly not be part of fall 2026 launch lineup

After several years of very similar iPhone lineups year after year, Apple has big changes in store starting this fall.

The iPhone 17 line will feature a new ultra-thin ‘Air’ model that replaces the Plus model and could sway a lot of typical Pro users.

But then next year even more model shakeups will happen. Over the weekend, ET News corroborated a claim that we’ve seen before.

Per their report, next year’s iPhone 18 launch will be missing a surprising model: the base iPhone 18.

An iPhone 18 launch with no iPhone 18? That’s right.

Apple is expected to go ultra-premium with the fall lineup, offering four high-end models:

iPhone 18 Air

iPhone 18 Pro

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