iPhone Air 2 Expected to Launch Early Next Year With Five New Features

[MacRumors]

Apple plans to release a second-generation iPhone Air in the first quarter of 2027, according to Jeff Pu, an investment analyst who covers Apple.

In a research note with GF Securities today, Pu said the iPhone Air 2 will have the following five new features compared to the current model:

• The addition of a second 48-megapixel rear camera — an Ultra Wide lens to complement the existing Fusion lens.
• A slightly smaller Dynamic Island.
• A faster and more power-efficient A20 Pro chip manufactured with TSMC's advanced 2nm process. The current iPhone Air has a 3nm A19 Pro chip.
• Apple's second-generation N2 chip for wireless networking. In the existing iPhone Air, the N1 chip is an Apple-designed wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. The chip also improves the overall performance and reliability of features like AirDrop and Personal Hotspot.
• Apple's second-generation C2 chip for 5G. Apple says the current C1X chip is already the most power-efficient modem in an iPhone ever.

He expects the next iPhone Air to stick with a 6.5-inch display, 12GB of RAM, and an 18-megapixel Center Stage front camera.

Apple reportedly plans to release the iPhone Air 2 alongside the regular iPhone 18 and a lower-end iPhone 18e around March 2027. The higher-end iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and foldable "iPhone Ultra" are expected to launch this September, with the devices in the lineup rolling out at different times as part of a new strategy.

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[Astuces iOS]

Hell if that's it, there is no point of releasing a new one... just give me a $100 deal on the old one

 

[nikhsub1]

Weird, I thought I read about what an abject sales failure this phone was. Guess not.

 

[ghostface147]

I just can't work with anything smaller in size than my Pro Max. If they had a Max Air......

 

[dwtd]

I still don't understand the appeal of a super thin phone with a huge camera bump, but to each their own.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Weird, I thought I read about what an abject sales failure this phone was. Guess not.

They basically always plan for 2 versions minimum of a new concept.

Even the Vision Pro sales flop got a spec bumped 2nd version.

My beloved iPhone Mini got two releases also.

 

[Macalway]

The camera was the weak link, so kudos.

 

[turbineseaplane]

The camera was the weak link, so kudos.

Camera plus price/value comparison with where it slotted into the lineup.

Whether adding a 2nd camera solves enough of that remains a very open question.

 

[mlayer]

I still don't understand the appeal of a super thin phone with a huge camera bump, but to each their own.

It's not for everyone and that's okay. The Pro Max isn't for me either while the Air is. Also, super thin also means light, which for me matters more in a pocket or in hand than the thinness or the camera bump.

 

[nikhsub1]

They basically always plan for 2 versions minimum of a new concept.

Even the Vision Pro sales flop got a spec bumped 2nd version.

My beloved iPhone Mini got two releases also.

Good point.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Good point.

This is definitely the final examination for the iPhone Air concept though.

If folks don't buy it in droves, it's over.

They sold plenty of Mini's, but it still wasn't "enough". 😞

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

So it’s just… the regular 18, but thin.

 

[boswald]

Those are great features/upgrades, but I gotta ask: Stereo speakers?

 

[mstur]

I have an iPhone Air 1 TB, and what I miss is the Ultrawide camera with macro mode and nothing else...
Therefore, I will sell my Air 1 and get the Air 2 ASAP !

 

[awshucks]

I would imagine that this 2-camera second generation would have a much better sales success, but with the price hikes I'm afraid this might flop harder than the original Air.

 

[one more]

So it’s just… the regular 18, but thin.

And missing a second speaker.

 

[CarAnalogy]

I have to wonder what "regular" iPhone is even going to mean in just a couple years.

We'll (presumably) have iPhone e, iPhone Air, iPhone, (iPhone XX?), iPhone Pro, iPhone Pro Max, iPhone Ultra.

Seems like at least one of those is getting folded into the other.

No pun intended.

 

[klasma]

I just can't work with anything smaller in size than my Pro Max. If they had a Max Air......

I just can't work with anything larger in size than my iPhone mini. If they had an Air mini...

 

[lazyrighteye]

The camera was the weak link, so kudos.

And price point - which will likely be higher.
When compared to iPhone 17, the value and performance gaps were just so glaring.

 

[InnocenceMyth]

And missing a second speaker.

This is the main reason I didn't get one, even though I really like the Air. It's not like I'm using my phone as a party speaker but sometimes I come in from the car at the end of a podcast and I like to just play the end on my phone's speakers and I've heard the Air just sounds tinny. But to be honest I haven't tried to listen to one myself.

 

[markg61326]

I still don't understand the appeal of a super thin phone with a huge camera bump, but to each their own.

It’s not necessarily the appeal of thinness but it’s more the reduced weight in my opinion…

 

[Nyx1]

It will be the same path the previous one no matter how much upgrade just the same way even the price will increase than the previous one.

 

[mlayer]

And price point - which will likely be higher.
When compared to iPhone 17, the value and performance gaps were just so glaring.

The Air gets full SiriAI thanks to 12 GB RAM, while the 17 does not. In the fall Apple will continue to sell the 17, 18, and Air side by side, if that isn't confusing or glaring enough.

 

[germanbeer007]

With the thinnest sales ever!

 

[Biro]

I still don't understand the appeal of a super thin phone with a huge camera bump, but to each their own.

Have you held one?