No iPhone 18 This Year, Apple Supplier Comments Seemingly Confirm

[IIGS User]

Release the cheaper phone until after the holidays to push more people into the more expensive Pro phone for a gift.

Same strategy carmakers used making more expensive cars with tons of features trying to push people into more profitable units that cost little more to make and roll off the same factory.

With interest rates and inflation what they are, that's not working out too well for carmakers.

 

[Abydos]

based on my predictions of my iPhone's rate of degradation, a spring debut can be very fortunate, the screen size estimate suggests the 18e will be my choice

 

[CEmajr]

I can see this also driving more sales of the higher end models. If the only "new" iPhones are Pro models and above, then some people who might have otherwise gone for the regular iPhone would just get the more expensive models rather than waiting and not having the latest and greatest. But on the backend some could incorrectly claim Apple has raised the price of iPhones.

 

[winxmac]

The twice a year release is what they should have done since 2018 (or 2020) but better late than never, I guess. The SE models and new colors are not counted.

Let's just hope that the performance of iOS 27 will not be worse on the base model compared to the Pro model.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Worth waiting the 18e anyways

 

[bbeagle]

The people want their expensive yearly minor spec bump, Tim!

Tim's not in charge anymore. It's the Wild West now.

 

[ClaraStahlbaum]

Yeah, you wouldn’t want to be seen with the poverty spec phone.

What other people think of what phone I have is the last of my worries.

 

[BGrifter]

I think this is turning into a riskier gambit than when they would have first planned it.

Economic instability has customers way more price conscious than even a few years ago. Pushing the base and budget models ahead a quarter might not drive Pro sales like it would have in better economic conditions.

 

[257Loner]

Unless it gets 12 GB RAM, it is going to feel like an 18e by the time it launches.

I normally don't pay attention to how much RAM is in a phone. However, since we now know that Siri Ai's more expressive voices and more accurate dictation features require 12 GB of RAM, it will be interesting to see if the iPhone 18 will come equipped with the 12 GB that's necessary for those features.

 

[akula1488]

So Spring event will just be Press Release ?

 

[PBG4 Dude]

The twice a year release is what they should have done since 2018 (or 2020) but better late than never, I guess. The SE models and new colors are not counted.

Let's just hope that the performance of iOS 27 will not be worse on the base model compared to the Pro model.

Base models will have the luxury of 6 months of bug fixes.

 

[antonrg]

It would make more sense to push the Air along with the Pro models, considering its price. It's not low cost.

 

[boswald]

You know, people are wondering about the color choices for these, and I just want to suggest a new color: Iridescent. I would love to see a pearl-like iPhone that shines different colors in the light. Just my two cents.

 

[mulatosnarf]

Cool

 

[mulatosnarf]

Because the fold is coming this year?

 

[p96]

Bc iPhone 17 base CLEARED. Base gang for the first time in years 😎

Can someone translate this to 20th century English for me?

 

[GrumpyOldGuy52]

Nokia still makes more than few models from 30 to 100 euros.

There are numerous options on the market; you'll be fine if that's the route you want to take.

 

[p96]

Yeah, you wouldn’t want to be seen with the poverty spec phone.

Some of us buy the "Pro" iPhone for the camera or other reasons.

 

[BeatsByTim]

edit:nm

 

[dominiongamma]

After my 14 Pro Max bites the dust i'm buying a dumb phone.

Why ? Seems step backwards

 

[tomtad]

It would make more sense to push the Air along with the Pro models, considering its price. It's not low cost.

I fully expect them to spec bump the Air and launch it alongside the Pro and the Fold in September. The margins are higher and you're getting an upgraded processor and camera ahead of the regular model

 

[BGrifter]

Can someone translate this to 20th century English for me?

Got you covered.

“The base iPhone 17 is an exceptional device! It is much better than the competition. It inspired me to purchase the base model for the first time in years. I feel comradery with fellow base iPhone 17 purchasers”.

 

[ricketysquire]

Thank goodness. No need for it. Let's slow it down and make great products again.

 

[DrRadon]

Don’t we have rumors like these almost every year and the6 almost never come true?

 

[johnsawyercjs]

So Spring event will just be Press Release ?

Oh, they'll release the phones too