Apple is launching new iPhones next week, and a Bloomberg report details what to expect from those models as well as the roadmap for 2027 and 2028 debuts.
Apple’s iPhone Roadmap Through 2028
Ahead of Apple’s big September event next week, Mark Gurman published an overview of new products in the works for this fall and beyond, detailing hardware in the pipeline all the way through 2028.
Here’s what Gurman says about new iPhones expected to launch:
2026: Coming September 9
- iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: Mechanical aperture camera feature, dark red and light blue colors, A20 Pro chip, C2 modem, improved battery life, and more.
- iPhone Ultra: The foldable model will be “about the size of a passport when folded,” come in light and dark color options, feature Touch ID, an “advanced hinge,” and cost over $2,000.
2027
- iPhone 18 and 18e: No specific details shared other than a “springtime” launch timing, with the base iPhone 18 being pushed out of the fall lineup.
- iPhone Air 2: Three major feature upgrades coming: Ultra Wide camera, faster chip, and longer battery life.
- iPhone Pro and Pro Max: A unique 20th anniversary design will feature “curved glass around all corners and edges, with thinner bezels.” Gurman says, “It will be the biggest overhaul to what is now the iPhone Pro line since the iPhone X.”
- Second-generation foldable iPhone: A new foldable model is “already well into testing,” with a new chip as the only confirmed feature so far.
2028
- Larger foldable iPhone: A third-generation foldable is in development with “a slightly larger display on the front and inside” compared to the 2026 and 2027 models.
Gurman doesn’t offer details on other 2028 models, though presumably new base models, Pro models, and additional variants will follow. The third-gen foldable’s larger displays are noteworthy given the sustained consumer appetite for bigger screens, and suggest Apple intends to evolve the foldable line aggressively in its early years.
