After iPhone 17 series launch in September, Apple may not launch the iPhone 18 model next year. Here’s why

Apple’s next iPhone launch is on the horizon with the latest iPhone 17 series likely to make its debut early next month. Even before the launch of the new models, we have new reports suggesting that Apple could significantly change the launch timeline of its iPhone 18 series next year, which could lead to the vanilla iPhone 18 variant not debuting alongside the other three models in 2026.

However, Apple isn’t killing off the iPhone 18 but instead delaying its launch to the following year. If a new report by a Korean publication is to be believed,…