India, Jan. 5 -- Apple may not release the standard iPhone 18 in 2026, according to a new report that points to a change in the company's launch schedule. If the claim holds true, the regular iPhone 18 would reach buyers in 2027, instead of following the usual yearly cycle.

This shift would place the iPhone 17 in an unusual position. For most of Apple's history, each regular iPhone has stayed on the market for about a year before its replacement arrived. The only close exception came with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s, which launched 15 months apart. Under the reported plan, the iPhone 17 would remain Apple's main standard model for around 18 months.

The report suggests that Apple will still introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Ma...