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Apple seems to have remained unfazed by the apparent failure of its iPhone Air, and is reportedly preparing to launch the iPhone Air 2 in the fall of 2026, and that too with barebone upgrades.
Fixed Focus Digital: Apple will launch the iPhone Air 2 this fall with "very small" changes
The Weibo-based tipster, Fixed Focus Digital, is out with two major updates regarding the upcoming iPhone Air 2, noting that Apple will adhere to the typical fall launch cadence for the ultra-slim variant - and that's despite opting for a staggered release schedule for the iPhone 18 lineup, split between the fall of 2026 and the spring of 2027 - and that the second iteration of the iPhone Air will not feature any major upgrades. The Google-translated version of the post reads:
"#NewiPhoneAir2Leaks# The topic is saying it'll be in the fall of 2027?! Wait, that's not right. Feedback from the production line indicates the iPhone Air2 will be released this fall. The changes are minor, a standard upgrade, without the significant specification cuts mentioned in the topic..."
Do note that The Information reported a few weeks back that the Apple iPhone Air 2 had been delayed until the spring of 2027. While initial reports had indicated that the delay was prompted by Apple's desire to equip its ultra-slim variant with a dual-camera setup, Bloomberg's prolific tipster, Mark Gurman, maintained that the delay had more to do with the upcoming A20 chip that would leverage TSMC's 2nm process, replete with Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module (WMCM) packaging, which allows for components such as the SoC and the DRAM to be directly integrated at the wafer level.
Interestingly, Gurman's take was verified just today when it came out that TSMC was embarking on a major ramp-up of its WMCM packaging capacity heading into 2027.
Coming back, The Information's take, however, was soon countered by Fixed Focus Digital, who noted in December 2025 that Apple would launch the iPhone Air 2 either in the fall of 2026 or the fall of 2027, negating previous reports that had suggested the ultra-slim variant would launch alongside the base iPhone 18 and the iPhone 18e in the spring of 2027.
Of course, as per today's leak by Fixed Focus Digital, it seems the iPhone Air 2 won't get the rumored dual-camera setup. Also, with the ultra-slim variant already entailing minimal sales volume expectations, its launch in the fall of 2026 would likely not tax TSMC's WMCM packaging-based bottleneck for the A20 chip.
This comes as The Elec recently reported that Apple was opting for Samsung's Color Filter on Encapsulation (CoE) OLED tech for the displays on the iPhone Fold and the iPhone Air 2, which would render those displays lighter and much more efficient.
Typically, OLED panels retain a polarizing film over the display to reduce glare and improve contrast. However, this film also absorbs some of the OLED panel's light, reducing its efficiency in the process. With the CoE, Apple would eschew this polarizing film entirely, opting to apply a color filter onto the OLED panel's protective encapsulation layer, rendering the resulting displays lighter and much more efficient.
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