Here's when iPhone 18 production is rumored to start

Apple only launched theiPhone 18 ProandiPhone 18 Pro Maxin September, after plenty of reports said the vanillaiPhone 18would bedelayed until next spring. Today, a tipster on Weibo has shared a hint as to when production of the standard model will start. According to the tipster, the iPhone 18 is scheduled to enter production at the end of November. The tipster also says that, judging by the stock volume alone, Apple is preparing quite a lot of units.

Interestingly, a few days ago the same tipster claimed that expected iPhone 18 stock would be lowered, while Apple shifts its focus to the iPhone 18 Pro Max andits foldable. That seemingly contradicts today's claim, though "quite large" doesn't tell us what the stock is being compared to. Anyway, an end of November production start fits well with a spring release, and the aforementioned tipster says the iPhone 18 will launch in March alongside theiPhone 18e. According to past rumors, it will come with a 6.3-inch OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, the A20 chipset, and 9GB of RAM. Obviously, Apple hasn't confirmed any of this yet. Source|Via