Apple is already working on a second-generation iPhone Air, and the early signs point to a fix for the two things people complained about most: battery life and the single rear camera. According to Bloomberg, the ultra-thin model, codenamed V62, is being tested with a second camera for ultra-wide shots and is expected to arrive in spring 2027.
That puts the iPhone Air 2 on a less predictable iPhone schedule than the one Apple has trained buyers to expect. The company is reportedly planning to launch the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first foldable iPhone in September, while the standard iPhone 18 models are pushed to spring 2027. By autumn that same year, Apple is said to be lining up two anniversary editions of the classic iPhone design, plus a second-generation foldable.
What changes in iPhone Air 2
The external design is not expected to change much, which makes sense for a phone built around thinness above all else. The bigger shift is under the hood: Bloomberg says the iPhone Air 2 should inherit the A20 Pro chip from the iPhone 18 Pro line, while Apple works on improving battery endurance without necessarily making the battery physically larger.
That is probably the right call. A thicker Air would defeat the point, and the first model’s limited battery life and lone camera were the easiest targets for criticism. The second camera is also a practical upgrade, because ultra-thin phones are only charming until you try to take anything wider than a headshot.
Apple’s new iPhone release schedule
If this timetable holds, Apple will be spreading major iPhone launches across the calendar instead of stuffing everything into one autumn window. That gives the company more room to manage revenue, and it also helps it answer rivals that already stagger product releases instead of waiting for a single annual reveal.
There is also a broader strategic reason here: the iPhone Air appears to be serving as a test bed for technologies and design choices that could feed into Apple’s foldable plans. If the second-generation Air can finally solve the battery and camera complaints, it may go from interesting experiment to a product people actually ask for.