Apple · Th Anniversary Iphone Line

20th-anniversary iPhone line

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

We will keep this on your list as the date moves.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Early days · Could still move by months

21 July 2027

in about 10 months

Almost certainly between 20 November 2026 and 12 February 2028 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Apple usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Apple normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 1 article. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 3 days later Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by 9to5Mac
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says revealed sometime between July and December 2027

“a 20th-anniversary iPhone line” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 35 days earlier

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 20 Nov 2026 to 12 Feb 2028 (449 days wide), with a standard deviation of 154 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Early days · Could still move by months

31 July 2027

in about 10 months

Almost certainly between 30 November 2026 and 22 February 2028 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Apple usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Apple normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 1 article. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 4 days later Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by 9to5Mac
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says on sale sometime between July and December 2027

“a 20th-anniversary iPhone line” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 36 days earlier

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 30 Nov 2026 to 22 Feb 2028 (449 days wide), with a standard deviation of 154 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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Where you will be able to buy it

Not known yet Not enough to go on yet

No report so far says which countries this one is for.

no market named in any report.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

31 July 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 30 Nov 2026 to 22 Feb 2028 · 833939a29b…
21 July 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 20 Nov 2026 to 12 Feb 2028 · eb834ee457…
27 July 2027 On sale 3 days later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 28 Nov 2026 to 21 Feb 2028 · 6f9cb0510e…
18 July 2027 Reveal 4 days later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 18 Nov 2026 to 11 Feb 2028 · a4b5d7e2af…
24 July 2027 On sale 3 days later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 26 Nov 2026 to 20 Feb 2028 · 4a073134ec…
14 July 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 16 Nov 2026 to 10 Feb 2028 · 497604d0ec…
21 July 2027 On sale 3 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 24 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2028 · 1de3bcf2ec…
11 July 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 14 Nov 2026 to 9 Feb 2028 · 90faea2b75…
18 July 2027 On sale 3 days later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 22 Nov 2026 to 18 Feb 2028 · 9a9539f6fe…
8 July 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 12 Nov 2026 to 8 Feb 2028 · 24572fe29d…
15 July 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 20 Nov 2026 to 16 Feb 2028 · 644db5a864…
5 July 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 10 Nov 2026 to 7 Feb 2028 · 16bb3d669f…
11 July 2027 On sale 3 days later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 17 Nov 2026 to 15 Feb 2028 · 5ab26b4a7b…
2 July 2027 Reveal 4 days later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 7 Nov 2026 to 5 Feb 2028 · 86e496b0bd…
8 July 2027 On sale 6 days earlier

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 15 Nov 2026 to 14 Feb 2028 · 2a02058b18…
28 June 2027 Reveal 6 days earlier

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 5 Nov 2026 to 4 Feb 2028 · 83e639c3e2…
14 July 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 14 Nov 2026 to 9 Feb 2028 · 53d5bd6b08…
4 July 2027 Reveal 4 days later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 4 Nov 2026 to 30 Jan 2028 · b8bc594cc4…
10 July 2027 On sale 3 days later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 12 Nov 2026 to 7 Feb 2028 · f69eeaf85d…
30 June 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 2 Nov 2026 to 28 Jan 2028 · 091bcadee9…
7 July 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 10 Nov 2026 to 6 Feb 2028 · 6786aa3346…
27 June 2027 Reveal 4 days later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 30 Oct 2026 to 26 Jan 2028 · 70e7d4bf9e…
3 July 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 7 Nov 2026 to 3 Feb 2028 · 82e899e9b2…
23 June 2027 Reveal 4 days later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 28 Oct 2026 to 24 Jan 2028 · 5572f9f550…
29 June 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 5 Nov 2026 to 1 Feb 2028 · 482dfeae88…
19 June 2027 Reveal 5 days later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 26 Oct 2026 to 22 Jan 2028 · fd11fb5bbe…
25 June 2027 On sale 5 days later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 2 Nov 2026 to 30 Jan 2028 · 56544f927e…
14 June 2027 Reveal 4 days later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 23 Oct 2026 to 20 Jan 2028 · 797985dd10…
20 June 2027 On sale 5 days later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 31 Oct 2026 to 28 Jan 2028 · f8c8b2457d…
10 June 2027 Reveal 5 days later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 21 Oct 2026 to 17 Jan 2028 · 33370250c0…
15 June 2027 On sale 5 days later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 28 Oct 2026 to 25 Jan 2028 · afc466eec8…
5 June 2027 Reveal 5 days later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 18 Oct 2026 to 15 Jan 2028 · 34cda2c850…
10 June 2027 On sale 5 days later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 26 Oct 2026 to 22 Jan 2028 · 687f45264a…
31 May 2027 Reveal 5 days later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 16 Oct 2026 to 12 Jan 2028 · 4646d9ebef…
5 June 2027 On sale 5 days later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 23 Oct 2026 to 19 Jan 2028 · 8e410948e3…
26 May 2027 Reveal 5 days later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 13 Oct 2026 to 9 Jan 2028 · 37ebc625a1…
31 May 2027 On sale 102 days earlier

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 20 Oct 2026 to 16 Jan 2028 · 08adc2c1c1…
21 May 2027 Reveal 102 days earlier

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 10 Oct 2026 to 6 Jan 2028 · ee1c24d445…
10 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 2 Dec 2026 to 18 Feb 2028 · f6948c735d…
31 August 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 22 Nov 2026 to 7 Feb 2028 · e8da007a3f…

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