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iPhone 18 Fold

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

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Early days · Could still move by months

6 September 2027

in about 11 months

Almost certainly between 6 October 2026 and 24 September 2027 — 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 Its own release rhythm This line has launched on a steady schedule, so we started from when the next one is due.
Reports behind it 3 separate stories Found across 4 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.
Since last time 336 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

  1. TrendForce · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed sometime in September 2026

    “今年秋季将由旗舰款 iPhone 18 Pro、Pro Max 以及最受瞩目的首款折叠机 iPhone 18 Fold（暂名）领衔登场” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Moved our date 2 days earlier
  2. TrendForce · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed sometime between September and December 2026

    “不过，由于该手机今年的出货时间预估较晚，加上初期产出与备货有限” Read it ↗
    Brand new source +1 site repeated it Moved our date 2 days earlier
  3. MacRumors
    Reported

    Says revealed 9 September 2026

    “Apple is hosting an online streaming event for the public and press on Wednesday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company is expected to announce new iPhone 18 Pro models and a new foldable iPhone alongside…” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 7 days earlier

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 6 Oct 2026 to 24 Sept 2027 (353 days wide), with a standard deviation of 137 days. Starting model: series_cadence+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash 75aa7dcde4b0cec4571f49ce…

On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Early days · Could still move by months

15 September 2027

in about 12 months

Almost certainly between 12 October 2026 and 3 October 2027 — 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 Its own release rhythm This line has launched on a steady schedule, so we started from when the next one is due.
Reports behind it 3 separate stories Found across 4 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.
Since last time 339 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

  1. TrendForce · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale sometime in September 2026

    “今年秋季将由旗舰款 iPhone 18 Pro、Pro Max 以及最受瞩目的首款折叠机 iPhone 18 Fold（暂名）领衔登场” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Moved our date 10 days earlier
  2. TrendForce · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale sometime between September and December 2026

    “不过，由于该手机今年的出货时间预估较晚，加上初期产出与备货有限” Read it ↗
    Brand new source +1 site repeated it Moved our date 10 days earlier
  3. MacRumors
    Reported

    Says on sale 9 September 2026

    “Apple is hosting an online streaming event for the public and press on Wednesday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company is expected to announce new iPhone 18 Pro models and a new foldable iPhone alongside…” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 27 days earlier

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 12 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct 2027 (356 days wide), with a standard deviation of 137 days. Starting model: series_cadence+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash a06b9ac0ead7f3cedd9507b0…

Prices reported elsewhere

Currencies we have a price for but no matching launch market. As reported, in the currency they were quoted in — we never convert between currencies, because a converted figure is a number nobody actually printed.

yuan Reported

from ¥2,099

Stated as fact, but by only one or two sources.

1 source, 1 report

Where you will be able to buy it

Probably worldwide Based on how this product line usually launches

Going on what this line normally does, not on anything said about this phone yet.

iPhone normally launches worldwide.

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.

  1. 15 September 2027 On sale 339 days later

    Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 12 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct 2027 · a06b9ac0ea…

  2. 6 September 2027 Reveal 336 days later

    Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 6 Oct 2026 to 24 Sept 2027 · 75aa7dcde4…

  3. 11 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · f2808b3e88…

  4. 5 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 16 Sept 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · a0bf7881cb…

  5. 10 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 · f95bb06237…

  6. 4 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 17 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 5231443e83…

  7. 9 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · f544e66116…

  8. 3 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · b543c99951…

  9. 8 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · 0256e9dbd5…

  10. 2 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · fa91c9ed8a…

  11. 8 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · b728d0af9f…

  12. 1 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 · 69584ca152…

  13. 7 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 · 3758246787…

  14. 30 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 6 Oct 2026 · 03fa86cbc1…

  15. 6 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · b79b225234…

  16. 29 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 5 Oct 2026 · 9ecf7d7bcc…

  17. 6 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 14 Oct 2026 · 89c2a35283…

  18. 28 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · 33094533c2…

  19. 5 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 13 Oct 2026 · 61f8d20e6a…

  20. 27 September 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 3 Oct 2026 · ff5d0e1fb1…

  21. 4 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 13 Oct 2026 · 3de13e1ded…

  22. 27 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 19 Sept 2026 to 2 Oct 2026 · 8af1c2bc99…

  23. 4 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · b5b842e0d0…

  24. 26 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 2 Oct 2026 · 22bd9d4ba6…

  25. 3 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · 0f2c16687d…

  26. 25 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 1 Oct 2026 · ce0731f710…

  27. 2 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 7cc557f8d3…

  28. 24 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2026 · d75c6474b9…

  29. 1 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · dff1f053d0…

  30. 23 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 21 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026 · 141e2bafb6…

  31. 1 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · 2059729844…

  32. 22 September 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 20 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026 · 70a5dd2b0f…

  33. 30 September 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · a7611a02d6…

  34. 22 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 19 Sept 2026 to 28 Sept 2026 · 6a2c20ed3f…

  35. 29 September 2026 On sale 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 8ce36e1127…

  36. 21 September 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 27 Sept 2026 · edcccd7c63…

  37. 30 September 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 7cb0dc54eb…

  38. 21 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 28 Sept 2026 · 997b2e1803…

  39. 29 September 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · a3f06ddd48…

  40. 20 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 17 Sept 2026 to 27 Sept 2026 · ad0802657f…

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