What is a vanilla iPhone? Is there a chocolate iPhone too?
RAM pricing impact is nothing compared to the Chip paradox(Below 5nm), just wait until its out there.
YUKI93, 31 Jan 2026If I were Apple, I'd develop the iPhone 18e alongside the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max. It'... moreExcuse me did you use of Samsung ever?
I know Samsung hardware is rubbish i don't like exynos and I like dolby vision and apple hardware
BUT apple ios itself is a virus really you buy apple? Did you try one ui?
YUKI93, 31 Jan 2026If I were Apple, I'd develop the iPhone 18e alongside the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max. It'... moreI'd give the 17e the 13 Pro's screen (so 120Hz with notch) rather than the 15's.
NGL I don't like this delay, like why not keep the iPhone 18 released along the 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max and the iPhone Fold.
YUKI93, 31 Jan 2026If I were Apple, I'd develop the iPhone 18e alongside the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max. It'... moreI don't think you would, nothing that benefits the consumer is desired there. The idea is to make as many people buy the more expensive product even if they don't need or want it, so not giving them choice is the strategy here.
If I were Apple, I'd develop the iPhone 18e alongside the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max. It'll give people the chance to either grab either the most expensive or the cheapest model away, or wait for the vanilla iPhone 18 as the best balance some time later.
jiyen235, 31 Jan 2026"milk the pro models for impatient people with fomo"haha pretty much you nailed it :D
So we'll have:
• Spring 2026: iPhone 17e
• Fall 2026: iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max and iPhone Fold
• Spring 2027: iPhone 18e, iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2
Follow up article: The Iphone 18 will not be delayed after all!!