Macworld Podcast: iPhone 18 and what we know (so far)

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Apple has big plans for the iPhone 18 lineup in 2026. We discuss the latest reports in this episode of the Macworld Podcast.

This is episode 957 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross,  and Roman Loyola. 

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iPhone 18 rumors 

Apple’s folding iPhone: Everything we know so far 

The iPhone 18 may be the first phone to get full satellite connectivity 

Report details Apple’s next-gen chips lined up for the iPhone 18 

The iPhone 18’s A20 chip again reported to use next-gen RAM integration process 

Another report claims the iPhone 18 isn’t launching until 2027 

This Week in Apple History 

Oct 30, 2018, Apple held an event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it unveiled a new MacBook Air with a Retina display. It also released iPad Pro and Apple Pencil updates, and an upgrade to the Mac mini. Apple’s Tim Cook posted this after the event:

Thank you @LanaDelRey and everyone who helped make today’s #AppleEvent unforgettable. We’re excited to see what people around the world create with the new iPad Pro, MacBook Air and Mac mini! pic.twitter.com/bELvK5VvlJ— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 30, 2018

On October 30, 2023, Apple held its “Scary Fast” event, where the 13-inch MacBook Pro was discontinued and replaced by the M3 14-inch MacBook Pro. 

Macworld Podcast Mailbag 

As the M5 chip benchmarks suggest that its raw performance is almost double of the M1, how confident are you about the affordability of the future A18Pro Macbook with the next M5 Macbook Air also on the horizon?  
Gabriel via email 

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