Disappointing sales of the iPhone Air halted production

Over the past few weeks, there have been rumors about the uncertain future of Apple’s new ultra-slim form factor, the iPhone Air, and its future models. now New reports They fueled these rumors. According to these reports, the iPhone Air 2 is facing a lot of delays.

According to Tekna technology and technology news media, Apple will not introduce the successor to this year’s iPhone Air in the fall of 2026 at the same time as the release of other iPhone 18 models. It is unclear whether Apple will release the iPhone Air 2 at all. These reports appear to confirm an earlier report by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

He had revealed that most suppliers of the iPhone Air are expected to reduce the production capacity of the model by more than 80%. According to new information, Foxconn has stopped almost all production lines of the current iPhone Air. Only one full line and another half line remain active. By the end of the month, Foxconn will stop all production lines of this ultra-slim model.

Foxconn is only one of two companies that assembles the iPhone Air. Another assembler, Luxher, had already halted its production lines for the ultra-slim iPhone in October. Apple predicted slow sales by devoting only 10% of its production lines to the iPhone Air.

However, the actual physical reception of this model seems to have fallen short of even Apple’s low expectations. This has led to the suspension of the current supply lines of this model and has plunged the future of its successor into an aura of uncertainty. According to the data of a research institute, iPhone Air accounted for only 3% of the total iPhone sales in September.

Meanwhile, iPhone 17 Pro accounted for 9% and iPhone 17 Pro Max for 12% of sales. Of course, Apple has not yet completely abandoned the iPhone Air 2 project, which has the internal code name V62.

Some development works on this device are still ongoing. Apple may release the next version of this ultra-slim iPhone after making significant design changes. Finally, Apple CEO Tim Cook refused to comment directly on the sales of the iPhone Air in the company’s recent earnings report.

He only mentioned that Apple has received an overwhelming response to the iPhone 17 series. An analyst on social networks has also speculated that the iPhone Air 2 will be canceled and the composition of the iPhone 18 series will change.