Apple Inc.’s iPhone Air went on sale in China on Wednesday, eliciting a subdued consumer response in the world’s biggest smartphone arena.

Apple's iPhone Air is struggling to gain traction as analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the Pro and standard models already meet most high-end user demand, prompting Apple to cut Air production while boosting orders for the iPhone 17 series.

According to a blog post by prominent leaker yeux1122, Apple is going to release three significantly new iPhone designs over the next three years. This particular prediction comes from a report by a “trend and parts research company.” Naturally, when talking about any iPhone more than a year away, plans can and often do change.

According to an Omdia researcher, Apple is going to launch the base iPhone 20 in early 2027, before the much-anticipated 20th-anniversary model later that year.

The new lineup – which dropped in September – beat the iPhone 16 line by 14% over their first 10 days on sale in two of the company’s largest markets, according to data from Counterpoint