iPhone Air 2 may fix the first model’s biggest flaws

Apple is reportedly still working on an iPhone Air 2, even after the first iPhone Air sold worse than the company expected. According to The Information, Apple at one point indefinitely delayed the second-generation model and told engineers and suppliers it was taking the next iPhone Air off the schedule without giving a new release date. The outlet later updated that reporting to say the device had not been canceled and remains in development.

The biggest reported change is on the back. Sources including Bloomberg and The Information say the iPhone Air 2 will add a second rear camera, addressing one of the main compromises of the ultra-thin design. Bloomberg says Apple is planning an ultra-wide camera rather than a telephoto, which would bring the phone closer to Apple’s base iPhone setup.

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Other reported upgrades include the A20 Pro chip, replacing the current A19 Pro. The A20 Pro is said to be Apple’s first 2-nanometer iPhone processor, with expected gains in both performance and efficiency. It will also reportedly use Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module, which integrates the SoC and DRAM at the wafer level to improve performance and reduce power use.

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Battery life is also expected to improve. A supply-chain leak says the phone will use a 3,500mAh battery, up from 3,149mAh in the first-generation iPhone Air — an increase of more than 10%. The Information also reports that Apple will bring vapor chamber cooling to the iPhone Air 2, a system it first introduced in the iPhone 17 Pro to improve heat dissipation and sustained performance.

Release date

The iPhone Air 2 had initially been expected in September 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. More recently, Bloomberg reported that Apple now plans to ship it in spring 2027 with the new base-model iPhone 18.