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MacRumors · October 14, 2026 — 15:42

Apple Reportedly Planning Large iPhone 18 Production Run

Apple Reportedly Planning Large iPhone 18 Production Run
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Apple is reportedly preparing a substantial production run for the standard iPhone 18, following the iPhone 17's success as the world's best-selling smartphone. In a new Weibo post, the leaker known as "Fixed Focus Digital" claimed that production of the standard ‌iPhone 18‌ is scheduled to start in late November, describing the volume of inventory being prepared as "quite large."…

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