At its event, Apple is anticipated to reveal a slimmer iPhone

A smaller «Air» model that might serve as a forerunner to a foldable phone next year is among the new iPhone models that Apple is anticipated to introduce on Tuesday.

The slim phone, which analysts predict will fall somewhere between the more costly iPhone 17 Pro models and the less expensive iPhone 17 models, will probably be the main attraction of an event that also includes minor updates to the Apple Watch and other key product lines.

Analysts told Reuters that the iPhone Air might serve as a launching pad for Samsung’s seventh-generation foldable phones, which it will compete with in the Galaxy S25 Edge.

The gathering, which took place at the business’s Cupertino, California, headquarters, coincides with a worldwide trade disruption brought on by US President Donald Trump. According to Apple, tariffs will cost the corporation more than $1 billion in the current fiscal quarter.

Analysts are keeping a careful eye on whether the business would increase the price of iPhones or look for other methods to offset the tariffs’ costs, such keeping basic model prices the same and raising the price of higher-storage models.