iPhone 18 trial production set to begin in February, paving way for spring 2027 launch

Apple’s iPhone 17
According to Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital, Apple is set to kick off trial production for the iPhone 18 shortly after the Chinese New Year holiday. This means small-scale test runs on production lines will begin once operations resume normally after the Lunar New Year break, typically wrapping up in late February.
The leaker further notes that assembly lines for the iPhone 18 Pro variants are already in place, signaling that the Pro models’ hardware design is now