Apple is reportedly planning to release its first foldable phone and smart glasses by 2027, as well as major upgrades to its artificial intelligence features.
The company will launch a new foldable iPhone model by that date, which marks Apple’s 20th anniversary, as well as artificial intelligence-enabled smart glasses, per Bloomberg.
Apple is also strongly considering bringing AI search features to its Safari browser, as the number of standard Google searches in Safari fell for the first time last month. “That has never happened in 22 years,” said Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue at Google’s United States antitrust trial last week.
Google later denied this, saying that overall searches are still rising on Apple platforms. “We continue to see overall query growth in Search,” the company said. “That includes an increase in total queries coming from Apple’s devices and platforms.”
According to Cue, Apple has discussed integrating generative AI search functions with companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, and Anthropic. Apple will also upgrade its AI servers with new chips by 2027, Bloomberg reported.
Apple’s foldable iPhone would include a near-invisible crease, according to Bloomberg. Another iPhone expected to launch in 2027 would feature a curved screen with no visible cutouts, removing the notch that now houses a camera, speaker, and face scanner.
The company will reportedly split its iPhone release schedule from 2026, launching its high-end iPhone models in the Northern Hemisphere’s autumn period before releasing entry-level models in the first half of the following year.
While Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset was released in 2024, it has yet to produce smart glasses similar to Meta and Ray-Ban’s AI glasses. Apple plans to build its own chips for these glasses, which will also reportedly be ready by 2027.
These glasses will include Apple’s Apple Intelligence AI features, and will host cameras that can observe and describe the user’s surroundings.
Apple’s share price closed at US$198.53 on Friday, up from its previous close of $197.49. Its market capitalisation is $2.97 trillion.
