Apple is planning its biggest new product period ever for 2027.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is preparing three major hardware launches: camera-equipped AirPods for AI, a second-gen foldable iPhone, and a 20th anniversary pro iPhone. All targeting late 2027.
This is Bloomberg’s reporting, not an Apple announcement. But Gurman is the most credible Apple reporter outside Apple Park, and a roadmap this size hasn’t surfaced in years.
Here’s what’s coming and how it connects to what TRT has already covered.
The three products
Camera-equipped AirPods (the wildcard)
Bloomberg reports Apple is preparing AirPods with built-in cameras, designed for AI spatial awareness and gesture control. The product is Apple’s entry into the AI wearable category, and it goes directly up against Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses.
Gurman first reported these at “advanced testing stage” in May 2026. The June 16 update adds the late-2027 launch timing.
Cameras in your ears sounds weird. That’s exactly why it’s interesting.
Apple isn’t doing a screen-on-your-face product (yet). It’s doing something quieter: earbuds that see the world for you, feed visual context to on-device AI, and respond to hand gestures. If Apple is right about spatial AI being the next interface, AirPods with cameras are the wearable that makes sense.
Second-gen foldable iPhone
Bloomberg also reports a second-generation foldable iPhone, following the first-gen foldable that’s expected to ship in Fall 2026. Two foldable models in two years is a strong signal.
Apple doesn’t iterate on form factors that aren’t working. The foldable iPhone is real, and it’s getting a successor.
If the first-gen foldable lands without major issues in Fall 2026, the second-gen in late 2027 would be Apple’s first real opportunity to refine the design. Expect thinner bezels, a better crease, longer battery life, and probably a price cut on the first-gen to clear inventory.
20th anniversary pro iPhone
The original iPhone launched in June 2007. Twenty years later, in 2027, Apple is reportedly planning a special pro iPhone to mark the anniversary.
Gurman’s X post called it “20th anniversary pro iPhones” (plural), which suggests possibly more than one model. The clearest precedent is the iPhone X in 2017, which marked the 10th anniversary with a major redesign (the home button gone, the notch introduced, Face ID launched).
If Apple follows its own pattern, expect a significant design departure. The question is what. Possible directions, all speculation: a wraparound display, a true portless design, a return to the original iPhone’s industrial design language, or something nobody’s leaked yet.
The naming is also speculation. “iPhone XX” gets floated online. “iPhone 20” gets floated online. Gurman didn’t commit to a name. Don’t get attached to either.
Why 2027 is the year
Gurman frames this as “Apple’s biggest new product period ever.” Three major hardware launches in a single year is the kind of product cadence Apple hasn’t attempted since the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch era in the early 2010s.
The pattern makes sense. Apple is shipping a major redesign of the iPhone in 2017 (the X) and again in 2020 (the 12). It’s been seven years since the X. The 20th anniversary gives Apple a reason to break the cycle.
Camera AirPods are the new category. Foldable 2 is the maturing of a form factor. The 20th anniversary iPhone is the flagship reset. Three different bets, one year.
The TRT context
This roadmap connects directly to TRT’s existing Apple coverage.
The iPhone 18 split launch is the immediate predecessor. The standard iPhone 18 was just confirmed delayed to Spring 2027, while the Pro, Pro Max, and first-gen foldable “iPhone Ultra” land in Fall 2026.
Bloomberg’s 2027 roadmap slots into that staggered iPhone lineup: a Spring 2027 standard iPhone 18, a Fall 2026 foldable first-gen, and a Fall 2027 anniversary flagship.
The foldable iPhone leak covers the first-gen device. Gurman now reports a second-gen for 2027, which is the natural next step.
The iOS 27 roundup is the software that will power all of these devices. iOS 27 ships this fall. The 2027 hardware launches will get iOS 28 and beyond, with whatever AI features Apple has been building for the camera AirPods use case.
The bigger picture: Apple is setting up a 2026-2027 product cycle that is the most ambitious in a decade. Three new iPhone form factors (standard, foldable, anniversary), a new AI wearable category, and a mature iOS 27 foundation to build on.
What’s unknown
A lot.
Pricing for all three products. Bloomberg didn’t report pricing on the camera AirPods, the second-gen foldable, or the 20th anniversary iPhone.
Exact names. “iPhone XX” and “iPhone 20” are popular online guesses. Gurman used “20th anniversary pro iPhones.” Apple hasn’t committed.
Whether all three launch at the same event. “Late 2027” for all three could mean a single massive launch event, or it could mean staggered releases across the back half of the year.
Camera AirPods design. Gurman says spatial awareness and gesture control. Whether they have displays, cameras in both earbuds, or some other configuration is unclear.
What “20th anniversary” actually means in practice. Could be a special edition. Could be a redesigned Pro. Could just be a Pro with a new number. Apple hasn’t said.
The honest read: Bloomberg is reporting a roadmap. Some of it is well-sourced. Some of it is directional. Treat the products as real, treat the specifics as preliminary.
Bottom line
2027 is two years away. Apple is clearly building toward something bigger than a yearly iPhone refresh.
Camera AirPods is the wildcard. A new AI wearable category from a company that has never built a wearable with a camera before is a real bet.
Foldable 2 is the maturing. Two foldable models in two years signals Apple is committed to the form factor.
The 20th anniversary iPhone is the crown jewel. Twenty years from the original launch, Apple has a reason to ship the biggest iPhone redesign in a decade.
None of this is confirmed. All of it is from Bloomberg. That’s the deal with Apple reporting: you trust the source, you write the analysis, and you wait for the official announcement to confirm or deny.
Worth watching. Not because the products are confirmed, but because Gurman is reporting them with the kind of confidence that usually means they’re real.
