India, Oct. 23 -- Apple has recently unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 17 series, and now the company has already started planning future devices. According to a recent report, Apple could adjust its smartphone roadmap by skipping the iPhone 19 and introducing the iPhone 20 in 2027. This release would coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original iPhone.

The report cites senior analyst Heo Moo-yeol, who compared Apple's possible move to its 2017 strategy, when the company launched the iPhone X to mark a decade of iPhones. The iPhone 20 is expected to arrive in the first half of 2027, which would break Apple's usual September release cycle that has been consistent since the iPhone 5.

In addition to the iPhone 20, A...