iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
Summary
Ars Technica reports that iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will maintain broad device support, with iOS 27 running on any iPhone able to run iOS 26 (back to iPhone 11 and second-generation SE). iPadOS 27 drops several older iPads, while Apple Intelligence features remain restricted to newer devices with more RAM. The article also notes beta timelines and the expected fall final release.