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First foldable iPhone now tipped for a 2026 launch as suppliers ready components for a familiar clamshell design
By Oliver Haslam published
The first foldable iPhone could have a clamshell design and launch in 2026, according to a new report.
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold has a terrible name but it's another foldable phone when Apple still hasn't launched one of its own.
By Oliver Haslam published
Google has teased the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, a foldable phone that will launch in August so when will Apple get into the game?
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Could Apple's first foldable iPhone copy one of its biggest competitors?
By Oliver Haslam published
Rumors of a foldable iPhone continue to swirl and one analyst believes that the display will wrap around the phone rather than be folded inside it.
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Apple's foldable iPhone might have a self-healing screen when it finally launches
By Connor Jewiss published
Apple filed a patent for a foldable smartphone screen that has self-healing properties, which we expect to see when a foldable iPhone finally launches.
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Apple may abandon foldable iPhone
By Stephen Warwick published
A new report claims some analysts believe Apple may abandon its foldable iPhone altogether.
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Foldable iPhone tipped for iPhone 18 lineup in September 2026 — Sketchy leak claims Apple Vision Pro engineers transferred to the upcoming project
By Stephen Warwick published
A new report claims Apple's foldable iPhone 18 is coming in September 2026, but a key detail betrays its veracity.
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Apple building two foldable iPhones, but they're at least two years away
By Stephen Warwick published
A new report says Apple is building not one but two foldable iPhones, but that they aren't coming in 2024 or 2025.
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5 things an iPhone Flip or Fold should steal from Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4
By Graham Barlow published
Opinion An iPhone Flip shouldn't be shy of taking inspiration from a Samsung rival.
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One week with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and my iPhone love will never be the same again
By Graham Barlow published
Opinion What can Apple learn from a folding phone? It’s a weird flex, but ok.
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iPhone owners are ditching Apple for foldables, Motorola claims
By Oliver Haslam published
Motorola says that a ton of people are switching from iPhones to its foldables.
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Folding iPhone won't debut before foldable iPad, predicts analyst
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple will launch a foldable iPad before it releases a foldable iPhone, says CCS Insight analyst Ben Wood.
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Foldable iPhone could be one step closer thanks to Galaxy Z Fold 3 tech
By Stephen Warwick published
A new report says that Apple has started developing a new OLED panel that is thinner and more optimal for foldable devices.
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Kuo: Apple 'actively testing' 9-inch foldable device, predicts 2025 launch
By Stephen Warwick published
Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple is 'actively testing' a 9-inch foldable product and predicts the company may launch the device in 2025 "at the earliest."
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Don't expect to be folding your iPhone until at least 2025, analyst says
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple is unlikely to ship a foldable iPhone until 2025 at the earliest according to display analyst Ross Young.
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Report: New iMac Pro and AR headset in 2022, foldable iPhone in 2023
By Joe Wituschek published
According to Display Supply Chain Consultants, there could be a lot on the way from Apple over the next few years.
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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 show that foldables have staying power. Apple should pay attention.
By Adam Oram published
Samsung just unwrapped its latest foldable devices. With problems addressed and prices dropped, could we be about to see foldable phones go mainstream?
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Kuo: Apple will ship an 8-inch foldable iPhone in 2023
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple is rumored to be working on a foldable iPhone and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that it will ship around 20 million of them in 2023.
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