The first foldable iPhone could be less than a year away, and reportedly, you won't ever see a crease. You could, however, see a decent dent in your wallet.
According to a report by Chinese publication UDN, engineers have made "breakthroughs" in creating a "crease-free design" for the iPhone Fold, and the product cycle has now moved past the experimental stage to pre-mass production mode. The Fold reportedly could be launched in September 2026.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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But you'll pay dearly for the iPhone's creaseless screen. Another report by Fubon Research says the iPhone Fold could cost as much as $2,399, which would make it the most expensive foldable phone on the market -- higher than the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, the Samsung Galaxy Flip 7, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Motorola Razr Ultra and Motorola Razr, all which range between $700 and $2,000.
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The reported $2,400 price tag might pack a wallop, but so could the Fold's possibly game-changing design quality. The market has steadily grown since the first foldable phone was launched in 2018, but no one has yet been able to make one that doesn't show a crease after several folds. The OnePlus Open has the least visible crease of all the foldables -- there's even a subreddit extolling the virtues of its near-creaseless-ness. But a crease is still a crease.
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Jessica Naziri, a content creator focused on tech made for women at TechSesh.co, says, "2026 is the year of foldables."
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