Why Apple Needs to Launch the Foldable iPhone Flip This Year

Apple's iPhone 16 series packs a host of new features from the improved cameras and deep integration with Apple Intelligence to updated processors. But the long-rumored foldable iPhone Flip is still nowhere to be seen. Most Android phone makers, including Samsung, Google, Motorola, OnePlus, Xiaomi and Honor, have been selling folding devices for years now, and it's beginning to feel like Apple is late to the party. That might be a problem. Apple dominates in the premium phone category, but foldables -- which fit into the premium space in terms of price -- are already nipping at its heels, with Motorola telling CNET that 20% of customers buying its Razr foldable jumped ship from Apple. Meanwhile, Samsung is in the sixth generation of its Flip and Fold series. As CNET's Lisa Eadicicco found out during a visit to Seoul, "foldables are everywhere" in Samsung's home country of South Korea. Would Apple go with a smaller format like the Galaxy Z Flip series? Amy Kim/CNET With almost all th ... Read full article.