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TL;DR A new rumor claims Apple’s first foldable iPhone has entered production at Foxconn.
If true, Apple’s foldable plans may be moving through the gears faster than anticipated.
The news won’t go unnoticed by Android foldable makers, especially considering the reported scale of Apple’s foldable ambitions.
Android foldable fans have plenty to get excited about right now, not least the long-rumored Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide expected to take center stage in the summer. But while the next wave of foldables is starting to take shape, Apple is looming large in the distance, as a fresh rumor suggests its first foldable iPhone is moving closer to reality.
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As WCCFTech spotted, leaker Majin Bu claimed on X today that the so-called iPhone Fold has “just entered production at Foxconn,” adding that the device is “no longer a rumor and is a real product.” If the claim of the reportedly reliable tipster is accurate, it would suggest Apple’s foldable is now past the conceptual stage and into a much more serious phase ahead of an expected late-2026 launch.
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Android makers will be on high alert because Apple is widely tipped to enter the market with a book-style foldable that takes a different approach from the taller, narrower shape the likes of Samsung have favored for years. Various leaks point to a wider design, more in line with the original Pixel Fold and OPPO’s Find N approach, while other reports also suggested the phone could bring iPad-like interface features such as split-screen multitasking. Apple may be arriving late to the party, but it could be arriving with a form factor that Android brands are increasingly drifting toward.
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