GoKawiilKey takeaways The foldable iPhone release date could be as early as September 2026.
It could go by any of several names, including the iPhone Fold, iPhone Ultra or iPhone Flip.
The first foldable iPhone will likely be a book-style format, followed by a Razr-style clamshell design.
Recent design leaks point to a wider, squat look, similar to the original Google Pixel Fold.
One analyst predicts it could cost between $2,000 and $2,500.
As companies like Samsung, Google and Motorola have released folding phones over the past couple of years, each model has prompted the question: when is Apple going to make a foldable iPhone? Rumors have ramped up alongside its competitors' releases, which now point to a late-2026 introduction of what's rumored to be called the iPhone Fold or iPhone Ultra.
The most recent rumors come from leaker Digital Chat Station, who suggests the foldable could be called the iPhone Ultra, and from leaker Sonny Dickson, whose supposed dummy molds provide further support for the rumor that the iPhone Fold will be wide and squat.
We've gotten far more design leaks suggesting how Apple's foldable may look. Most leaks, like Dickson's above, suggest that the iPhone Fold will be a book-style foldable that's squat and wide, looking more like the original Pixel Fold than taller, thinner models such as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 or the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
The screen on the iPhone Fold is rumored to have little or no crease, according to a recent report by the Chinese publication UDN. Screen creases, especially on early foldable phones, have long annoyed consumers and critics, and they still remain despite the seam getting less noticeable over the years. Even Samsung's most advanced Galaxy Z TriFold has two screen creases, one for each of its hinges. It would be a major breakthrough if Apple indeed finds a way to fold a screen in half without leaving a crease.
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