GoKawiilTrendForce: iPhone Duo to grab 24.8% of foldable market in 2026
TrendForce projects Apple will ship 5 million units of its newly announced iPhone Duo foldable in 2026, giving it nearly a quarter of the global foldable smartphone market. That would help offset a broader slump in the category, with non-Apple Android foldable shipments expected to fall more than 20% year-over-year even as total foldable shipments edge up slightly to about 20.2 million units.
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Apple's entry could reshape a foldable market that's been shrinking for everyone else, largely due to rising component costs. The design compromises TrendForce highlights—dropping a periscope zoom lens and Face ID for a simpler camera and side Touch ID—show how even Apple must make hard trade-offs to keep a foldable device thin and affordable, a challenge the entire industry continues to wrestle with.
- TrendForce forecasts Apple will ship 5 million iPhone Duo units in 2026, matching Huawei's foldable volume.
- Samsung remains the foldable market leader with 7.1 million units and 35.1% share.
- Apple cut a periscope telephoto camera and Face ID from the iPhone Duo to manage thickness and space.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 — While Apple's foldable is still a forecast, Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the market leader you can actually buy today. It pairs a pocketable cover screen with a large inner display for multitasking, reading, and gaming — a great way to see what all the foldable fuss is about now rather than in 2026.
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