Report: Foldable iPhone to launch ‘next year’, utilizing technologies from iPhone 17 Air

Today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman corroborated that Apple will launch a foldable iPhone in 2026. Many outlets had previously reported that Apple was working on such a launch. According to Gurman, the product will be similar in design to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, rather than a clamshell folding device. Gurman reports that this new Apple foldable will utilize many of the same technologies as the upcoming ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air. That’s going to be one of the thinnest Apple products ever, and certainly the thinnest iPhone ever – coming in at just 5.5mm. The iPhone 17 Air have a number of compromises, including the speakers and cameras, but other than that, you’ll be getting the full iPhone experience. It’ll even have a good amount of battery life. This phone, in a way, serves as a thought exercise for fitting as many components as possible in such a thin device – something that’ll be critical for developing a folding phone. We don’t have a ton of specifics on the upcoming Apple fold, th ... Read full article.