Update 11:19 a.m. PT: Here’s a statement from an Apple spokesperson: “Apple Support has only posted Apple content. We are working with Weibo to understand how this happened.”
What seems to have happened here is that a Weibo client-side bug caused the text of the Apple Support post to be mismatched with the Samsung video.
Original story below.
An official Apple support account on China’s Weibo social network managed to accidentally post a promotional video for a Samsung folding phone.
The embarrassing mistake coincided with a new analyst report on the expected price and timing for Apple’s own move into this market, with an upcoming iPhone Fold …
The iPhone Fold
Apple has long been working on a foldable iPhone, but has so far been waiting for the tech to be good enough to meet the company’s standards for such a device.
In particular, Apple was unhappy with the very visible and distracting crease seen in existing folding phones like those from Samsung, as well as the risk of damage caused by dust.
It was reported earlier this year that display partner Samsung finally produced something to Apple’s satisfaction, with good supporting evidence for this contention. The display it created for the iPhone Fold was said to be more advanced than those used in its own folding phones of the time, with Apple reportedly giving the go-ahead for production. That was backed by a recent supply-chain report stating that Samsung has started work on a dedicated production line for the iPhone Fold display.
Analysts at JPMorgan yesterday backed the expectation of a launch in 2026, and suggested that it would be priced toward the lower end of speculated pricing, starting at $1,999.
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