New report backs iPhone Fold punch-hole camera with Touch ID power button
Published on: 2025-04-26 02:10:26
While the end of the wait for a foldable iPhone appears to be in sight, there’s uncertainty over Apple’s plans for the outer and inner displays of what’s being colloquially referred to as the iPhone Fold.
A new report adds weight the the suggestion that there will be no Dynamic Island on the outer display, Apple instead opting for a single punch-hole for the front-facing camera, with Touch ID used to unlock the device …
The iPhone Fold
For a long time, two things have been unclear. First, will Apple take the Flip or a Fold approach? It now seems clear the company is taking the Fold path, with a normal-sized iPhone unfolding into something roughly the size of an iPad mini.
Second, will Apple embed Face ID beneath the display – a problem the company has reportedly solved – or would it instead put a Touch ID sensor into the power button, iPad Air style?
There’s now growing evidence of the latter approach.
Punch-hole camera, with Touch ID power button
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indi
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