{"id":20926,"date":"2024-04-08T01:16:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/apple-could-release-a-cutting-edge-foldable-iphone-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:16:15","slug":"apple-could-release-a-cutting-edge-foldable-iphone-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/apple-could-release-a-cutting-edge-foldable-iphone-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Could Release a ‘Cutting Edge’ Foldable iPhone in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple<\/a> is said to be working on a host of foldable devices, with a clamshell foldable phone and a foldable tablet rumoured to be in the works. Earlier this week, a prominent Apple analyst claimed that a foldable MacBook<\/a> would in fact be Apple’s first product in the category, going into mass production in 2027. Now, a tipster has said that the company plans to release a foldable iPhone<\/a> in 2026.<\/p>\n

According to Revegnus (@Tech_Reve), a folding iPhone would be Apple’s first foldable, with the company eyeing a release window of 2026. The new information contradicts reports from last month that claimed the company had halted development on a foldable phone over display issues.<\/p>\n

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[Exclusive] Apple’s Foldable Product Set for Release in 2026<\/p>\n

According to a senior Apple official quoted by AlphaBiz, “After careful consideration, Apple has confirmed the release of its foldable iPhone for the later-than-expected year of 2026,” stating, “Given the delayed\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) March 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The tipster, citing a report<\/a> from Korean outlet AlphaBiz, said that Apple’s foldable phone would release in 2026. The report allegedly quotes a senior Apple official, shedding light on the iPhone maker’s plans for a folding phone. “Apple has decided to release the foldable iPhone in 2026, which is later than expected,” the official was quoted saying (translated from Korean). “As it is a later release than its competitors, we know that cutting-edge technologies will be concentrated.”<\/p>\n

According to the report, the Apple official said that the foldable iPhone would be thinner and lighter than the competition, with a focus on preventing crease marks on the folding screen. \u201c”In particular, the goal is to avoid the wrinkles that competitors are struggling with,\u201d the official was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

While Apple has lagged behind in the foldables segment, rivals Samsung<\/a> and Google<\/a> already have foldable phones in the market. Samsung has released five generations of both clamshell and book-style foldable phones, while Google launched the Pixel Fold<\/a> last year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest update contradicts reports from earlier this week that said that Apple’s first foldable would be 20.3-inch foldable MacBook, which would likely enter mass production in 2027. TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed<\/a> that a MacBook was Apple’s only foldable product with a clear development schedule at the moment. \u201cMy latest survey indicates that currently, Apple’s only foldable product with a clear development schedule is the 20.3-inch MacBook, expected to enter mass production in 2027,\u201d Kuo said this week in a post on X.<\/p>\n

While Apple has been rumoured to be working on an unspecified large-screen foldable, alongside folding iPhone and iPad models, a report<\/a> last month had said that Apple had paused development on a foldable phone over issues with the folding display.<\/p>\n