Foldable smartphones seem to be a keeper and according to various rumors we can also expect an iPhone Fold from Apple. Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has listed the first rumors about the foldable iPhone.
KUO expects the device to have a foldable book design, with an interior screen of approximately 7.8 inches and an exterior screen of 5.5 inches. The most special thing: the fold would hardly be visible. The first copies are expected at the end of 2026.
First rumors about the iPhone Fold
Ming-Chi Kuo has the first rumors Shared about the foldable iPhone. KUO expects the device to have a foldable book design, with an interior screen of approximately 7.8 inches and an exterior screen of 5.5 inches. This means that the iPhone looks like an iPad mini screen when it is folded.
Apple is expected to promote the device as one of the first folding with an invisible fold. It will be a premium smartphone that is finished with stainless steel and titanium.
The housing is expected to be only 4.5 mm thick when it is folded and 9.5 mm thick when it is folded. The thinness can possibly be a problem for Face ID, so Kuo predicts that Touch ID will return.
In terms of cameras, the analyst believes that the device will have two cameras, with one front camera that is positioned to be available in both folded and unfolding configurations. The camera on the back has two lenses.
Foldable iPhone with Nanowire
Because Apple is fully testing, anonymous sources to Ming-Chi Kuo claim that the foldable iPhone uses Silver Nanowire technology. This allows the screen to bend on several points without this being at the expense of quality and sustainability. This is because use is made of thin silver wires on nanostructure. This technology is not new, it is already being used in roll -up TVs and Apple also uses them in the Display of the HomePod.
Because the iPhone can be folded on several points, Kuo suspects that the foldable iPhone can be folded larger and smaller. Handy to quickly create a little more space to type a message and fold it out completely to use the iPhone as an ‘iPad’.
Price and availability
The iPhone Fold will not be cheap, KUO suspects that the device will cost at least $ 2000 for the standard configuration. When the foldable iPhone comes on the market, it is not yet 100% certain, but analysts gamble at 2026.