It was in February 2024. It is already 2025 and again, we are talking about a foldable Apple mobile device. Not a tablet, however IPhone foldableIt is also known as iPhold:

All I can say is: “This is great. Now, where is the real IPhone foldable? “

Why am I skeptical about that?

A problem with iPhold abroad

The foldable iPhone will get the soles of the feet with Galaxy Z Fold. | Credit Image – Phonearena

Well, well, fans all over the world have requested IPhone foldable For a long time that we should not be rejected from it in the second that appears (even in the leaks). However, we should not commend anything just because we have been waiting impatiently for years. It is expected to have a large foldable screen, with an area of ​​about 12 inches when detected. The counterfeit translated post reads that “the internal screen equals two 6.1 -inch folded phones in half, with a total of more than 12 inches.”

Stand, calm, president. Only because six and six add up to twelve, it does not mean automatically IPhone foldable Sports will have a 12 -inch internal screen.

I would like to say IPhone foldable It will instead with an 8.6 -inch internal screen.

Since 6.1 -inch screens are placed side by side, the display of the screen doubles effectively, while the height remains the same. Using the theory of Pythagora (which calculates the rectangular diagonal based on its width and height), the total screen size becomes about 8.6 inches diagonally.

This account represents the proportion of the width to the standard height of modern smartphones, usually 19.5: 9 (the proportion of the width to the height of iPhone 16 Pro, for example), which describes the relative relationship between width and height of the screen.

Pixel 10 Pro Pold is also a potential competitor for the Cupertino Bending phone. | Credit Image – Phonearena

The leak also claims IPhone foldable It will be “fold on the left side” with a 9.2 mm thick when closed and 4.6 mm per board when opening it. Cute – good. For comparison, Samsung Galaxy z 6 meter 5.6 mm in thickness at detection and 12.1 mm when folding. 9.1 mm thick is definitely better than 12.1 mm.

It is also claimed that Samsung is developing the folding screen exclusively for the alleged iPhold, while the lens technology is very high glass cover (UTG). The chassis of the Titanium alloy, stainless steel, or carbon fiber may be used, but no final decision has been made.

The Apple designed hinges is expected to cost about $ 110 per unit.

The aluminum aluminum frame for the device is expected to cost between 80 and 90 dollars, while dealing with Foxconn exclusively for NPI (new product introduction).

For printed circuits (PCB), the value of the flexible circuits is expected to increase by 70 %, while unit panels may witness approximately 100 % of prices. In addition, the Pillar -like vinyl vinyl compounds (SLP) will include RCC materials, raising their cost from $ 12 to $ 18, an increase of 40 %.

Please, don’t expect IPhone foldable To be “cheap”.

A problem with iPhold inside

IPhone 16 Pro Max and Galaxy S24 ULTRA have similar batteries, but the tests will surprise you. | Credit Image – Phonearena

The juicy leakage also talks about some things under the hood.

For beginners, optics will also witness noticeable developments. The Apple’s front camera will use Metal technology.

Unlike the traditional lenses of smartphones that depend on curved surfaces to direct light, minerals use nanoparticles to achieve the same effect. These light flat lenses can replace huge lighting components, which liberate the space in the devices.

Foxconn and LG will work on the camera unit. The rear camera system will have a hybrid design for the glass plastic of both the main and high -range sensors.

Now, to the great part:

the IPhone foldable It is claimed that it reaches the dual double battery preparation made of stainless steel. The total battery capacity is expected to be close to 5000 mAh, which is characterized by 3D cells (it is likely to reduce the volume of the battery while maintaining its capacity) that were developed exclusively by ATL.

Is this enough? Well … barely.

Don’t make me wrong: IOS treats the battery capacity differently from Android, so things may be fine.

the The iPhone 16 Pro Max fills a 4,685 mAh battery, while Galaxy S24 Ultra SPORTS cell 5000 mAh. However, our audio tests draw a different image of what one can assume:

But we are talking about 2026 or even version 2027 for IPhone foldable.

5000 mAh was great for 2023 and 2024, however OnePlus 13 is already here with a 6000 mAh battery. And most importantly, it has only one screen, not three. A big difference, if you ask me.

IPhone folding aspirations: Cuperno does not care about competitors

Mate XT by Huawei is Tri-Foldable. | Credit image – Huawei

Perhaps the reason for this is that Apple is not related to the innovation of smartphones to the point that it was once; Perhaps it is because it is coming It is said that iPhone 17 Air is “Nothing is special” in terms of specifications; Whatever the reason … I feel the first Apple foldable will not be a big show to appear. But this is Apple. They do not care about competitors and technique and if millions of people around the world are given $ $ Self-Self-acquired to buy iPhone devices every year-regardless of the extent of increased promotions-why is Apple to do various actions?!

This foldable type will develop significantly in 2025, 2026 and 2027, I expect. We are already living in the era of Tri-Polds: First, Huawei was the one who baffled the mind XT companion; Then, Gmurzville talks about a Possible Samsung Tri-Follable.

Magic v3 is amazing as it happens. | Credit Image – Phonearena

Let’s not forget Honor Magic V4, OnePlus Open 2 and the next Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

The juicy leakage that inspired Friday ideas reads that sales expectations estimate that Apple will ship between 8 and 10 million units in 2026 … and doubled this number to 20 million units in 2027.

Even if it is the first IPhone foldable It is not the real folding that we must get, perhaps it can be sold for tens of millions. People are strangeAs the poet of Florida once said.