Apple's 2026 Foldable iPhone Has No Visible Display Crease – Report

[Amazing Iceman]

Flip, not Fold please.

In the world of Phablets, we don't need another Foldblet.

iPhone Flip or iPhone 17 Mini ❤️

How about this: A Flip-Flop Phone:

 

[dampfnudel]

I am all for it. tired of these huge phones in my pocket. but I bet there will be 1st gen problems.

That’s why you wait for the 2nd gen.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

It’s not the crease that bothers me. It’s the durability of the hinge. I’ve watched plenty of JerryRigEverything videos where the hinge is destroyed with just a little bit of dirt. That’s the biggest engineering challenge in my eyes.

Specially Sand.

 

[dampfnudel]

I don’t want this at all

And you don’t have to buy it. It’s for those who do.

 

[Sir_Macs_A_Lot]

You gotta respect the fact that Apple wouldn't think of releasing a fold-able phone until it was perfect. A lot of other manufacturers wouldn't care. They'd go for the quick money grab.

 

[MacAttack2024]

I'd be curious to know how many of us actually want a folding iPhone.

It's not something I want, and I'm not sure what purpose it serves.

About as many people that want the apple control center/homepod/fixed display mess.

 

[turbineseaplane]

You gotta respect the fact that Apple wouldn't think of releasing a fold-able phone until it was perfect. A lot of other manufacturers wouldn't care. They'd go for the quick money grab.

Not sure we can really say that..
The same company released the totally not ready for prime time Vision Pro

 

[iMac The Knife]

The crease is only part of the issue for me. The fact you can damage the display surface of current devices with just your fingernail is enough to put me off. If Apple are able to eliminate that issue too, then maybe I'd consider it.

However... even Apple can't defy current material chemistry limits.

I would suggest not mashing your fingernails into any phone's screen, as a best practice. If this is a serious problem for you, it is definitely a you problem for sure.

 

[waquzy]

No surprises there then. When Apple does it, it does it the best.

 

[iMac The Knife]

Yeah, the foldable phones have their "WoW" effect, but this effects rapidly fades away on the 100th time you have to unfold the phone with two hands to do what you want, sometimes dozens of times a day. And then there is the thickness which after few weeks becomes a bit frustrating and uncomfortable, especially if you use regular trousers. Yes, you get a bigger screen, but that's it. You gain nothing else positive, and you have all the downsides and cons. The issue for me with foldable phones is not technical (the crease is barely noticeable as you pointed out), it's about its practicality, usefulness and convenience compared to a regular phone.

None of what you've said is true, at least not in my case or anyone I know that has owned a foldable. I also don't see many foldable users mention what you've mentioned on foldable forums either. It is clear that you haven't owned a foldable phone in the past 2-3 years, if ever. My Honor Magic V3 is only 0.95mm thicker when folded than an iPhone 16 PM, and it actually weighs 1 gram less. The new Oppo Find N5 is only 0.68mm thicker when folded than the iPhone 16 PM and it only weighs 1 gram more.

 

[Marty80]

Despite all the criticism, I am actually looking forward for this one, for the larger screen estate & the lesser footprint in my pocket.

 

[macfacts]

You gotta respect the fact that Apple wouldn't think of releasing a fold-able phone until it was perfect. A lot of other manufacturers wouldn't care. They'd go for the quick money grab.

you mean like advertise AI features in September and now it is almost March of next year?

 

[frownface]

wifey has a flip. The crease is a non-issue to be honest; no different from a notch/holepunch.

Yes it's there, yes you notice it if you look at it. But really once you get used to it you don't really notice it anymore.

People hanging on the crease is no different from people hanging on the notch. People using the devices themselves don't really care all that much.

 

[darngooddesign]

I agree. It’s one more action to access your phone and presents a weak point in its design, both the display, the hinge itself and any wires or connections between the two half’s

Not really. These phones usually have an external screen so you could use the phone like your regular phone without ever unfolding it. You do not need to unfold your phone to use your phone.

 

[Galley]

I have no interest in a device with a foldable display. This is one bandwagon I won’t be on.

I don’t believer I have seen one in the wild.

 

[Krumdick]

I'm looking forward to the return of 4:3 video aspect ratio. It's coming back, it's coming back!

 

[Fuzzball84]

Not really. These phones usually have an external screen so you could use the phone like your regular phone without ever unfolding it. You do not need to unfold your phone to use your phone.

Then what would be the point in buying it if you never unfolded it.

It would be the biggest waste of money for anyone to do that

 

[Fuzzball84]

I don’t believer I have seen one in the wild.

Likewise

I’ve only seen them on Samsung displays in shops. And not many people take notice of them.

Samsung make great phones mind, but I would prefer regular over a folding phone any day

 

[darngooddesign]

Then what would be the point in buying it if you never unfolded it.

It would be the biggest waste of money for anyone to do that

You - Having to unfold the phone just to use it is an inconvenience.
Me - You don't have to unfold it to use it.

The point is that it has a larger screen for when you want to use a larger screen.

 

[TheColtr]

This is all I want. I will pay a stupid amount of money for a book style folding iPhone.

 

[G5isAlive]

And I don’t like the iPad because for the 500 bucks it costs here I expect a way better display than the one it has and it can’t do video editing so I’d have to go to my pc to edit my iPhone videos anyway.

There are several apps on the iPad Air for editing 4k video at 60fps...

A foldable iPhone will have a 120 Hz display as there are no manufacturers for those kind of displays that only do 60 Hz and instead of the outdated iPad plastic laminated displays it will have an extremely thin glass layer. It will also be way more powerful than a regular iPad.

a lot of assumptions going on in there.. we have no idea of the clarity of a screen that can bend that way.. and with great power comes great costs

So we’ll see! I’m not in a rush but I am excited to see what Apple can come up with!

yep will be interesting to see what ultimately gets released, its rarely whats predicted in the rumors for something new like this.

 

[MrRom92]

And you don’t have to buy it. It’s for those who do.

If this is the direction that premium iPhones go in then yes, there is a conceivable future where I would have to buy a device with a serious design compromise that I do not want. It’s important for people to voice their displeasure so that Apple has legitimate understanding of what the market actually wants.

 

[darngooddesign]

If this is the direction that premium iPhones go in then yes, there is a conceivable future where I would have to buy a device with a serious design compromise that I do not want. It’s important for people to voice their displeasure so that Apple has legitimate understanding of what the market actually wants.

If Apple releases a foldable, it will be in addition to the slab Pros, not instead of them.

 

[tbayrgs]

I use a Pixel 9 Pro Fold for my second phone and really like the hardware, creases and all. My biggest gripe with it is no qi2 and the Android ecosystem just doesn’t match up with iOS for me.

That being said, having an iPad Mini sized screen in my pocket is great and I’d snatch up an iPhone foldable (no flip for me) in a heartbeat.

 

[thebart]

Good news: the mini is back! Bad news: it's AVP money :/