I hope you're not a betting man, because betting against a 2026 release of the fold would be just as smart as having bet against a 2025 release of the iPhone Air a year ago.
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Crease-Free iPhone Fold on Track for 2026 Launch as Development Advances
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Great product. It'll be too expensive for me for about the first 3 versions, but will sell well to those who can afford it.
Point well taken… inner screen will be plastic as glass does not bend or fold. Will the plastic inner screen deliver the quality picture we are all used to???
Oh, I described it poorly. I if I only had one device, I'd be charging it often to make sure I'd have a phone during an emergency. The iPad allows me to charge my rarely used iPhone once a day to replenish the 10% battery I used that day.
This is one of the most overlooked problems with the foldable products. The internal screen cover lacks any durability because it needs to be flexible enough to fold.
I would honestly be more likely to get a foldable if it had hard glass screens and as tiny of bezel as possible between the screens.
There is foldable glass.
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There's also all the hinge issues. These are the most flimsy phones on the market, and they are also the most expensive to repair.
Gotcha, of course all our use cases are different, my iPhone it typically 70+% at end of day and if I were to add the about 2 hrs (or less) of daily iPad usage I'd still be way ok, but that is just me
Software has nothing to do with the crease. The only reason there is a slight crease on some of the most recent flagship foldables is there is no hardware underneath the center of the display for support due to the hinge. They will have to develop some type of hardware built into the hinge that will support the middle of the display when the phone is unfolded.
The core of the inner display on any flagship foldable is not plastic, it is ultra-thin glass. The plastic on the inner display you would be feeling out of the box is a screen protector they put on them, and I remove that on day one, on every Z Fold, Flip, and Pixel Fold I have owned. I prefer the feel the inner display without the plastic screen protector on it.
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My Original Google fold is still going strong and isn't "Plagued" by permanent creases, it's unnoticeable when viewing media or browsing the web etc. .... typical apple
The inner screen is not plastic, it is made of ultra-thin glass. This info is readily available online.
People posting angry replies about a phone that doesn't affect them in any way whatsoever is hilarious.
Liquid Metal? Great, now we can expect Liquid Ass to use the camera to apply over-the-top reflections to it's clutter.
More seriously, maybe this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidmetal
For people who want a foldable phone, it's a good to have model options. Maybe Apple could consider also making a plain single screen mini version of the standard pro.
More seriously, maybe this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidmetal
For people who want a foldable phone, it's a good to have model options. Maybe Apple could consider also making a plain single screen mini version of the standard pro.
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Spoiler alert: camera is not as good.
A camera component restricted to < 50% of the thickness will never be as good as without the restriction.
And the inner display glass on a foldable doesn't bend completely in half either. Do some research on ultra-thin glass and how foldables work.