Foldable iPhone Could Arrive in 2027 or Be Postponed Indefinitely

[BanjoDudeAhoy]

Still don't understand why rollable displays aren't more common - no folds or hinges and you only need 1 display rather than 2 (internal + external)

OPPO X 2021 – Rollable Concept Handset | OPPO Global

OPPO unveils the OPPO X 2021 - an entirely new rollable concept phone featuring a scroll-like display with no "hard-folding" involved. Welcome to the future of smartphones, where the infinite lies within your hands.

www.oppo.com

All that does is make me want a phone like a scroll, so I can unroll it like a town crier.

 

[omenatarhuri]

Sounds like they'll wait for so long the damn things go out of fashion again and then cancel.

 

[Darren.h]

2027?? Too Late. Many will have beat you to it.

 

[satchmo]

We don't need it.
Most don't want it.

And people will buy it.

I don’t have an issue with a folding phones…if done right.

What’s not to like with providing more screen in a smaller form factor?

 

[jrath1]

I read it will launch with AirPower.

 

[PsykX]

Foldable phones are thick, gimmicky and prone to breaking...

It's not because it's a feat of engineering that it needs to be released. It'll fade away like 3D TVs and most VR headsets.

 

[Oblivious.Robot]

Bring Me to Life 🖤

 

[k1121j]

Hahahahaha They are worried about a hinge that lets the device lay flat. Is anyone aware of the stupid off center camera bump???????? Lord help me.

 

[aacealo]

Apple's proposed launch schedule for its first foldable iPhone has been delayed until 2027 due to technical challenges, claims a report out of Korea.

According to Alpha Biz (via DigiTimes), Apple executives have adjusted the launch schedule for the foldable iPhone from the fourth quarter of 2026 to the first quarter of 2027 following issues with the acquisition of parts, including foldable displays that meet its high standards.

Apple is still in the early stages of developing two foldable smartphones, according to The Information. The report said that the two iPhone prototypes fold widthwise like a clamshell. More recently, Samsung Securities claimed that Apple's first foldable iPhone will feature a 6-inch external display and an 8-inch main display.

Meanwhile, Korean outlet The Elec last month reported that Apple is also considering launching a 7- to 8-inch device that could ultimately replace the 8.3-inch iPad mini.

Despite the rumors, however, there is increasing skepticism among analysts over whether Apple will abandon its foldable phone in the near term because the company is concerned that existing foldable technology has not yet matured in such a way that would enable it to realize the kind of next-generation application its engineers and designers have in mind.

Only last month a Chinese rumor claimed that Apple had suspended its development of a foldable iPhone after supplier displays failed to pass the company's own stringent testing standards. Apple is said to have been testing rival foldable phones since 2016 as part of its research and development process into foldable devices.

In one cited case, one of the latest folding panels made by Samsung reportedly "broke down after a few days" under Apple's rigorous internal testing, which allegedly caused Apple to put the entire project on ice for the foreseeable future.

The company is seemingly struggling to eliminate the crease that forms in the middle of a display due to repeated folding, and is still working out a design for a hinge that allows the display to lie totally flat, without a bump or dip in the middle. Apple has also been looking at filling panels with polymer materials such as silicone or acrylate to reduce light reflection issues.

Article Link: Foldable iPhone Could Arrive in 2027 or Be Postponed Indefinitely

Folding a phone doesn’t add value. Not the right application

 

[Harry Haller]

Talk about hedging your bets with a headline.

That may or may not be an accurate headline.

 

[bayportbob]

my money is on indefinitely .....

 

[DMG35]

iPhone 20 - Now with an even thinner bezel. What else you ask? Uhhhh.....

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

Analysts be like “Apple might be working on this thing or they might not be, please put my name in all your articles”

 

[Harry Haller]

We don't need it.
Most don't want it.

Is that the Royal we?
Foldable phone sales up 23% last year.
iPhone sales up 3% last year.

 

[thegerman]

Apple released foldables in 2027

Samsung in 2027: Holographic AI phones 😉

 

[vegetassj4]

Aliens are among us, or not.

Besides, they already released a foldable phone many iterations ago:

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Those of you who don’t want a foldable iPhone and saying cancel it then don’t buy it. Stop crying about how it’s not needed or wanted.

 

[tridley68]

If this pipe dream ever happens I will be passing on this gimmick for sure .

 

[Supermacguy]

They will sell less than the iPhone Mini. I'd never buy a flip phone like that.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Apple: removes everything that is remotely movable, Every button becomes tactile .. an then, biggest moving part ever in an iPhone. Expect Apple Care to be 99€/month.

Can Apple still get anything done? Everything gets cancelled or postponed lately. The only thing they still manage to do is to use some tricks to avoid regulations, but that will soon blow up in their faces too.

Apple: can’t innovate my a_s

everyone: yup!

This way Apples going at the moment I’m going with………. cancelled!

I’ve been waiting for a folding iPhone since like…2018. This is the most frustrating news.

In one cited case, one of the latest folding panels made by Samsung reportedly "broke down after a few days" under Apple's rigorous internal testing, which allegedly caused Apple to put the entire project on ice for the foreseeable future.
I mean, after reading that, can you really blame them?

 

[snipr125]

Those of you who don’t want a foldable iPhone and saying cancel it then don’t buy it. Stop crying about how it’s not needed or wanted.

They will all be putting in pre-orders as soon as an Apple Foldable iPhone is announced.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Either Apple comes up with a revolution to fix the crease issue, or accepts it

People know that, even under Steve himself, Apple couldn’t solve physics, right?

 

[vegetassj4]

Apple airplane could arrive in 2030 or be postponed Indefinitely
Now, im a leaker/reporter

Sorry, I had to scoop you. Here is the prototype. Look at me, I’m the leaker now.

 

[Digital Dude]

Been with Apple since the beginning, and always felt proud to have quality products. Unfortunately, after 2000 things changed from the cigar club environment to more of a vending machine or Best Buy vide. 🤷‍♂️

 

[ELman]

If they keep enlarging the phones the foldable will need to be a tri-fold.