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Foldable iPhone Could Arrive in 2027 or Be Postponed Indefinitely
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It was the perfect size for me and many others.
The current iPhones are too heavy and with too big screens, Apple now even considers bendable screens.
Yeah. The perfect size. You only really need one or two lines of text in any given edit window, right? The fact that the interface elements completely overwhelmed the useful parts of the screen? Not a problem I guess.
The screen was WAY too small.
so three phones... you seem sold.
but it doesnt negate what i said.
I see none in the wild when out and about.
I have seen them in store and the crease still is there and awful.
you can put up with it and that's fine.
but the masses havent bought the idea so something isnt working for the money.
What's the difference between the Samsung S23 and S24 in a case that you can spot from 1/5/10 feet away.
I guess doubling down on what works and keeping the legal department well funded is the way to go for Apple right now.
However… there will be a big difference between my XR and the 16 Pro I’m upgrading to.
Nobody wants this except the people that wanted the iPhone mini and never bought them. They should be ignored.
Is this even a folding phone or is it a folding Ipad Mini, a cover screen the size of the current Iphone 15, and the actual screen slightly smaller than the Ipad Mini, I wish they could graduate to a rollable phone, I hate the current phone slabs, the idea of the Z Flip is that you can do pretty much everything with the original flip phone style cover screen, someone bring back small phones, or, make a watch that is truly independent of any smartphone.
Milk that cash cow while Tim Cook caught flatfooted by AI, perhaps instead of buying Beats for 4 billion, he should have purchased that AI company that Amazon scooped up today.
Oh come on, I agree that the naysayers here don't amount to much market research, but break out the raw numbers, it is akin to saying murders up 50 percent this year in a small town, when they went from 10 to 15, how many foldable phones are we talking about sold in 2022 and 2023?
True but Apple did not market them well and did you ever go into a store to try to buy one, anecdotally any salesperson I dealt with would steer you away from them, the Mini was too expensive as well, eventually a rollable will be made that can be as small as a watch and as large as a Macbook Pro, if someone could make that viable right now, Apple would be worried, maybe the watch size is a stretch, but if the device could range from the original Iphone SE to the current Ipad Pro, that would be something.
To you, to me it allows one to do a multitude of things without opening the Phone and getting lost in a sea of apps, yes you can already tailor your phone to be more dumb, but the larger screen just invites time wasting trouble, to each his own.
They will definitely milk it. We will get those same 3 camera layout (minor camera upgrades to the lenses), slightly thinner bezels and new processor for another 5 years using the same design.
iPhone 11 Pro, 12 Pro, 13 Pro, 14 Pro, 15 Pro and sadly 16 Pro. Same design. I’d at least thought they would have added another stove top on the Pro line to make it 4 and give the base series the 3 cameras. So much for changing the design after 5 years. Lol.
Thank you for asking.
8 million in ‘21.
13 million in ‘22.
15.9 million in ‘23
Worldwide Foldable Phone Forecast, 2022–2026
IDC examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets.
www.idc.com
Global Foldable Phone Shipments to Reach 17.7 Million in 2024, Yearly Increase Slows to 11%, Says TrendForce
TrendForce reports that global shipments of foldable phones reached 15.9 million units in 2023, marking a 25% YoY increase and accounting for approximately 1.4% of the overall smartphone market.
www.trendforce.com
Folding phones are dumb. Apple should stop flirting with the idea.
Thank you for asking.
8 million in ‘21.
13 million in ‘22.
15.9 million in ‘23
Worldwide Foldable Phone Forecast, 2022–2026
IDC examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets.www.idc.com
Global Foldable Phone Shipments to Reach 17.7 Million in 2024, Yearly Increase Slows to 11%, Says TrendForce
TrendForce reports that global shipments of foldable phones reached 15.9 million units in 2023, marking a 25% YoY increase and accounting for approximately 1.4% of the overall smartphone market.
Looks like a dinky market.
I'm not even sure if I want one anymore. They're so expensive for what you get and I just can't imagine the camera in them ever being able to match a thicker phone. Just like the Mac's camera will never hold a candle to the iPhone. Too thin, and physics exists.
The smaller iPhone Pro is creeping up in size this year and I think it's finally at a perfect size for me. Was a touch small before and the Max is definitely too big. If it gets the 5x camera I'm going back down to it, even if the Max gets a 10x camera, I think, unless it's periscope, which I doubt because the aperture on those are a lot smaller typically. I don't really think I need 10x on my phone. I have nice Sony GM lenses for that on my full frame mirrorless, which I will almost always have with me in situations where I might want 10x such as travel, nature, or sports photography. The jump up to 5x is already a bit much and can affect framing of subjects that aren't quite far enough away. I would prefer 4x but with a 48mp sensor and larger aperture. Then you could effectively get 8x but at a crop that is still decent.
The smaller iPhone Pro is creeping up in size this year and I think it's finally at a perfect size for me. Was a touch small before and the Max is definitely too big. If it gets the 5x camera I'm going back down to it, even if the Max gets a 10x camera, I think, unless it's periscope, which I doubt because the aperture on those are a lot smaller typically. I don't really think I need 10x on my phone. I have nice Sony GM lenses for that on my full frame mirrorless, which I will almost always have with me in situations where I might want 10x such as travel, nature, or sports photography. The jump up to 5x is already a bit much and can affect framing of subjects that aren't quite far enough away. I would prefer 4x but with a 48mp sensor and larger aperture. Then you could effectively get 8x but at a crop that is still decent.
Thank you for asking.
8 million in ‘21.
13 million in ‘22.
15.9 million in ‘23
Worldwide Foldable Phone Forecast, 2022–2026
IDC examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets.www.idc.com
Global Foldable Phone Shipments to Reach 17.7 Million in 2024, Yearly Increase Slows to 11%, Says TrendForce
TrendForce reports that global shipments of foldable phones reached 15.9 million units in 2023, marking a 25% YoY increase and accounting for approximately 1.4% of the overall smartphone market.
Thank you, OK, good, I hope they keep going up, I hate the current staid form factor.