This laptops exist but people don’t buy them because its a gimmick and its doesn’t make sense. You can replace the buttons on phone with a screen because its just a keyboard for texting and searching and you don’t need a full keyboard all the time to take over a small screen but you can’t replace real buttons for something you need for professional work and something that has a standardized keyboard for decades (phones in 2007 didn’t had that). Same thing will happen to folds. The slap glass phone is the standard and most optimal design for a phone.
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Foldable iPhone Could Cost $2,400
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There is almost nobody who wants to carry an iPad mini that folds with them all the time. Either that person is phone/screen addicted or the person likes having the latest and greatest tech toys.
People said the same thing about VP. And it turned out it didn’t cost 2999 it was 3499.
Warning to all of the early adopter types. You guys start pulling out $2400 iPhones and several of you may get shot and killed.
This price point would be a horrible idea for anyone living in a large urban area and on public transit, it's a wrap.
Think twice about this and about your safety. Sure this sounds cool and I know a bunch of us can afford it, but there will be consequences if you don't travel with a driver or security.
This price point would be a horrible idea for anyone living in a large urban area and on public transit, it's a wrap.
Think twice about this and about your safety. Sure this sounds cool and I know a bunch of us can afford it, but there will be consequences if you don't travel with a driver or security.
It will be sold out and sell well. It worth of the price. It will be the new iPhone style. And it is an Apple product! The quality will be the best in the folding phone market. I am so looking forward to it. It has been felt ten thousand years of waiting already.
Apple's foldable iPhone could be priced at $2,399, according to an estimate shared by analyst Arthur Liao at Fubon Research. There have been a range of price estimates, from as low as $1,800 to as high as $2,500, and the latest estimate falls on the higher side.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said he expects the iPhone Fold to cost between $2,000 and $2,500, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman expects it to be somewhere around $2,000.
The foldable iPhone will be expensive because of the premium components that Apple plans to use. The display panel and hinge will push pricing toward the upper end of market expectations, Fubon Research suggests.
Demand for the device will depend on the price that Apple sets, but Fubon believes that Apple could sell around 5.4 million units in 2026. Global smartphone demand could fall during the year, and foldables will be the "only spotlight" in the 2026 smartphone market.
The report says that Apple is also working on camera upgrades for 2026, with the first variable aperture lens planned for the iPhone 18 Pro models. It doesn't sound like the iPhone Fold will get the variable aperture lens that Apple is developing, but rumors indicate it will have a dual-lens rear camera setup with Wide and Ultra Wide lenses along with two front cameras.
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I wish it will be released sooner.
Well I have good news for you. You can do all that.
Connect iPhone to a display with a cable
With the appropriate cable or adapter, connect your iPhone to a display, like a TV, projector, or computer monitor.
How to use a pointer device with AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Learn how to connect a wired mouse, trackpad, or assistive Bluetooth device to control an onscreen pointer on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Well I have good news for you. You can do all that.
Connect iPhone to a display with a cable
With the appropriate cable or adapter, connect your iPhone to a display, like a TV, projector, or computer monitor.support.apple.com
How to use a pointer device with AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Learn how to connect a wired mouse, trackpad, or assistive Bluetooth device to control an onscreen pointer on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Sorry, I should have been clearer as I have been in other posts. By using the iPhone as a computer, I mean with iPad OS 26 window multitasking and full screen display. The iPhone connected to a monitor still maintains the original aspect ratio much like the iPad once did and the UI isn't really set up for this type of use.
Exactly. In the past I've thought about going to Android for this type of functionality. To have your computer centralized and fit in your pocket to carry whoever you go is a dream come true.
I had the first generation of both iPod and iPhone, and each in its own time was the coolest device I’d ever used.
Apple is gonna lose on customers so hard with this one. They need a new marketing study to find out that majority only needs boring slab with a camera to scroll Instagram and TikTok. They have invested all the money into toys for geeks🫠 First it is AVP, then unsuccessful Apple Car project, now a folding phone that costs like a 15 year old used car… What are they thinking?
IF this is true, then this supports my assertions that Cupertino has lost the plot. This isn't the device and price point they should be working on. Most people are struggling just to put gas in their cars and food on their plates. This isn't an exaggeration.
The difference between those legacy devices and a foldable is that the legacy devices actually solved real world problems and reduced friction on consumer use cases. There's not one problem I can think of that a foldable phone at $2500/unit solves.
True, but the Fold is actually entering a competitive market and is designed to boost revenue, unlike the VP which was positioned more as a halo product.
Yes!!!!
I’ve been looking at a Psion 5MX recently as a gadget for note taking. Nostalgia!!!!
People having fits on here, but do they know people pay $200,000 for a car, many more than that. And they buy houses worth 3 to 10 million dollars? And they think Apple should be looking to make really cheap highly advanced products? Have any of you bought a lawnmower? Or a decent stove?