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Foldable iPhone Expected to Launch Next Year, Costing Around $2,000
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Whether or not someone get more value from the iPhonebook or an iPhone + iPad Mini is subjective, but are you really incapable of understanding the benefits of a larger screen? Ultimately the iPhonebook's utility hinges 😁 on whether it gets iPod OS split screen or stage manager; hopefully it will.
Honesty, an Apple foldable iPhone sounds very cool. Curious to see if they can one-up the new OnePlus foldable on design. Problem for me is the price. I'm an average iPhone user, and I just don't need to, or want to for that matter, spend $2000 on a phone. I think if Apple got the starting price down to around 13, 14, or 1500 they would pull in more potential users.
Didn’t they already fold production?Waiting for the foldable Vision Pro.
if the dimensions are to be believed this is basically the spiritual successor to the iPhone mini with the ability to become a mini tablet with top of the line cameras. in essence the iPhone mini pro. this would be a day one purchase for me.
Depends on your definition of “need”.
You’re on a news site/forum for Apple products. Most of what they make are considered luxury items that most people don’t “need”. Most people could easily get by with whatever iPhone still supports iOS 18, but instead own an iPhone Pro. Even the ones with one several years old could likely easily get by with one that’s older.
Many could easily switch to a budget android handset, and while they wouldn’t be happy with it, it would still do everything the majority of users need a smartphone for. I could switch from my 15 Pro to a Samsung A series and while I would hate every second of using it, it would still take photos of my pets and browse the internet/emails just fine.
it would work if it has aggressive anti-glare, and a very durable surface (two things the Z-fold lacks)
Frankly, I don't see how they could make it very scratch resistant AND foldable, but it might be possible. I don't have a clue really. The good thing is the greatly reduced need for shatter proofing, as in a folded state it's not necessary.
Frankly, I don't see how they could make it very scratch resistant AND foldable, but it might be possible. I don't have a clue really. The good thing is the greatly reduced need for shatter proofing, as in a folded state it's not necessary.
Apple will launch its long-rumored foldable iPhone next year with a ~$2,000 premium price tag attached, expects well-connected Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman.
Gurman's comments on Apple's launch plans for its first foldable device appeared in the Q&A section of his latest Power On newsletter. Earlier this month, the reporter said Apple's foldable iPhone could be arriving "as early as 2026," so his latest comments suggest his conviction has strengthened that 2026 will indeed be the year of the foldable iPhone, based on his sources.
According to analyst Jeff Pu, the device recently entered the New Product Introduction (NPI) phase at Foxconn, with mass production slated to begin in the second half of 2026.
Apple's foldable iPhone is said to be similar in style to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold, which uses a book-style folding mechanism, rather than the clamshell design of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Gurman says Apple's version will have "less of a screen crease" when it's open. Notably, recent reports have suggested that the display on Apple's first foldable will look virtually crease-free to the human eye.
According to Gurman, the device will take advantage of the display, battery, modem, and chip advances that Apple has made in its development of the iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to replace the "Plus" model in Apple's smartphone lineup this year.
As for pricing, Gurman expects the device to be around $2,000. According to a recent Barclays Bank investor research note, Apple's first foldable iPhone could have a starting price in the $2,300 range in the United States, which would make it the most expensive iPhone model ever. This lines up with a previous report by supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in which he predicted that the first foldable iPhone would be priced between $2,000 and $2,500.
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I didnt knew this was a comedy website 🤣
A larger screen is nice, but what are the trade-offs? Maybe I’m the odd man out, but my own desire for a bigger screen for my aging eyes is balanced against a convenient form factor and size for my hand and pants or coat pocket. A foldable phone adds an unneeded element of complexity for how smartphones are usually used. I already acknowledge some people will go for this, but the vast majority likely won’t.
If I need a bigger screen I’ll reach for my iPad. Oh, I don’t have my iPad with me because I left it at home? Thats okay, my iPhone is good enough to quickly reference something for a moment or so and I’ll look into it in more depth later when I get home. Oh, horror!—I’ll have to wait until sometime later? Damn, my day is ruined!
This is the best comment so far and very on-point. Unfortunately the Tim Cook era has been defined by giving people what they want rather than showing them what they need. Steve Jobs said Apple would never make a small tablet and the first product Tim launches following Jobs' passing was the iPad Mini (which sold a shedload)
Then again smartphones and watches, tablets and laptops all existed before Apple entered those markets yet it did so because it knew it could make the best. They could wander into any phone store and pick holes in the design compromises of Android foldables; its another thing to say they can go one better.
So contrary to your post, you do understand that it has a benefit.
Since foldables have a full screen with full functionality on the outside, it adds no complexity to how smartphones are usually used.
Whether or not it appeals to you is irrelevant to whether it has a benefit.
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I agree in part, that is I don’t see a use in my usage, but if I had an iPad I could see this being helpful to eliminate either.
May I undeservedly barge into your joke and ruin your fun like a bully on the playground? It wasn’t 445 days/year it was just a single year that was made 445 days long to transition from a super inaccurate calendar year to a much better one.
Two decades of smartphones becoming more reliable by getting rid of moving parts and failure points, and they're going to undo it all with this gimmick.
I guess SOME people want a folding phone, but I can't understand why. Especially if it'll cost more than a well-provisioned laptop.
I guess SOME people want a folding phone, but I can't understand why. Especially if it'll cost more than a well-provisioned laptop.
none of us "need" 90% of the things we own
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