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Foldable 'iPhone Ultra 3' Rumored to Feature Larger Displays

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Apple is already making plans for its third-generation foldable iPhone, with launch expected as early as 2028, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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Writing in his latest "Power On" newsletter, Gurman said the first foldable iPhone is about to get what he called the device's first "truly revolutionary design change" this year, and that Apple already has a roadmap extending two generations beyond it. A second-generation model is planned for 2027, Gurman says, with a third version following as early as 2028.

The third-generation foldable will apparently feature slightly larger displays on both the inside and the outside compared to its predecessors, though he did not provide specific screen sizes. The first foldable iPhone is expected to launch with a 7.8-inch inner display and a 5.5-inch cover display, so any increase would build on those dimensions. This is the first report to lay out plans for a third-generation model, extending Apple's foldable roadmap a year beyond where it previously stood.

The first foldable iPhone is expected to arrive this year with an ultra-thin design, Touch ID instead of Face ID, the A20 chip, C2 modem, and the moniker "iPhone Ultra," at a price around or above $2,000. The second-generation foldable, meanwhile, is reported to have already received the go-ahead for development, according to the Weibo leaker known as "Digital Chat Station," who said the "iPhone Ultra 2" project has been formally approved and will likely reuse the first-generation model's display. That model is expected to launch in fall 2027 alongside the 20th-anniversary iPhone.




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It’s probably just the bezels getting smaller, though I wish they’d use that to make the device as a whole smaller. Maybe it will allow them to make it a slightly thinner, though (it’s quite thick when folded).
 
Let's face it, folds are here to stay.

Next up... iPad Ultra, folding iPad.

(ok, so a bit premature)
 
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The Fold 8 costs £1699 in the UK. The iPhone Ultra will probably cost £2000 (match the US Dollar price), so straight off the bat it will cost £300 more in the UK compared to the Fold 8.
 
I had already planned to hold on the next gen fold until they give me what I truely need, bigger screen . Pencil . MagSafe . Third camera. I have time as I kept my 13 pro max until the 17pro max that can hold on for another 3 years easily alongside my iPad Pro m4 11 no problem …
 
I was wondering if Apple was going to keep this first-gen compact design and simply make a second larger model down the road.

Based on this, it seems like they will simply make this model bigger in two years' time.
 
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An yearly release of the foldable is going to happen. I want to see FaceID and telephoto lens as soon as possible. Maybe Apple could have two versions of the fold, just like Samsung's Fold and Fold Ultra.
 
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Here we go. The next 15 years of iphold will have small size increase increments every 1-2 years just like past iPhones.

Why not just make it massive to begin with? Oh because then there’s less to distinguish new models and it also adheres to the notion “bigger is better” gotcha. 🤦‍♂️
 
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