I don’t believe they will, but what could happen is the folding iPhone at some stage becomes the regular/Pro iPhone, perhaps at a slightly lower price.
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So, yeah.... cool thing, probably because the current design is getting boring it will be appealing.
Must admit, when Samsung (or who was first?) launched the first foldable phone, most were mocking it here.
Too bad Apple wasn't the one who came up with this foldable design first.
Must admit, when Samsung (or who was first?) launched the first foldable phone, most were mocking it here.
Too bad Apple wasn't the one who came up with this foldable design first.
Apple is designing iPhones to a certain price point, and — barring uncontrollable variables like tariffs — they should have nailed the price down pretty closely by now, given that they have to place contracts with the supply chain, and given the usual lead time needed for mass production.
Like most people on here...I have zero desire for a foldable iPhone. I feel like it would just be an extra step...and it would be kind of clunky. I really can't image a foldable iPhone, or any phone for that matter that would be more useful than what I currently have. So what? I unfold it and now it's bigger? I already don't like big iPhones. It unfolds and its smaller than my iPad...I rather just carry my iPad Pro...which I already do for work, so, again, it wouldnt do anything extra for me except take up more space in my pocket and most likely be heavier.
Why do you want this? What are you planning on doing with it? Just curious. Not trying to be a troll. I just don't have any desire for it at all.
Bull….t!
I’ve been using foldables for years now and recently spent $2K on the Fold 7, which I plan to use until the Apple Foldable is released next Fall.
I think the original poster was just derisively calling themselves a nobody. but we like you, internet stranger! you matter.
What a sad take. Imagine being so stuck in the past that any glimpse of innovation sends you into a tailspin. Foldables aren’t the problem, your fear of change is. Not everything new is perfect, but calling it an “abomination” because it challenges your comfort zone? That’s not insight, that’s whining.
I guess you're nobody then.
If this thing is in your wheelhouse then OK. There are a lot of things that aren't for everyone out there. I've had iPads and I always seem to end up shelving them or giving them away. Especially since I went from the regular size phone to the PM.
That being said, the market for this IMHO is the iPad user base. If you're using an iPad as part of your regular "workflow" and want to carry one less device, this thing hits the spot for you. You no longer see the need to add the iPad to your device stable and the difference in price from purchasing 2 devices is actually a cost savings.
For me it doesn't work. My "portable" work flow consists of tasks that either favor my iPhone or a full blown laptop with a full keyboard and inputs. Primarily completing detailed reports off site that include the need for a large screen, a full keyboard, and the ability to remote access my office based (ugh) PC with MSFT Virtual Desktop to access restricted databases that I can not access directly due to legal restrictions. So in that respect, I am best served by a laptop, which is why I have a MBP for those tasks.
I think Apple will sell more of these than the tiny new iPhone. My daughter had one of the Mini iPhones that came out a few years ago and it wasn't the most durable device around. She ended up replacing it with a regular iPhone.
I'll stick with the MBP/PM combination. It suits my workflow and the added cost doesn't bring enough value to the way I work personally.
Apple will probably sell a lot of them, and that's the name of the game. I see the rumor that it will have Touch ID. I wish I could have Touch ID under the screen.
Hey. Hey. HEY APPLE (in Annoying Orange voice) HEY! You want to get just about everyone on the planet to want to buy a new phone? Give us Touch ID under the screen (touch it anywhere) and get rid of the island.
They would be lining up around the corner again for them.
Yeah, they basically have to make it around iPhone Pro Max + iPad mini priced, given the users that would want to replace both by the Fold.
The way I look at potential Apple foldable is that an iPhone costs 800-1000 to start. An iPad mini costs 400-500 depending on who's discounting on a random day. Is the folding utility worth an extra $300-500 to me? Not so sure about that. A year or so will give me time to mull it over since 2026 is when I'll probably replace the phone.
It’s a far superior experience being productive on-the-go as well as reading and watching content.
You can use it as a regular phone and unfold for more involved tasks such as editing photos or taking group photos in which the back acts as a dual mirror for the subjects being captured.
It’s far more practical to hold without dropping, and you can have far more real estate in apps like calendar apps as well s regular apps being smaller+easier to hold than the Pro Max.
The weight distribution of foldable enables it to be lighter without necessarily being technically lighter such as Android foldables vs the iPhone 16 Pro Max (knowing firsthand).
Your iPad Pro example is disingenuous as that’s a far larger tablet and cannot fold into your pocket.
The iPad Pro like my M4 iPad Pro is not meant for the in-the-moment portable computing as a iPad Mini and phone.
It’s too big for most for that, and one obviously cannot be available in your pocket, purse, or coat flap.
Finally a foldable isn’t for most people just like the Pro Max it’ll be a higher-end product to in positioning.
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Totally agree about the camera. If it doesn't match the Pro camera at the time I won't be buying the foldable.
Meet the Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 - the thinnest foldable in the world. It’s lighter than the 16 Pro Max and slighter heavier than the 16 Pro.
You need far more screens that are also more advanced than a standard phone making it a reach to think it wouldn’t be $300-$500 more—especially prosumer-level screens that are as good as the flagship (if not better).
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The outer screen will be a little wider than a Pro Max, but also a good bit shorter:
More info and mockups here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/rumoured-iphone-fold-size-concept-drawing-and-renders.2456447/
it's ok, on the internet we are all "nobody's" ...I guess you're nobody then.
If this thing is in your wheelhouse then OK. There are a lot of things that aren't for everyone out there. I've had iPads and I always seem to end up shelving them or giving them away. Especially since I went from the regular size phone to the PM.
That being said, the market for this IMHO is the iPad user base. If you're using an iPad as part of your regular "workflow" and want to carry one less device, this thing hits the spot for you. You no longer see the need to add the iPad to your device stable and the difference in price from purchasing 2 devices is actually a cost savings.
For me it doesn't work. My "portable" work flow consists of tasks that either favor my iPhone or a full blown laptop with a full keyboard and inputs. Primarily completing detailed reports off site that include the need for a large screen, a full keyboard, and the ability to remote access my office based (ugh) PC with MSFT Virtual Desktop to access restricted databases that I can not access directly due to legal restrictions. So in that respect, I am best served by a laptop, which is why I have a MBP for those tasks.
I think Apple will sell more of these than the tiny new iPhone. My daughter had one of the Mini iPhones that came out a few years ago and it wasn't the most durable device around. She ended up replacing it with a regular iPhone.
I'll stick with the MBP/PM combination. It suits my workflow and the added cost doesn't bring enough value to the way I work personally.
Apple will probably sell a lot of them, and that's the name of the game. I see the rumor that it will have Touch ID. I wish I could have Touch ID under the screen.
Hey. Hey. HEY APPLE (in Annoying Orange voice) HEY! You want to get just about everyone on the planet to want to buy a new phone? Give us Touch ID under the screen (touch it anywhere) and get rid of the island.
They would be lining up around the corner again for them.
it is the MR user "sentiment" that "nobody" asks for foldable phone, VPro, the rumored HomePod etc etc
We all have different needs and good thing we re all different, imagine that would not be the case ;(
I use my iPad 98% as a consumption device, I could do the same on an unfolded phone I think, so I will take a look and make up my mind when I can hold and touch it at an Apple Store in the future.
I think you might want to do some market research to see how the foldable smartphone has grown and is predicted to grow 2025-2030. You may want to change your opinion.
It intrinsically cannot match their flagship slab phone’s camera sensors 1:1 indefinitely having far less real estate for the same exact sensor.
Barring a breakthrough, they’ll indefinitely have inequality on camera performance.
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That matters less to me than you might think. Can I use both the inner and outer screen on a foldable simultaneously? Not if I can't physically see both. In reality it's more of a wash. Sure they'll both be OLED in all likelihood, that's nice. That never stopped me from getting any particular iPad including the LCD-based mini. I might be swayed if the foldable is significantly lighter than combined weight of the iPhone+iPad mini, which right now is about a pound and somewhat unwieldy.
And you know everyone in the world and what they think or think they might want or not want?