iPhone Ultra 2 Gets Green Light for Development, Says Leaker

[mattopotamus]

At the rumored price point, I would highly recommend people wait for v2.

 

[The Game 161]

As said before the only issue is price. As a phone the foldable will offer more than a pro max

Where pro max will be better is basically in cameras and if you prefer Face ID

 

[svish]

Apple will no doubt be working on future models much in advance and so this is not a surprise. Want a telephoto lens on the foldable and don't think that will happen in the near future.

 

[Nyx1]

Makes sense, the first one sold well

Never know that with flop hardware without telephoto and face id can sell very well really though will be flop iPhone air or vision pro

 

[CarAnalogy]

I have a friend who even forgot his phone was a fold. He just uses it folded!

Same. After the first few days of finding excuses to open it, now my friend with a fold never unfolds it that I can see. He even went to show me something on it and I had to tease him a bit to get him to open it and show me on the big screen.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Same. After the first few days of finding excuses to open it, now my friend with a fold never unfolds it that I can see. He even went to show me something on it and I had to tease him a bit to get him to open it and show me on the big screen.

For editing/showing photos I'd always have it open. Other than that, nothing for me. I bet gamers would like it.

I'm sure people that want to show pointless baby and pet videos would love to keep it open. 🤣

 

[The Game 161]

Same. After the first few days of finding excuses to open it, now my friend with a fold never unfolds it that I can see. He even went to show me something on it and I had to tease him a bit to get him to open it and show me on the big screen.

certainly is a waste to get a fold and not use it open most of the time

i think with the wide fold people will use it alot closed as it will be rather good to use closed due to the wider display.

open i expect many will enjoy using it in portrait mode more than anything

 

[MNJohn]

Apple's second-generation foldable iPhone has officially been given the go-ahead for development, a prominent Chinese leaker claimed today.

In a post on Weibo, the account known as Digital Chat Station said that the "iPhone Ultra 2 project" has been formally approved, and that the second book-style device will likely use the same display as the first-generation model expected later this year.

The first foldable iPhone will use a foldable 7.8-inch OLED panel supplied by Samsung, based on reports. The display uses a newer design that eliminates one of the traditional screen layers and instead builds the color-filtering layer directly into the display stack, making the screen thinner, lighter, and more power-efficient.

Last weekend, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple is planning to launch a second-generation foldable iPhone in fall 2027 alongside two 20th-anniversary iPhone models, which could take the names iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max.

Digital Chat Station's post on Weibo also said that the iPhone Air 3 has not entered the prototype stage yet, and that its emergence may depend on how sales hold up for the iPhone Air 2, which is expected to be released in the spring of 2027. That model is set to introduce a second camera and will likely offer battery life improvements, per Gurman's report.

Digital Chat Station was the originator of the claim that Apple will call its first foldable the "iPhone Ultra." The leaker has more than three million followers on Weibo, and has a track record of accurately leaking Apple-related information. Still, as with all such reports, the details remain unconfirmed.

Article Link: iPhone Ultra 2 Gets Green Light for Development, Says Leaker

“iPhone Ultra 2 Gets Green Light for Development, Says Leaker”

Until, of course, MacRumors posts this afternoon that the iPhone Ultra 1 is shelved.

 

[JPack]

Ultra is a guaranteed hit, the question is really how steep the adoption curve will be.

Traditionalists will claim they don't want one, but the rest of the world does. It's just a matter of price.

 

[eifelbube]

…, and that the second book-style device will likely use the same display as the first-generation model expected later this year.​

not if there is a hinge/crease issue with the 1st gen display …

 

[eifelbube]

Same. After the first few days of finding excuses to open it, now my friend with a fold never unfolds it that I can see.

I have a friend who even forgot his phone was a fold. He just uses it folded!

Not gonna happen with an iPhone fold. You will get a pop-up:

Unfold Alert
Your iPhone Ultra is currently folded.
I will unfold it
[now] [later]

If you tap “later”, a new screen opens showing an animation
of a folded phone unfolding, and below it the button

[Remind me later]

 

[FranApple]

Same. After the first few days of finding excuses to open it, now my friend with a fold never unfolds it that I can see. He even went to show me something on it and I had to tease him a bit to get him to open it and show me on the big screen.

That's exactly what I discovered after getting a Samsung Fold 7. The folding was nice for the first few days. Then I realized I didn't want to bother most of the time, so I just used it folded. So then why even have a foldable. Really a niche product. Most people will probably come to the same realization.

And for the Apple foldable, the unfolded screen dimensions are even more usable than the candy bar dimensions of the Fold 7. So, ironically, there's even less reason to use it unfolded.