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iPhone Ultra Reportedly in Mass Production, No Delay Envisaged

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Apple's foldable iPhone is on track to ship in September despite rumors of a delayed launch, reports Chinese financial outlet Cailian Press.

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The outlet says it spoke with several people within Apple's supply chain, who indicated that the device's design was locked in some time ago and that the foldable is now in mass production.

Separately, Chinese financial outlet East Money and Korea's The Bell reported that Apple's foldable has entered mass production, with assembly partner Foxconn launching large-scale hiring to secure labor.

Asked about rumors that its launch could slip due to complex assembly and low yields, sources who spoke to Cailian Press reportedly said they had not heard of any delay, and that a September delivery window was still expected.

The report provides a glimmer of hope for consumers eager to pre-order one of the devices in early fall. Last month, The Elec reported that mass production was set to begin in July, but it also said Apple had run into hinge problems during testing. While most of those issues were said to have since been resolved, it raised the odds of a small initial shipment following the device's launch.

Then over the weekend, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested the foldable will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models in September but may not go on sale until the fourth quarter, suggesting a possible release in October or later.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported in March that the new foldable iPhone won't ship to customers in the same September timeframe as the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max. However, a month later, Gurman said that the foldable iPhone remained on track for a September debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models, and that Apple is aiming to put it on sale at roughly the same time or slightly later.

Apple has reportedly told suppliers to prepare to make approximately 10 million foldable iPhones this year, up from a previous forecast of about 7-8 million units a few months ago.

The book-style foldable is expected to feature a 7.8-inch inner display, a 5.5-inch cover screen, an A20 chip, Apple's C2 modem in some countries, and a Touch ID power button, with a starting pricing rumored between roughly $2,000 and $2,500 across reports. Apple's foldable could launch as the "iPhone Ultra," as suggested by rumors.

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I’m going to see how it looks when released. The leaked dummies look weird to me. I really don’t want to be carrying a folded iPad in my pocket.
 
I've only closely seen a few folding phones in the wild, but on everyone I've seen the crease has looked like someone's smashed the screen with a chisel. Clearly it's only a limited sample size and I've no idea how old these phones were and how they'd been treated, but just how well are existing folding screens holding up to real-world usage?
 
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In theory I love the idea of folding or rolling screens. I liked theLG one that rolled out.

Having a small decide that can become iPad sized would be awesome, but I'm not sure the tech is there yet, but maybe one day.
 
NightFox said:
I've only closely seen a few folding phones in the wild, but on everyone I've seen the crease has looked like someone's smashed the screen with a chisel. Clearly it's only a limited sample size and I've no idea how old these phones were and how they'd been treated, but just how well are existing folding screens holding up to real-world usage?
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A co worker of mine had a newer Samsung folding phone (probably bought about 2.5 years ago I think). I thought the crease looked horrible. As far as the phone holding up it ended up with total hardware failure at about 18 months. This was either her second or third Samsung folding phone with the same outcome. She finally got tired of throwing money at folding phones and is back on a standard Samsung phone and is happy.
 
starlabjump said:
Can my iPhone 12 Pro hold out until the iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Ultra comes out?

I do not change my phone very often.
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Since you keep your phones a long time I don't think a folding phone is the best route for you. They have a history of fairly short life spans (two years or less before major hardware failure). Even if Apple does something amazing to get them more reliable, would best case scenario of 2.5 or 3 years if your lucky be good enough for you?
 
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I don't know if I can give up my FaceID, it's funny because I'm okay when using the Samsung foldable but with my iPhone it's just something I don't know if I can do without.
 
I stopped off at my local Apple Store just yesterday for a rare visit, as I had a warranty issue that needed attention. While I was waiting for my technician, I happened to see one of the iPhone Airs sitting on the charger. I picked it up (as I'd never seen one in person before) and looked at how thin it really is... and the salesman monitoring my table noticed; he commented to me something along the lines of, "Yeah... I think maybe we're ready for the foldable, eh?"

I mean... truthfully, there's no real reason to believe that he has the inside track; he's just a salesman. But it was still interesting to hear him seemingly confirm what I've always believed -- that the Air was always more of a stepping stone to the foldable than anything else.
 
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