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Kuo: Apple's First Foldable iPhone to Feature Book-Style Design, Sell for Over $2,000
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About time. The Fold4 and Fold6 are my all-time favorite phones. I can't go back to a slab phone. A foldable iPhone may finally entice me to return to Apple, but it depends how good the software and multitasking is.
Foldables offer great versatility and the thickness and weight now rivals slab phones. I don't think anyone will be paying $2000 out-of-pocket because everyone already has a phone to trade-in or sell towards an iFold, if they want one. The quoted 5.5" front screen feels a little small but let's see what the final product looks like in 26/27.
Foldables offer great versatility and the thickness and weight now rivals slab phones. I don't think anyone will be paying $2000 out-of-pocket because everyone already has a phone to trade-in or sell towards an iFold, if they want one. The quoted 5.5" front screen feels a little small but let's see what the final product looks like in 26/27.
Did we need a Kuo to say this ?
$2999 will be the price. A solution looking for a problem. Just a more expensive one.
Very curious about the “creaseless display”. Many promised, none delivered. I’m not sure it actually is possible with current technology.
$2999 will be the price. A solution looking for a problem. Just a more expensive one.
Very curious about the “creaseless display”. Many promised, none delivered. I’m not sure it actually is possible with current technology.
I agree. This one’s not for me but it looks very interesting. I don’t live on my phone so I have no use for the larger screen space. Maybe the availability of a phone like this with a larger display will encourage Apple to explore smaller non-foldable phones. Which would be a buy for me.
Those that actually own foldables and use them everyday will attest to the crease being the lowest priority. Apple should focus on:
Software
Thinness
Weight
Camera quality
IP rating for dust/sand
Apple Pencil support
Durability
Battery life
Nail down all those other design challenges before worrying about minimal crease.
People that complain about the crease typically lack any real-world experience with a foldable (as opposed to a flip phone). People imagine they'll feel the crease every time they swipe or scroll because they're used to how their thumb or finger slides across the middle of a narrow slab phone. What they fail to realize, due to lack of first-hand experience, is the wider inner screen of a foldable makes it difficult to reach the middle where the crease is. In reality, with two-handed use your thumbs are scrolling along the outer third of the large display and rarely encounters the crease. That is why so few foldable owners actually complain about the crease. And when watching content on the glorious, large display, the crease is literally invisible. The crease is there if people want to fixate on it but that's like going for a run and realizing your socks are mismatched -- it's not a big deal.
Software
Thinness
Weight
Camera quality
IP rating for dust/sand
Apple Pencil support
Durability
Battery life
Nail down all those other design challenges before worrying about minimal crease.
People that complain about the crease typically lack any real-world experience with a foldable (as opposed to a flip phone). People imagine they'll feel the crease every time they swipe or scroll because they're used to how their thumb or finger slides across the middle of a narrow slab phone. What they fail to realize, due to lack of first-hand experience, is the wider inner screen of a foldable makes it difficult to reach the middle where the crease is. In reality, with two-handed use your thumbs are scrolling along the outer third of the large display and rarely encounters the crease. That is why so few foldable owners actually complain about the crease. And when watching content on the glorious, large display, the crease is literally invisible. The crease is there if people want to fixate on it but that's like going for a run and realizing your socks are mismatched -- it's not a big deal.
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Literally the only product I’m waiting for from Apple. Instant purchase.
It's a solid no for me, but it'll be interesting to see what kind of "Dynamic Crease" gets dished out.
I would buy me a Apple Vision Pro 🥽 before I would buy a foldable iPhone. Foldable phones just not my cup of tea 🫖
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It’ll be a massive sell
Like the Vision Pro, innit? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Like the Vision Pro, innit? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
If true then it’s not surprising, but it will mean I’m guessing no M chip? And it’ll be a while before that price drops. We are still yet to see a cheaper VR headset from Apple. Also will people accept a lower quality camera system over the Pro models?
For a device like this to be successful it will need to out perform both the Pro iPhone and the iPad Mini. IF it has an Apple M chip then it’ll be a very interesting product, but I doubt it at that thinness.
For a device like this to be successful it will need to out perform both the Pro iPhone and the iPad Mini. IF it has an Apple M chip then it’ll be a very interesting product, but I doubt it at that thinness.
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If it ran iOS and was available in the US, I'd get a OnePlus Open. So yes. I'm holding on to my iPhone 14 Pro Max until this is released. I use my phone more than any other device. Increasing the screen real estate is a must.
You are assuming that the prices of current products you mention for comparison are not increasing until that device is possibly being released.
Besides, that would be an Apple 1st gen, so even if it’d look convincing and receive solid reviews, I‘ll rather pass.
These exist and I don’t see any upside. They come slightly less far up the length of your pocket? While I would like a smaller form factor again, I don’t think there’s sufficient benefits to clamshell to outweigh the many drawbacks.
I bought a foldable to try it out and, while I agree with your list 100%, I can’t say I agree on the crease. It becomes less notable over time, but it’s always noticeable. Especially things like reflections or using outside. I guess how impactful that is varies by person. Not a deal killer for me, but certainly reduces the draw. My guess is that as this is being described as a “book” style, the crease will be somehow used as part of the design.
You will see, it will flop. Samsung is luring Apple into a trap. Most Apple users do not need this trash. And price is not the only issue, the utility of the device is.
iPhone was always a small pocketable device to stay connected and take photos. Imagine taking this foldingNintendo 3ds something out of the pocket for a call or while walking somewhere, or even to take a photo?
Samsung must have inflated their sales figures to make it seem those are selling well. Yet I haven’t seen lots of these “books” in a wild, people still use regular phones
iPhone was always a small pocketable device to stay connected and take photos. Imagine taking this folding
Samsung must have inflated their sales figures to make it seem those are selling well. Yet I haven’t seen lots of these “books” in a wild, people still use regular phones
Dust protection is a lot better than early generations. I took my Fold4/Fold6 to beaches in Hawaii, California, and Cancun, and hiked dirt trails on windy days without issue. I also recorded video during the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington, in the rain, and no issues.
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No, I don't want a foldable iPhone.2000.00. well, I can afford it, but why bother?
You answer calls and take photos as you would with a regular iPhone or slab phone. When a book-style foldable is closed it resembles a normal slab phone and you can use it as such. The real beauty is unfolding it for a more expansive experience when watching content or multitasking without having to switch between apps in the background.
