Report: Apple's First Foldables Coming in 2025 and 2026

[MacRumors]

Apple's first foldable devices will reach mass production in 2025 and 2026, according to Haitong analyst Jeff Pu.

In a note to investors seen by MacRumors, Pu said that foldable devices are increasingly visible in Apple's supply chain with accelerating progress. The company is expected to release a large-screen foldable iPad or MacBook to kick-off its foray into the product category before launching a higher volume foldable iPhone.

One Apple foldable with a 20.3-inch display will apparently start production in late 2025, which is sooner than previously expected. This time frame is said to be supported by information from Korean display makers, as well as American and Taiwanese hinge manufacturers.

Apple's first foldable iPhone will allegedly feature a 7.9-inch or 8.3-inch display. The company may launch two foldables with these two display size options, or it may opt for a single display size option only. The foldable iPhone could form a new ultra-high end smartphone line for Apple. The device is currently scheduled to reach mass production late 2026, a year after the 20.3-inch foldable.

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[clayj]

Nope. Screens that fold are screens that crack and break.

 

[dimplemonkey]

Nope. Screens that fold are screens that crack and break.

Makes me wonder if they "cracked" the code on this.

 

[Serqetry]

These people can just make up anything.

 

[klasma]

One Apple foldable with a 20.3-inch display will apparently start production in late 2025

I hope that’s the folded size. 😃

 

[fantasyname_qwertz]

I hope it will come with a notch.

 

[Zerlina]

better have a 4k display or QHD+

 

[jz0309]

Well, a foldable Mac would be very niche, and unless macOS gets a touchscreen feature - what’s the point?
A foldable iPad? Very niche but probably useful for some.
iPhone is where it needs to come, the slabs aren’t going to drive growth, even with AI

 

[klasma]

One Apple foldable with a 20.3-inch display will apparently start production in late 2025

Folded in half, that’s still around 14”.

 

[vertsix]

Foldables are confirmed memes.

 

[klasma]

I hope it will come with a notch.

It will have a Dynamic Crease.

 

[VisceralRealist]

I have no doubt that Apple will do a quality fordable, but it still won't make me want one. I'm not convinced that it's a superior form-factor.

 

[jimbobb24]

This feels like apple just chasing markets to say "we have one of those too".

 

[StyxMaker]

I hope it will come with a notch.

And a camera bump. No one will know you’re using an Apple if there’s no camera bump.

 

[dredlew]

These people can just make up anything.

As long as it’s not Gurman, the chances of it being true are much higher 😄

 

[Serqetry]

This feels like apple just chasing markets to say "we have one of those too".

It shouldn't, since it's just another nonsense rumor rather than Apple actually doing anything.

 

[NervousFish2]

Why does anyone want one of these?

 

[usersince86]

No thanks. (Of course, Apple may change my mind...)

 

[ersatzplanet]

I can't see Apple engineers, or marketing people, stand for the creases and dimples present on ALL foldable devices, being on the middle of a TOUCH surface of an Apple device. Unless they have somehow figured out this major problem that no other foldable product company has, I doubt they will ever make one. Scrollable or some other tech, but not foldable.

 

[klasma]

And a camera bump. No one will know you’re using an Apple if there’s no camera bump.

So maybe like this?

Foldable display with camera bump: check ☑️

 

[Gooner49]

At this point, it is all speculative until Apple releases this product. Whether it is a foldable iPad or iPhone.
There is a growing market demand for foldables, which is why Samsung keeps pushing its Galaxy Fold/Flip series.
I am sure Apple recognizes the need to enter this lucrative field. It will be interesting to see how Apple develops its product.

 

[MallardDuck]

And a camera bump. No one will know you’re using an Apple if there’s no camera bump.

"You're folding it wrong."

 

[Kirkster]

No interest in anything foldable…

 

[luke_s1911]

Only $2499, 128GB 😂

 

[blairh]

Thrilled for the future folding iPhone. It is something that I've wanted for many years now. My guess is that we see it in 2026.