Apple’s first ‘foldable iPhone’ could launch in 2026

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Recent rumors suggest that Apple is conducting research and development for its first “foldable iPhone,” with a potential release targeted for 2026, according to DigiTimes.

William Gallagher for AppleInsider:
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According to Digitimes… Apple may have chosen its design, and that overall timescale may be accelerating. Based on various Korean media outlets, the report claims that Apple formally began research in 2004, which is when it also signed a contract with Samsung.

Presuming Apple has a typical two-year product development cycle, the report predicts that the iPhone fold will launch in 2026.

[A] second report from The Information corroborates the detail in the Digitimes account. It adds that Apple has given the folding iPhone a codename of “v68,” but otherwise supports the two-year timeframe, and the iPhone’s basic design.

That design is said to be a top-down one, like the Samsung Galaxy Flop [sic]. So when held in portrait, the top half will fold down over the bottom half.

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