Report: foldable iPhone is a go for next year after Samsung Display solves the crease issue
Apple is the largest smartphone maker yet to release a foldable device. The size of the crease was reportedly a major issue for the leadership at Cupertino and it stalled the project as Apple’s display suppliers worked on ways to shrink it.
Samsung Display and Samsung Display alone has finally solved the issue, reports Business Korea, and the project can proceed with a target launch in the second half of 2026. Typically, Apple uses a mix of Samsung, LG and BOE displays for its products, so having a single supplier is unusual – but it would be a big win for Samsung Display, which has seen its market share slip in recent years.
Anyway, the foldable iPhone is said to have a 5.5” OLED cover display and a 7.8” main display. It would be a book-style foldable and will compete directly against Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8.
Samsung foldable display demo
The foldable iPhone will be predictably expensive – early estimates put it at over $2,000, though with the recent bout of tariffs it could be more expensive than expected.
Apple has yet to settle on a production target for the foldable iPhone – insiders suggest that it will target 9 million or more a year, though it could be as high as 15 million units a year.
Reader comments
- fren
- K8y
"Samsung Display and Samsung Display alone has finally solved the issue" ........ totally no crease? as in like when open up exactly the same as a normal flat display?
- FreezeGame
- Yd}
The production target of 9 - 15 million is a huge overshoot. Apple's clumsy, careless, spoon-fed, and non-techy consumer base is not strong enough to support those kind of numbers for a foldable device. It's going to be an RMA nightmare. Th...
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- Iby
Expect not less than 3000 dollars. Listen to me and buy a decent laptop instead plus an iPhone or a Samsung phone.
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