Apple’s folding iPhone model may be beginning to take shape.
Per Weibo, Chinese leaker “Fixed Focus Digital” has stated that Apple has submitted production line orders for its upcoming foldable iPhone.
This rumor, if true, would effectively confirmd that the device will launch this year.
The leaked orders indicate that Fixed Focus Digital has learned the crease measurements for the device’s 7.8-inch inner display. The current crease depth is now said to have been controlled to under 0.15mm. This measurement refers to the depth the groove or indentation at the fold is. A smaller number means the crease is shallower and less noticeable to the eye and to the touch.
Apple’s crease angle is said to be under 2.5 degrees. This angle describes how sharp the fold line appears when the display has been unfolded. As expected, a smaller angle indicates a smoother, flatter transition across the fold, rather than a sharp ridge or valley.
At present, competing foldable brands don’t publish their crease measurements, so it’s hard to gauge where Apple’s foldable iPhone stacks up against them. Even so, Apple’s unit is expected to feature a new type of display panel developed by Samsung that has never been used in a foldable product, and which has been described variously as being “virtually crease-free” and having “no crease at all.”
Current rumors have the foldable iPhone featuring a 7.8-inch main display when unfolded and a 5.5-inch cover display. The unit is thought to use a book-style design similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold, as opposed to a clamshell form factor.
Per analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s first-gen foldable iPhone will feature two rear cameras, a single front-facing camera, a single selfie camera on the inner display, and Touch ID integrated into the power button. The device could measure just 4.5mm thick when unfolded, and between 9mm and 9.5mm when closed.
It’s thought that Apple may reveal the foldable iPhone along with its iPhone 18 Pro models this September.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
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