I have reviewed the history of publications on MuyComputer and, if I am not mistaken, The first time we talked about the foldable iPhone was at the end of 2017when those from Cupertino registered a patent that pointed in that direction. It is true, yes, that large technology companies tend to register a large volume of patents, and that in the end many of them end up not reaching the market in devices, so they do not represent a guarantee of anything.
However, in the time since then, Rumors and leaks have proliferated regarding this matteras you can see here, and even names as historic for the brand as Steve Wozniak have spoken out on the matter, stating (some years ago now) that a foldable iPhone would have been a good move by Apple to get back to the forefront of innovation. Over time, we finally learned that their plans to regain that leadership were quite different, as they focused on the development of Apple Vision Pro.
So, in all this time We have had compelling reasons to think that the foldable iPhone project was a reality that it would materialize sooner or later, although it is true that sometimes we have received information that did not point in that direction, such as those from earlier this year that claimed that Apple had paused the project, not to mention other previous rumors that pointed to the cancellation of the project. And, of course, since Apple is not giving any information on the matter, it is impossible to know what is true.
Now, again, we are faced with a leak, and that Arriving from DigiTimes Yes, it is worth taking into account, since says foldable iPhone is aiming to arrive in 2026and performs an analysis on the impact that this movement would have for Samsung (to which we must add the rest of the smartphone manufacturers that have a foldable type flip). And something that the vast majority of information agrees on is that the first foldable iPhone will have this format, while the larger one, the foldablesis reserved for the first foldable iPad, which could debut on the market before the smartphone.
According to sources cited by this media, Apple is already actively working with key suppliers of the project, mainly with Samsung, with which it would have already signed an agreement in the context of the production of foldable screens. However, this information also indicates that the R&D component of the project has only formally started this year, so there is still a lot of work ahead.
This is even more important when we consider that, also according to rumors and leaks, Apple is working on a new iPhone model, the Slim modelwhich will debut with the iPhone 17 generationin September of next year. According to rumors, this is set to be the biggest redesign of Apple’s smartphone since the iPhone X, which will undoubtedly entail a significant engineering job. And the big question is whether Cupertino will be able to simultaneously engineer the iPhone Slim with the foldable iPhone, at a time when it has also focused much of its efforts on artificial intelligence. It seems complicated, but hey, we’re talking about Apple, so anything is possible.
Source: www.muycomputer.com
