Unacceptably flawed foldable phones like Galaxy Z are why Apple doesn’t want to make one،
Earlier this month, a reliable source reported that Apple was working on two foldable iPhone prototypes, fueling rumors that the company's first foldable phone might not be far away. We need to keep our expectations in check, because a reliable journalist claims that Apple has no plans to start selling a foldable phone anytime soon.
According to previous reports, even though Apple has tested its prototypes and reverse-engineered foldable phones from other manufacturers, durability and usability concerns are leading it to question the idea of producing a foldable iPhone.
According to a rumor from China, a display supplied by Samsung and used by Apple in one of its prototypes could not survive durability tests, forcing the company to abandon the idea until a more durable foldable screen is created.
This leak was quickly contradicted by another rumor, according to which work was still underway and Apple transferred many employees who worked on the Vision Pro to the foldable team. The report even stated that Apple would announce its first foldable iPhone in October 2026.
If all these rumors are making you dizzy, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, one of the tech world's most trusted sources, also has weighed on the situation.
He says that although Apple has been exploring the form factor for several years, the shortcomings currently associated with foldable phonessuch as fragility and wrinkled screens, are unacceptable to Apple, which is why it hasn't brought one to market yet.
He adds that Apple's first foldable product will be a foldable iPad, something we've heard before.
Since people don't carry their iPads in their pockets, nor are they expected to be as thin as smartphones, it makes sense for Apple to test the waters with a foldable iPad before making a foldable iPhone.
