Foldable iPhone: Everything We Know About Apple’s Flip Phone
Aug. 7, 2024iPhone Flip Display Rumors
According to rumors, Apple has considered various display sizes for its foldable iPhone. One is the 6.7-inch display size found on theflagship iPhone 15 Pro Max.According to the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will roll out the first foldable iPhone will a huge display that measures 8 to 9 inches. Yes, the rumored iPhone Flip is speculated to be larger than the Galaxy Z Fold 6 that boasts a 7.6-inch display when it’s opened up.
Also, a massive 8-inch display would align the iPhone Flip more with the 8.3-inchiPad mini.Rumors also say that Apple could be working with LG to come up with a 7.5-inch OLED foldable display panel. If Apple takes the 9-inch display route, the first foldable iPhone would dwarf any foldable smartphone available today.
Ever since the rumors of the first foldable iPhone came out, people have been speculating what Apple’s Flip iPhone will look like. It’s been a few years now that designers have posted concept renderings depicting the design of the iPhone Flip/Fold. Impressively, Apple seems to have stopped at nothing and haswon every patentwhen it comes to foldable displays, including origami-style folding displays, flip-up displays, as well as a wraparound displays.
At the moment, there’s no solid evidence of which style will make the final out. One of the first reports came from Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman, where they both reported that the first foldable iPhone would have a traditional fold-out design.
Foldable smartphones are anything but cheap. At $999, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is the most affordable foldable smartphone with a clamshell design. On the other hand, book-style foldables like Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Pixel Fold start at $1799, which is almost double the price of most flagship smartphones. Apple’s foldable iPhone won’t be any cheaper than the competition. The cost of the iPhone Flip largely depends upon which design it will arrive in.
If Apple comes up with a clamshell-style design, the iPhone Flip would cost somewhere around $999 to $1099. Whereas, if we see a book-like fold-style iPhone like the Galaxy Z Fold, the price might exceed the outrageous $2000 mark.
That’s everything we know about Apple’s Flip iPhone. While a foldable iPhone is in Apple’s pipeline, the giant might also surprise us by ditching a foldable option and going for a rollable iPhone. A patent suggests that Apple has plans to consider a rollable phone that could store a part of its display inside the phone, which can be slid out on purpose. Until now, no company has managed to launch a rollable smartphone. While a foldable iPhone is likely to make a debut first, it will be interesting to see if Apple takes a less-traveled road to evolve its iPhones.
