Now we have heard that Apple is engaged on a pair of foldable units together with a clamshell foldable iPhone codenamed V68 which, when open, turns into an iPhone with the design and dimensions of a standard iPhone mannequin. The second foldable is an M5-powered iPad/Mac hybrid with a 20.3-inch inner show when absolutely opened. The final time we handed alongside a report on foldable Apple units, we informed you that the clamshell iPhone (dubbed the iPhone Flip) could be launched in 2026 with the foldable iPad/Mac anticipated a 12 months later.
However a brand new report from Haitong Securities Apple analyst Jeff Pu says that each foldable units shall be coming in 2026. We will even slender that down a little bit extra as Pu mentioned in his be aware to shoppers that Apple will launch the foldable iPad/Mac hybrid first throughout the second quarter of 2026. The foldable iPhone shall be launched towards the tip of the 12 months. Apple reportedly will come late to the foldable occasion due to its concern concerning the sturdiness of the shows used on such units.
Apple will reportedly launch a foldable iPad/Mac hybrid with a 20.3-inch foldable display screen throughout Q2 2026.
Earlier this 12 months, Apple was mentioned to have created two totally different iPhone prototypes. One was a book-style iPhone foldable much like the Galaxy Z Fold line, and the opposite was a clamshell iPhone much like the Galaxy Z Flip collection. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip fashions have been the preferred foldable telephones 12 months after 12 months which may clarify why Apple has determined to
go along with the clamshell kind issue for the primary foldable iPhone.
A foldable clamshell iPhone wouldn’t solely should compete in opposition to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 in 2026, however it could additionally go up in opposition to the Motorola Razr (2026) and the Razr+ (2026). Different rivals popping out of China may embody refreshed variations of the Vivo X Flip and the Xiaomi Combine Flip.
