Apple predicted to release 7.8-inch foldable iPhone in 2026

Foldable iPhone concept (Image: EverythingApplePro)
Kang Min-soo, a senior analyst with Omdia, tells The Elec, “Apple is predicted to release a 7-8 inch foldable iPhone in 2026” (machine translation).
Ed Hardy for Cult of Mac:
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[F]oldable handsets are still a niche product. The market-analysis firm IDC says only about 18.1 million devices in the category shipped globally in 2023. Apple is nevertheless exploring the possibility, and has been since 2018.
It’s not hard to find critics of current foldable devices. The products are thick, expensive and the flexible screens develop creases over time.
“Foldables were a hard sell in 2023, as many vendors struggled to move significant inventory,” said Anthony Scarsella, an IDC analyst. “The market has not fully embraced the form factor. High prices and longevity remain a challenge to both consumers and vendors.”
This has not escaped Apple’s attention. Details of folding iPhone prototypes that leaked out recently show the company is striving to make a device as slim as current iOS handsets. And it wants a foldable screen without a visible crease.

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MacDailyNews Take: if true, 2026 will deliver a major bump to an already-very-strong iPhone ASP!
The foldable smartphone market is not a market until the creator of the modern smartphone enters the field – which it will quickly dominate. – MacDailyNews, August 11, 2022
As with fingerprint and facial recognition, when Apple debuts a foldable iPhone, then foldable smartphones will have been done right. — MacDailyNews, January 17, 2019
We’ll see a mess of weird attempts before Apple shows how it’s to be done, as usual. — MacDailyNews, January 23, 2019
If and when Apple debuts a foldable iPhone, they’ll be showing the world how it should be done and what to copy going forward. As usual. — MacDailyNews, February 27, 2019
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