Key takeaways The foldable iPhone release date could be as early as September 2026. It could go by any of several names, including the iPhone Fold, iPhone Ultra or iPhone Flip. The first foldable iPhone will likely be a book-style format, followed by a Razr-style clamshell design. Recent design leaks point to a wider, squat look, similar to the original Google Pixel Fold. One analyst predicts it could cost between $2,000 and $2,500.
Apple is the last major smartphone manufacturer to enter the foldable market, and by most accounts that wait is almost over. Leaks and supply chain reports now point to a September 2026 launch, alongside the iPhone 18 lineup. A folding iPhone is expected to arrive with a book-style design and a starting price north of $2,000. The name that's stuck in the rumor mill for years, the iPhone Fold, may not be what Apple actually calls it. Recent leaks increasingly point to iPhone Ultra, a label that would position the device above the Pro lineup and signal a new tier of Apple hardware. Here's everything the leaks, analyst reports and dummy unit images have revealed so far.
The most recent rumors come from leaker Digital Chat Station, who suggests the foldable could be called the iPhone Ultra, and from leaker Sonny Dickson, whose supposed dummy molds provide further support for the rumor that the iPhone Fold will be wide and squat.
We've gotten far more design leaks suggesting how Apple's foldable may look. Most leaks, like Dickson's above, suggest that the iPhone Fold will be a book-style foldable that's squat and wide, looking more like the original Pixel Fold than taller, thinner models such as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 or the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
The screen on the iPhone Fold is rumored to have little or no crease, according to a recent report by the Chinese publication UDN. Screen creases, especially on early foldable phones, have long annoyed consumers and critics, and they still remain despite the seam getting less noticeable over the years. Even Samsung's most advanced Galaxy Z TriFold has two screen creases, one for each of its hinges. It would be a major breakthrough if Apple indeed finds a way to fold a screen in half without leaving a crease.
A report from leaker Fixed Focus Digital on Weibo suggests that Apple's hinges could be made of liquid metal, an alloy possibly provided by Liquidmetal Technologies, with which Apple has had an exclusive contract since 2010. It's been the topic of many rumors since then, and the basis of several patent applications, but so far, no products other than the SIM ejector tool that once shipped with iPhone models.
But we've yet to hear any official word on a foldable iPhone from Apple.
Date: 28 June 2026
消息顯示，預計將於 2026 年 9 月推出，與 iPhone 18 Pro 系列同步。預計其設計風格將類似書籍，起價預計將超過 2,000 美元，並可能包括 iPhone Fold 和 iPhone Ultra 等名稱。
Key takeaways
The foldable iPhone release date could be as early as September 2026.
It could go by any of several names, including the iPhone Fold, iPhone Ultra or iPhone Flip.
The first foldable iPhone will likely be a book-style format, followed by a Razr-style clamshell design.
Recent design leaks point to a wider, squat look, similar to the original Google Pixel Fold.
One analyst predicts it could cost between $2,000 and $2,500.
Apple is the last major smartphone manufacturer to enter the foldable market, and by most accounts that wait is almost over. Leaks and supply chain reports now point to a September 2026 launch, alongside the iPhone 18 lineup. A folding iPhone is expected to arrive with a book-style design and a starting price north of $2,000. The name that's stuck in the rumor mill for years, the iPhone Fold, may not be what Apple actually calls it. Recent leaks increasingly point to iPhone Ultra, a label that would position the device above the Pro lineup and signal a new tier of Apple hardware. Here's everything the leaks, analyst reports and dummy unit images have revealed so far.
The most recent rumors come from leaker Digital Chat Station, who suggests the foldable could be called the iPhone Ultra, and from leaker Sonny Dickson, whose supposed dummy molds provide further support for the rumor that the iPhone Fold will be wide and squat.
We've gotten far more design leaks suggesting how Apple's foldable may look. Most leaks, like Dickson's above, suggest that the iPhone Fold will be a book-style foldable that's squat and wide, looking more like the original Pixel Fold than taller, thinner models such as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 or the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
The screen on the iPhone Fold is rumored to have little or no crease, according to a recent report by the Chinese publication UDN. Screen creases, especially on early foldable phones, have long annoyed consumers and critics, and they still remain despite the seam getting less noticeable over the years. Even Samsung's most advanced Galaxy Z TriFold has two screen creases, one for each of its hinges. It would be a major breakthrough if Apple indeed finds a way to fold a screen in half without leaving a crease.
A report from leaker Fixed Focus Digital on Weibo suggests that Apple's hinges could be made of liquid metal, an alloy possibly provided by Liquidmetal Technologies, with which Apple has had an exclusive contract since 2010. It's been the topic of many rumors since then, and the basis of several patent applications, but so far, no products other than the SIM ejector tool that once shipped with iPhone models.
But we've yet to hear any official word on a foldable iPhone from Apple.