Leaked Apple iPhone Fold Dummies Reveal Cupertino's Late Entry Into Foldables
After years of watching Samsung users suffer through screen creases, Apple is finally ready to reinvent the wheel. Dummy units of the rumored iPhone Fold have leaked, and they look suspiciously like an iPad mini folded in half.
Well-known insider Sonny Dickson dropped photos of dummy units representing what could be called the iPhone Fold or iPhone Ultra, just days before the annual WWDC 2026 kickoff. The mockups show a massive 7.8-inch internal flexible display, which is essentially the exact footprint of an iPad mini, paired with a 5.5-inch cover screen on the outside.
The tech giant is aiming to solve the industry's biggest headache by utilizing a custom hinge that makes the screen crease virtually invisible. This engineering miracle is packaged into an ultra-thin titanium chassis measuring a mere 4.5 millimeters when unfolded. To keep things incredibly slim, the volume buttons have migrated to the top edge, and the back features a horizontal dual-camera bar that looks like a very premium visor.
Security-wise, anyone hoping to unlock their tablet-phone with a glance is out of luck. Apple is ditching Face ID on this model, opting instead for a classic Touch ID sensor baked right into the power button. Color choices will also be incredibly depressing at launch, with rumors pointing to a stark choice between plain white and a basic black version, courtesy of reporter Mark Gurman.
True innovation apparently means waiting five years for everyone else to beta-test a product category, only to release a monochrome titanium slab that costs as much as a decent used car. The internet will undoubtedly lose its mind defending a design that looks exactly like what competitor brands did three years ago, proving once again that marketing always wins over speed.
Source: 9to5Mac
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