We’ve heard that Apple is working on a pair of foldable devices 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 internal display when absolutely opened. The final time we handed alongside a report on foldable Apple gadgets, we advised you that the clamshell iPhone (dubbed the iPhone Flip) could be launched in 2026 with the foldable iPad/Mac anticipated a yr later.
However a brand new report from Haitong Securities Apple analyst Jeff Pu says that both foldable devices will be coming in 2026. We are able to even slender that down slightly extra as Pu mentioned in his observe to shoppers that Apple will launch the foldable iPad/Mac hybrid first in the course of the second quarter of 2026. The foldable iPhone can be launched towards the top of the yr. Apple reportedly will come late to the foldable celebration due to its concern in regards to the sturdiness of the shows used on such gadgets.
Apple will reportedly launch a foldable iPad/Mac hybrid with a 20.3-inch foldable display throughout Q2 2026.
Earlier this yr, 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 most well-liked foldable phones yr after yr 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 must compete in opposition to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 in 2026, however it might additionally go up in opposition to the Motorola Razr (2026) and the Razr+ (2026). Different rivals popping out of China may embrace refreshed variations of the Vivo X Flip and the Xiaomi Combine Flip.
