Apple Now Testing Flip-Style Foldable iPhone

Apple is testing a different kind of foldable iPhone with a flip-style design, according to a known leaker based in Asia.

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Citing supposedly verifiable supply chain information, the Weibo user known as "Fixed Focus Digital" says that Apple has tested a flip-style foldable ‌iPhone‌. Such a device would compete with devices such as Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the modern-day Motorola Razr.

The rumored flip-device comes in addition to the wide foldable ‌iPhone‌ that is expected to launch later this year. Whether the flip-style foldable ‌iPhone‌ will reach mass production is apparently yet to be decided.

Earlier this month, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that Apple is "exploring" the idea of a foldable ‌iPhone‌ with a "square, clamshell-style" design.

The clamshell ‌iPhone‌ would be released at some point after Apple's first foldable iPhone, which is expected to open up like a book, similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7. This design will provide users with a large inner display for watching videos and gaming, and there will likely be multitasking functionality. A clamshell ‌iPhone‌, on the other hand, would be more about portability and pocketability.

Other rumors suggest that Apple's first foldable ‌iPhone‌ will feature a 7.8-inch crease-free inner display, a 5.5-inch cover display, Touch ID, two rear cameras, the A20 chip, and the "C2" modem. It is expected to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18‌ Pro Max in the fall.

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Top Rated Comments

4 hours ago at 08:53 am

Foldable phones are something that nobody really wants or needs, so I'm sure Tim Cook is working on it.
yeah, he really should have discussed his decisions with you before he made apple one of the world’s most valuable brands.

Looking forward to this kind of flip phone, hope it will be announced in the next 24 months.
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4 hours ago at 08:53 am
There isn't anything necessarily bad about any of these form factors. What IS bad about them is the number of compromises currently required to achieve them. So when people say: No one wants a folded iPhone, what they really mean is, "no one wants the tradeoffs required to achieve a gimmick that dictates the entire product design".
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4 hours ago at 08:54 am
This flip type is the only the type of foldable I’m interested in. But I don’t want big camera compromises.
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2 hours ago at 10:55 am

Other than the obvious convenience of being able to prop up the phone in an upright positions for photos, I 'm not seeing the benefit of folding the phone for it to end up being twice as thick. Can someone tell me what other value-add I'm missing?
Twice as thick as what? If it's Air thick unfolded, then folded it's barely thicker than the regular models.

I would hope that Apple isn't planning to just take a Pro Max and split it in half.
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