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iPhone Fold Said to Come in These Three Storage Options

The storage capacity options for Apple's upcoming book-style foldable iPhone have allegedly leaked, along with their approximate pricing.

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According to the Weibo-based leaker Instant Digital, Apple will offer iPhone Fold storage capacities in the following three tiers:

  • 256GB – ~$2,320
  • 512GB – ~$2,610
  • 1TB – ~$2,900

For context, Apple presently offers the iPhone 17 Pro in the same three storage options – 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB – with the iPhone 17 Pro Max offered in a fourth 2TB storage option costing $1,999. Note that the corresponding storage prices shown above are approximate USD conversions from Chinese yuan at the current exchange rate, and shouldn't be taken as reflective of the final price in the U.S. As such, consider them ballpark figures.

The starting price of the foldable iPhone could be nearly twice as much as the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and Apple could put it somewhere between $1,800 and $2,500, which is double what the iPhone 17 Pro costs. The latest rumors suggest it will be on the higher side of that estimate, and these approximate storage tier prices appear to bear that out.

Instant Digital has a good track record for Apple rumors and has provided some strikingly accurate information ahead of time, such as the imminent launch of 2023's Yellow iPhone 14, the frosted back glass of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.

Notably, for the iPhone 17 Pro, the leaker accurately reported the device's 256GB base storage configuration and its improved telephoto camera, as well as its improved battery life, thermal design, and display brightness, so it's worth taking these purported storage capacities seriously.

Apple is expected to launch its first foldable iPhone this September.

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Top Rated Comments

klasma Avatar
8 months ago
I think I’ll wait for the iPhold Neo.
Score: 44 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 months ago
For that price I buy a MacBook pro
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ProMotionPotato Avatar
8 months ago
Apple didn't launch a $599 laptop and a $2,300 phone independently. They extended every ladder in both directions simultaneously. Neo anchors the bottom of the Mac lineup. MacBook Ultra anchors the top. iPhone Fold anchors the top of the iPhone lineup. iPhone 17e anchors the bottom.

This is what a complete product architecture looks like. Every rung deliberate. Every gap intentional. Every price point defended by what sits above and below it.

The most revealing thing about the iPhone Fold's price isn't that it's expensive. It's that it makes everything below it feel more accessible by comparison. That's not an accident either.

Apple isn't launching products. They're calibrating desire across an entire ecosystem simultaneously. The $499 student with a Neo and the $2,300 Fold buyer are both exactly where Apple wants them.
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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8 months ago
I’ll buy two Pro Max, tape them together… and use Continuity.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JPack Avatar
8 months ago
Chinese list prices include 13% VAT. This is required by law.

Actual USD prices would likely be:

$1,999
$2,299
$2,499
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 months ago

Apple’s software on the phone is just about the bottom of the barrel now.
Of course it’s near the bottom. It’s a barrel of basically two items — Android and iOS. Android is at the bottom and iOS on top of Android. In that sense iOS is both "just about the bottom" and the top of the barrel.

For the record -- I have an iPhone 16 Pro and a Pixel 10. Android is fine, but it’s not nearly as good overall as iOS. There are a few things I like better about Android, but I think iOS is more refined and coherently functional. iOS 26 also looks significantly better than Android 16, in my opinion. As for general functioning, iOS 26 has been just about perfect for me. Android 16 has also been just about perfect. I simply prefer iOS to Android.

As for other skins of Android (Samsung’s, etc.) — they are bloated. I recently got rid of a Samsung phone and got the Pixel instead in part because of how 'spammy' and bloated the Samsung was. Core Android is much better than what most phone manufacturers are shipping on their Android devices.
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