Imagine a moment when a familiar device suddenly feels new again. When something as ordinary as a phone turns into a small piece of the future. That is exactly the feeling surrounding Apple’s first foldable iPhone. The company has not shown it, has not confirmed the details, and yet people cannot stop talking about it.
This phone is not just a rumor. It is shaping into Apple’s boldest experiment in years.
A Price That Tells You Everything
Let us start with the number everyone notices first. From two thousand to two thousand five hundred dollars. That is the predicted price of the foldable iPhone. Apple knows this model will not be sitting on every store shelf. It is meant for people who chase new technology the same way others chase art. Rare. Ambitious. Expensive.
Samsung Display is preparing up to eight million screens for this device. Apple plans to build fifteen to twenty million units over several years. That alone shows how carefully Apple is entering this new category.
The Screen That Changes Everything
The one part that is fully ready is the display. And it says a lot about where Apple is headed.
Closed, the phone gives you a five point five inch screen. Perfect for quick messages and everyday scrolling.
Open it, and suddenly you are holding a seven point eight inch canvas. It looks more like a tablet than a phone.
Then comes the real surprise. When unfolded, the device is only four and a half millimeters thick. Fold it, and it stays under ten millimeters. These numbers make it one of the thinnest foldable phones ever attempted.
And that thinness did not come easy. Apple redesigned the hinge again and again trying to hide the crease. The line is still there, but much softer than competitors. A small mark of a big engineering battle.
Cameras That You Do Not See but Will Depend On
Instead of putting the camera in a cutout or a notch, Apple plans to hide it under the display. That means a clean, uninterrupted screen in both modes. Early reports suggest there will be four cameras in total, but none of them will interrupt the screen surface. A quiet detail that completely transforms the experience.
Touch ID Steps Back Into the Spotlight
Face ID has always been something Apple takes pride in. But this time it simply does not fit. Literally. The sensors require too much space. The foldable iPhone will rely on Touch ID again, most likely built into the side button. A simple, fast, reliable solution for a device that refuses to follow the old rules.
Two Modes. One Device
Folded, it is a phone. Unfolded, it is almost a tablet. But the magic is not just in the size. It is in the transition. The idea is that you should be able to move from texting to editing photos to reading documents without thinking about the device itself. It just adapts. Instantly.
Black or White. Nothing in Between
The first release will offer only two colors. Black and white. A deliberate choice that feels like a quiet nod to the earliest iPhone models. Clean. Minimal. Classic. Apple seems more interested in the form than in the color palette.
2026. The Year of the Foldable iPhone
If the current plan holds, Apple will reveal the foldable iPhone in the fall of twenty twenty six. But insiders warn that nothing is final. If Apple is not fully satisfied, the schedule can shift. The company prefers delays over compromises.
Still, most experts agree. The phone is coming. And the timeline is getting clearer every month.
A Gamble Apple Is Willing to Take
This is not a phone designed to dominate the market. It is a phone designed to change it. A testing ground. A signal of what Apple thinks the future might look like.
It will be thin. It will be expensive. It will be different from anything Apple has released before. And whether people buy it or not, the industry will respond.
Because when Apple enters a new category, that category never stays the same.
