The Foldable iPhone rumors have been around for some time. In fact, we started hearing about them back in 2021, with a hypothetical launch in 2023 revealed by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that never happened. However, at the beginning of the year, 2026 was being talked about as the year of Apple’s foldables and also with a debut in the segment twice over.
More specifically, with two devices with the fold across the width, that is, with the hinge on its horizontal axis. Well, a new rumor insists on the same thing and gives more details: Apple could be Working on a foldable iPhone and a foldable iMac/iPad hybrid.
Apple to launch two foldable devices by 2026
The new information comes from analyst Jeff Pu and has been picked up by 9to5Mac, where they explain that both devices will be launched in 2026 and that in addition That iPad/iMac hybrid will be the first to launchlikely in the second quarter. For the foldable iPhone we would have to wait until the end of the year, after the usual Apple Keynote.
Everything seems to indicate that 2026 will be the year of foldables at Apple and that their idea is that the phone version will have a clamshell form factor similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6. Why so much delay then when we are already seeing this technology in other manufacturers? Apparently, Apple’s main problem is remove screen crease. For now, it has already patented a very curious screen.
But we had also heard of a foldable iMac/iPad before and in fact, so did Ming-Chi Kuo has confirmed which is ‘Apple’s only foldable product’. Although the analyst was aiming for 2027. Of course, if that format appeals to you but you want more capable software, it is the device to keep an eye on.
In any case, everything seems to indicate that Apple does have plans enter the battle for the best folding, but is in no hurry to do so. If the idea is that 2026 to which several sources point, there is plenty of time to continue learning more details.