Apple plans to release a foldable iPhone in 2026, and will then follow it up with a foldable iPad in 2028, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. Multiple sources have now confirmed that Apple is planning to release its first foldable iPhone in 2026, with the device coming as part of the iPhone 18 lineup. Launch timing on a larger-screened …
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Survey claims many iPhone owners will switch to Android for a foldable
A new survey of US iPhone owners claims that almost a third of them would consider switching to either Samsung or Google in order to get a folding phone this year, rather than waiting until the expected launch of the iPhone Fold next year. There’s a mix of good and bad news for Apple in the rest of the findings, …
Read More »Foldable iPhone Under-Screen Touch ID Rumor Dismissed by Analyst
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is standing by his prediction that Apple’s first foldable iPhone will feature Touch ID integrated into the side button rather than an under-display fingerprint sensor. In a post on X (Twitter) today, Kuo referenced his March forecast for the rumored 2026 device: “Six months ago, I predicted the foldable iPhone would use side-button Touch ID.” Kuo …
Read More »Far more than just a slim foldable – Honor Magic V5 review – Notebookcheck
Far more than just a slim foldable – Honor Magic V5 review Notebookcheck Honor Magic V5 review: fantastic foldable phone that needs better Android software | Smartphones The Guardian I Tested Honor’s Rival to Samsung’s Z Fold 7 and It’s a Skinny Powerhouse CNET Honor’s Magic V5 is the thinnest foldable yet, but that’s not why it matters The Verge Samsung’s hit Galaxy Z …
Read More »Honor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump
There is a spec war going on among companies to claim the crown of thinnest foldable. Phone manufacturers are playing with fractions of millimeters to boast about their phone’s thickness. Honor is winning this race on a theoretical basis with its 8.8 mm (when folded) thick Magic V5 foldable. I’m saying theoretical because there is a huge, camera-bump-sized caveat to this. Image Credits:Ivan Mehta The device’s thin frame looks and …
Read More »Honor launches the world’s thinnest foldable in Europe
Honor is bringing the Magic V5 — the world’s thinnest foldable phone, though only just — to Europe, where it’s available to order now following its Chinese launch last month. It’s joined by a new MagicPad 3 tablet and MagicBook Art 14 laptop. I’ve just reviewed the Magic V5, which is a whole 0.1mm thinner than either the Oppo Find …
Read More »Honor’s Magic V5 is the thinnest foldable, but that’s not what matters
Honor’s Magic V5 is the thinnest book-style foldable in the world, but you probably couldn’t tell. It’s just 0.1mm thinner — that’s four-thousandths of an inch — than the Oppo Find N5 or Samsung’s recent Galaxy Z Fold 7. If that’s a difference you claim to perceive, then I’m afraid I simply don’t believe you. I’ve put the V5 side …
Read More »Why Apple’s Foldable iPhone May Outclass Rival Devices From Google And Samsung
Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Apple famously prides itself not on being first to market, but on being the best. We saw this play out with the iPod, the iPhone, and to a lesser extent with the Vision Pro. Indeed, Apple executive Greg Joswiak a few years ago said that Apple won’t even enter a …
Read More »Details About the First iPhone Foldable Are Coming Into Focus
We keep collecting more details about what Apple’s first foldable iPhone will look like when it launches in 2026. The latest information is pretty intriguing. As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the foldable is code-named “V68.” It will have four cameras and be available only in black-and-white variations. The device will also rely on Touch ID (not Face ID) and …
Read More »Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone
As an iPhone user who has watched the release of foldable Android mobile phones with envy, I can’t wait for 2026. Yes, Apple’s 2025 iPhone launch event is next month, but I’ve been eyeing Apple’s first foldable iPhone, rumored to launch next year. It’s part of three years of Apple’s planned iPhone redesigns. While this would be a new addition …
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